A KARABAGH GALLERY CARPET, SOUTH CAUCASUS
Auction Closed
November 27, 04:04 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A KARABAGH GALLERY CARPET, SOUTH CAUCASUS
circa 1882
approximately 560 by 203cm; 18ft. 5in., 6ft. 8in.
Depicting a lady and gentleman at the upper end of the field, with an inscription cartouche including the date AH 1299 (1882 AD), the inscription reading 'Ramadan mubarak ...[the rest illegible], this gallery carpet was perhaps woven to celebrate a marriage. The design itself is of European, probably French, inspiration.