SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

Details

A SALIANI RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
The golden yellow field with a lozenge lattice containing stellar flowerheads, in an indigo border of polychrome rosettes between reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, some wear and minimal repiling to field, ends replaced
9ft.9in. x 3ft.10in. (296cm. x 117cm.)

Provenance

Nicolas Fokker Collection, Sweden.

Literature

Nicolas Fokker: Kaukasiska mattor av igar, Stockholm, 1977.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The additional wefts in a variety of died wools are an unusual feature of this rug. A very similar example exhibited in Frankfurt was attributed to Gendje (Kaukasische Teppiche, exhibition catalogue, Frankfurt, 1962, no.34.

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