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Nagel Rugs and Carpets/Islamic/Tribal Art Sale 37T, November 6th 2001 Lot 6

Turkish Rugs: Kirsehir Prayer Rug 19th C. Oriental Rugs
A Kirsehir Prayer Rug, Central Anatolia, 19th C. Size 178 x 116 cm

Description:

Luminous color in a very attractive prayer carpet. The brilliant colors lie side by side in harmony. The color pallet, here with turquoise, grass-green, yellow, Aubergine and light yellow is typical for the region. It appears impressively balanced in this attractive collectable rug.

From a private collection in Baden, Germany.

Acquired from Bausback, Mannheim

Publication. Bausback, Peter: Anatolische Knufteppiche Aus Vier Jahrhunderten (Turkish Rugs of Four Centuries) Mannheim 1978, P. 100/101.

Corroded Browns.

Estimate 1900. DM

Picture and Information from http://www.auction.de/

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