Tekke engsi rugs seen on auctions

LOT: 91
RUG NAME: Tekke engsi
AGE: ca. 1890
ESTIMATE: 5,000 - 8,000 GBP
SOLD: 9,600 GBP
DESCRIPTION: Lot Description A TEKKE ENGSI WEST TURKMENISTAN, CIRCA 1890 Full pile throughout, one end rewoven in last few rows, minor repair in corner 4ft.9in. x 3ft.11in. (145cm. x 119cm.) Lot Notes Robert Pinner owned the archetype of this rare group of engsis with trees and animals worked into the elem skirt (Robert Pinner, "The Turkmen Ensi in Literature and Life", Hali 132, Jan-Feb 2004, pl.1, p.96. They were discussed by him with Michael Franses in "Some interesting Tekke Products and their Designs, 3: The Animal tree Ensi", Turkoman Studies I, London, 1980, pp.134-163). This is one of the few examples to have appeared since that publication came out.

AUCTIONHOUSE: Christie's
AUCTION: Carpets
LOCATION: London
DATE: 06-04-2006
WEB SITE: http://www.christies.com
PHOTO COURTESY: Christie's

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