Property from a Prominent Private Collection
A Mudjur niche rug, Central Anatolia, mid 19th century
Auction Closed
March 31, 12:40 PM GMT
Estimate
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
approximately 149 by 117cm.
Christie's London, April 13, 2000, lot 189
Schloss Eggenberg, Graz, Austria, 1983
Antike Anatloische Teppiche aus Österreichischen Besitz, Vienna, 1983, n. 35
This striking and unusual border has its roots in the stylised kufic interlace found in the borders of some much earlier Anatolian weavings, for example the border seen on the 'small pattern Holbein' rug in the Textile Museum, Washington D.C, from the first half 16th century, see https://de1.zetcom-group.de/MpWeb-mpWashingtonGeoWashUniv/v?mode=online#!m/Object/6917/form/ObjCatalogViewFrm for image and bibliography.