Lot Nr.: 56

Description: ERSARI ENSI

Origin: Central Asia, Amu Darja Region, mid 19th c.
Size: ca. 202 x 174 cm
Estimate EUR: 19,000
Notes
A large Ensi, almost identical to a piece formerly in the Meyer-Müller Collection. – Only very small expertly executed restorations; with regard to its age in excellent condition, complete all around with remains of the flat woven kilim at the lower end.


Literature References
MEYER-PÜNTER, Carl, Der Orientteppich in Geschichte, Kunstgewerbe u. Handel. Zürich 1917, no 3969, p. 57 left GOMBO, KÁROLY, Régi Türkmén Szönyegek. Old Turkmenian Rugs. Budapest 1975, no 29

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