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Sotheby's Auctions » Fine Oriental
and European Carpets » lot 54
Sale NY7631
A Salor Torba,
Central Turkestan
New York 15,000—20,000 USD Session 1
04 Apr 01 10:15 AM
DESCRIPTION
A Salor torba, Central Turkestan
mid-19th century
magenta silk, oxidized browns, foldwear, moth damage,
approximately 1 ft. 8 in. by 4 ft. 1 in. (0.51 by 1.24m.)
The use of silk in this weaving is more extensive than in other known
trappings and torbas with this turreted, kejebe, design. For related
kejebe design Salor
weavings, please refer to Mackie, L. and Dr. Jon Thompson,
Turkmen, Washington, D.C., 1980, pl. 10; Carpets from the Collection of
Dr. and Mrs. Jon
Thompson, Sotheby's New York, December 16, 1993, lot 56;
Rippon Boswell & Co., Wiesbaden, May 24, 1997, lot 67;
Sotheby's, New York, April 15, 1998, lot 105.
Seen on: www.Sothebys.com
For Further Reading:
Guide
To Turkish Prayer Rugs
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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