A KIZ-GHIORDES RUG, WEST ANATOLIA
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November 27, 04:04 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A KIZ-GHIORDES RUG, WEST ANATOLIA
circa 1800 or earlier
with small medallion design
approximately 150 by 112cm; 4ft. 11in., 3ft. 8in.
White ground rugs with small cintamani or 'leopard spot' designs, are recorded as being produced in Selendi, along with their better known 'Bird' rugs, in the 17th century. Schürmann illustrated an earlier version in
Oriental Carpets, London 1968, p. 14. Based on colour and structure this is assigned to the nearby weaving centre of Ghiordes, and a century later.