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Sotheby's Auctions » Carpets » lot 2
Sale N07882
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LADIK PRAYER RUG, CENTRAL ANATOLIA,
New York 3,000—5,000 USD Session 1
01 Apr 03 10:15 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
2,880 USD
MEASUREMENTS
approximately 6ft. by 3ft. 6in. (1.83 by 1.07m.)
DESCRIPTION
18th century oxidized dark browns, ends rewoven
into main borders, repiling, reweaves,
The placement of the tulip-filled niche above the
mihrab (rather than below) and the use of the
yellow ground broken hooked vine, serrated leaf
and angular rosette border in this rug denote an
early example of Ladik workmanship. It is
acknowledged that all of the Ladik rugs with this
border were woven in the small village of Innice
outside of Ladik, see: Bailey, J., "Ladik
Prayer Rugs", Hali, Issue 28, p. 19. For
similar Ladik prayer rugs see: Kirchheim, E.
Heinrich, Orient Stars, London, 1993, no. 168,
Christie's London, The Bernheimer Family
Collection, February 14, 1996, lot 109 and
Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs (Ex. Cat.),
St. Louis, 1924, No. 53. |
