London, Olympia, Oriental and European
Rugs and Carpets Sale W02870, lot 39
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A 'Small Pattern Holbein' rug, West Anatolia,
first half 16th century London, Olympia
15,000—20,000 GBP Session 1, 27 Feb 02 2:00
PM
MEASUREMENTS
- 176 x 113cm; 5 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.
DESCRIPTION
The
'Small Pattern Holbein' design is named after the
artist Hans Holbein the Younger, a similar rug
appearing in his Portrait of George Gisze of
1532. Holbein was, however, by no means the
only artist to depict a rug of this group in his
work and many examples can be identified in
European painting from the mid 15th to the mid
16th century. Other than the Holbein portrait
mentioned above, some of the most famous examples
include Piero della Francesca's fresco San
Sigismondo e il Malatesta, 1451, Tempio
Malatestiano, Rimini; Andrea Mantegna's Madonna
and Child with Saints, 1459, San Zeno, Verona;
and The Somerset House Conference by Juan Pantoja
de la Cruz, 1604, The National Portrait Gallery,
London (see Mills,
John, 'Small Pattern Holbein' Carpets in Western
Paintings, Hali vol. 1, no. 4, 1978, pp. 326-334).
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The particular variation of the 'Kufic'
border seen on this rug is classified as the 'C1' type by
Pinner, Robert and Stanger, 'Kufic' Borders on 'Small
Pattern Holbein' Carpets, Hali, ibid., pp. 335-338. The
chronology of the rugs of this group is far from certain,
but it seems that the type 'C' border is more frequently
encountered in 16th century, rather than 15th century,
examples.
For related examples at auction, see Sotheby's New
York, 15 December 2000, lot 60; Christie's London, The
Christopher Alexander Collection, 15 October 1998, lot
218 and Christie's London, 12 October 2000, lot 201.
These three examples were all fragments, whereas the
present lot, although very worn and damaged, is a
complete example.
Picture and Information from www.Sothebys.com
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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