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Wagireh Rugs: A Guide to Wagireh
"Sampler" Rugs
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Bidjar Wagireh, Sotheby's lot 87
Oriental
Rug Review Vol. XII, No. 4, April/May, 1992,
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A wagireh is a sampler rug that gives a
weaver enough of a pattern to weave a whole rug.
The wagireh has to be big enough to transmit the
pattern, A Bidjar
wagireh, Sotheby's lot 87 (Left) is 8
ft. 11 in. by 5 ft. (2.72 by 1.52 m.), The reason
the wagireh is that large is that is how large it
needs to show 1 "repeat" of the
pattern. In a carpet where the pattern is a small
repeat like a Herati pattern a relatively small
wagireh is needed. In a carpet where the pattern
is large such as the one on the left then the
wagireh has to be much bigger. The wagireh to the
left would work for a carpet about 8 1/2 by 11.
The pattern would repeat twice with the left half
mirroring the right half bifurcating on the
central axis. It could also be repeated more
times for larger carpets. I have included the
cover of Oriental Rug Review Vol. XII, No. 4,
April/May, 1992, to give you an idea of what sort
of rug A Bidjar Wagireh, Sotheby's lot 87
might have inspired.
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Wagireh Rugs: Bidjar-Wagireh.
Seen on http://www.van-ham.com/
Auktion: 218, KatNr.: 571
Bidjar-Wagireh.
2. Viertel 20. Jh. 190 x 90cm. Musterstück eines großen
Bidjarteppiches.
Zustand C. 300,00 EUR
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BAGSCHEIESCH WAGIREH, ca.
218x171 cms
North West Persia, Azerbaijan, 19th cent.
Sale of 16th Nov. 1991, # 102
Result: DM 39,440
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Seen on: www.rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de
BIJAR WAGIREH, ca. 239x164 cms
North West Persia, Kurdestan, 19th cent.
Sale of 16th Nov. 1991, # 153
Result: DM 58,000
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Seen on: www.Sothebys.com
Sotheby's Auctions » Fulbeck Hall, a
Lincolnshire House Sale in London » lot 333
Sale W02930
W - A Bidjar wagireh, North Persia, circa 1890
North Persia, circa 1890
London, Olympia 500—800 GBP Session 2
09 Oct 02 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 940
GBP
MEASUREMENTS
176cm. by 141cm.; 5ft. 9in. by 4ft. 8in.
DESCRIPTION
reduced in size, moth damage This lot contains 1
item(s). This lot contains 1 item(s).
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Seen on: www.cloudband.com
Malayer Vaghireh
West Persia, Circa 1880
110cm x 128cm
Asymmetrically knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation
Vaghirehs were used as samplers by weavers to show the
various patterns within the repertoire of a given area.
The overall graphic and chromatic balance of the best of
these pieces makes us forget that we are dealing with
design model. Indeed these samplers can often be much
more fascinating than the actual rug, and, as in this
very sweet example, can be considered works of art in
their own right.
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Seen on: www.Sothebys.com Sotheby's
Auctions » The Oak and Country Sale including
Furniture, Works of Art, Rugs and Textiles » lot
50
Sale W01300
A Ziegler Mahal wagireh, Central Persia, circa
1900, 112 by 108 cm., 3 ft. 8 in. by 3 ft. 7 in.
London, Olympia 700—1,000 GBP Session 1
27 Sep 01 10:30 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
2,585 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A Ziegler Mahal wagireh, Central Persia, circa
1900, 112 by 108 cm., 3 ft. 8 in. by 3 ft. 7 in.
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Seen on: http://www.orient-rug.com/
Caucasian Genge Wagireh rug
http://www.orient-rug.com/
Clive Rogers
Seen on http://www.van-ham.com/
Auktion: 218
KatNr.: 570
Bidjar-Wagireh. Um 1900. Komplieziert asymetrisches
Muster auf rotem Grund. Musterstück. Zustand C.
650,00 EUR
JBOC Notes: If this is a wagireh then I fail to
understand. It seems like an attractive small rug.
Literature:
Sabahi, Taher: Vaghireh, Modelli per la Tessitura dei
Tappeti ; Firenze: 1987.
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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