Gaziantep rug, first half 19th century, seen on auction

LOT: 180
RUG NAME: Gaziantep
AGE: first half 19th century
ESTIMATE: 7.000 EUR
SOLD: 5.000 EUR
DESCRIPTION: Lot Nr.: 180
Description: GAZIANTEP
Origin: East Anatolia, ca. first half 19th century Size: ca. 206 x 134 cm Estimate EUR: € 7,000 A powerful solid cross, surrounded by long horizontal hooks, dominates each of the three rectangles in the field of this magnificently coloured carpet, which originated in the Gaziantep region that is mostly populated by Kurds. A colourful border of diagonal stripes surrounds not just the field but also the three compartments. Rosettes alternate with star shapes, octagons and hooked diamonds in the border. The exceptional brilliance of the colours seems to indicate that most of the dyed wool used in this carpet was originally white. – Repiled end finishes, the corroded black-brown outlines have been repiled, otherwise in good condition.

AUCTIONHOUSE: Rippon Boswell
AUCTION: Major Autumn Auction - part 2
LOCATION: Wiesbaden, Germany
DATE: 20-11-2004
WEB SITE: http://www.rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/english/index.html
PHOTO COURTESY: Rippon Boswell

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