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This is a classic Kazak
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Rare 19th Karachopf
Prayer RUG My Best a-bey
Item # 1497604032
jmguy was the winner. Item price
$4,950.00
Ended Dec-23-01 19:33:16 PST
Description
Here
is a rare Caucasian weaving from Karachopf, a Karachopk
Prayer Rug. This ancient center was renowned for the
largest and most beautiful carpets from the Caucasus
Mountains in the second half of the 19th century. Many
people are aware that Karachopf carpets have sold for
many tens of thousands of dollars, even fifty thousand
isn't too hard to imagine. The Karachopf weavers employed
the best dyers and obtained the great high altitude wool,
that is so very soft and durable, to weave their carpets
with. There always was something special about Karachopf
Kazaks and their long-standing popularity reflects that.
This Prayer Rug contains many of the most basic Karachopf
design elements and combines them with the large size and
famous soft Karachopf wool to produce an absolute
masterpiece of Caucasian rug weaving.
This rug measures 4 feet 4 inches X 8 feet. The dyes are
all natural and it is obvious this rug was always
cherished, being well cared for it is in near mint
condition. The ends have been to the beauty parlor but no
repiling and the selvages are original. The pile probably
isn't mint but it is FULL. The wool of the pile is
incredibly soft yet the pile is still about one half inch
long. The white reciprocal figures in the white ground
border come absolutely alive at night. In fact this rug
glows in a fire or candlelight from the incredible sheen
of the wool. The back looks really old and the loose
weave and great wool are consistent with a prayer rug
made for local use and not for sale. This rug did in fact
come directly out of the Caucasus Mountains and might
well have been there for 120 to 150 years.
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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