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Sale L03760
A Salor trapping
West Turkestan
London, Bond Street 5,000—7,000 GBP Session 1
30 Apr 03 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 7,440 GBP
MEASUREMENTS
170 by 59cm., 5ft. 7in. by 1ft. 11in.
DESCRIPTION
circa 1800, silk highlights, reduced in size
PROVENANCE
Sold at Phillips London, 23rd April 1996, lot 23.
This camel decoration would have been woven, probably by
the Turkmen bride herself, to adorn her camel during the
wedding procession. They were usually woven in pairs.
Although reduced in size (there would have originally
been three large guls rather than two) the design still
exhibits the scale, beauty and crisp execution that make
Salor weavings of this group amongst the most magnificent
of Turkoman weavings. They are also extremely rare, with
about ten examples known.
For related examples at auction, see Sotheby's New York,
Turkmen and Antique Carpets from the Collection of Dr and
Mrs Jon Thompson, 16th December 1993, lots 53 and 58; and
Sotheby's New York, 13th April 1995, lot 82.
Seen on: www.Sothebys.com
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Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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