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Melas Rugs: Melas prayer rug, 1st half 19th c.

Nagel "Rugs & Carpets" Sale 36T, May 15th 2001 Lot 1595

Melas Rugs: Melas prayer rug, 1st half 19th c.

A Melas Prayer Rug,

West Anatolia, 1st half 19th c.

Size 155 x 111 cm

Description:

First class collectable classical rug. Excellent color, design and condition.

From a North German private collection

Literature: Anatolian Carpets from Austrian Collections, Vienna (1983), fig. 22. Corroded browns,

Estimate 15000. DM

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

For Further Reading:

Guide to Rugs & Books

La Miniature En Orient

Notes on the War on Terrorism

Southwest Asia Time Line

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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