Genje prayer rug rugs seen on auctions

LOT: 1994
RUG NAME: Genje prayer rug
AGE: second half 19th century
ESTIMATE: 300 - 350 GBP
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Unusual Genje (?) prayer rug, south west Caucasus second half 19th century, 7ft.1in. x 4ft.5in. 2.16m. x 1.35m. Uneven wear in field, heavy in three small areas. This beautiful rug, with its rich palette and rare design, is clearly related to the equally unusual rug illustrated by Schurmann, Caucasian Rugs, no 50, p. 158. Both have a long vertical quadripartite medallion with ivory outlining containing a single line castellated zigzag pattern in brown. There are obvious differences in the overall shape of the main medallions; the Schurmann example has two hands at the top end and a distinctly anthropomorphic appearance while ours has a free standing mihrab arch. Thus both imply use as a prayer rug although, as with the previous lot in this sale, such a use is difficult to square with so large and heavy a piece. Our rug has unusual double blue wool wefts, as opposed to the double red wefts of the Schurmann example; this suggests a possible attribution to east Anatolia. £300-350

AUCTIONHOUSE: Netherhampton Salerooms
AUCTION: Carpets, Rugs and Textiles
LOCATION: Salisbury, UK
DATE: 14-05-2009
WEB SITE: http://www.salisburyauctioncentre.co.uk
PHOTO COURTESY: Netherhampton Salerooms

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