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Note the minor motif in the border bears a likeness to the stylized
Iris Flower motif.
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Lot 66
Sotheby's Fine Oriental and European Carpets
April 15, 1998, New York City
Est. $40,000-60,000
Sa98n230
Literature:
Eberhart Herrmann,
Seltene Orient-teppiche IV, Munich pl. 5. pp. 66-67
Provenance:
John C. Edelman Galleries, N.Y. October 21, 1981, Lot 264
As Herrmann
notes, the design of the rug here offered is a provincial adaptation of
an Ottoman six-column prayer rug, for example, the 16th century Ballard
prayer rug, see Dimand, M., and Mailey, J., Oriental Rugs in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973, fig. 158. It seems very
possible that the weaver of the present lot knew of Ottoman rugs such
as that cited, as the flowering shrub at the base of the field in the
16th century rug has been preserved in the offered example. The offered
rug also retains the general design scheme of its Ottoman antecedent;
however, the columns have become stylized and decorative. In the
present rug, the sinuous arabesque and floral decoration of the Ottoman
style have been replaced by colorful, abstracted floral motifs. The
upper reserve includes a row of tulip blossoms that are familiar to us
from other Anatolian village rugs, in particular, those from Ladik. For
a thorough discussion on the design evolution of village rugs such as
this, please see Beattie, M., "Some Motifs in Anatolian Rugs, Ancestors
and Descendants," Hali, vol. 2 issue 2, pp. 101 - 105.
The luminous color and lustrous wool pile of the
present rug set it apart among surviving Anatolian village rugs. In the
present rug, the browns have oxidized down to the foundation lending
the rug a sculptural effect. This is a rug that remains in excellent
condition and appeals to both our visual and tactile senses.
For related examples, please see Beattie, M. op.
cit. fig. 4; Eberhart Herrmann.,
Seltene Orientteppiche IX, Munich, 1987, pl. 15, pp. 46-47; and
Sotheby's New York, May 18, 1985, Lot 39.
*Graphic Image Courtesy of Sotheby's
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