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Kuba Rugs: Caucasian Medalion Carpet 18th/19th C.

JBOC attribution Oriental Carpets > Caucasian Carpets > Kuba Carpets

Nagel "Rugs & Carpets" Sale 36T, May 15th 2001 Lot 1668

A CAUCASIAN MEDAILLON CARPET, 18th/19th ct., with influences of early Indopersian Carpet Design.

Description:

An early Caucasian carpet with an unusual medalion. The medalion is related to a carpet in the Tuerk ve Islam Eserleri museum Istanbul. Jourdan in the auction discription suggests that this is a Kuba Carpet that copied an Indo-Persian design. I can see why Jourdon wold suggest that and I will admidt that he may be right. However this strikes me as part of a long tradition of Tabris/Azerbaijan workshop carpets. I suspect that the design entered the Indo-Persian repetoire from the pre-Safavid Northwest Persian Turkmen art.

Literateur:

Yetkin, S. Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey. London: 1978. volume I, plate 99

Reweaves and restorations particularly along the edges.

Estimate 15000. DM

Picture and Information from Nagel http://www.auction.de/

For Further Reading:

Guide to Rugs & Books

La Miniature En Orient

JBOC's Notes on the Bible

Southwest Asia Time Line

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.