JBOC's  Notes on Oriental Rugs

Pair of Saryk Turkmen part silk and cotton chuvals W&W
Tufenkian Carpets Area Rug Sale.

Woolley and Wallis. Eastern and Western carpets & rugs. Decorative textiles, needlework and samplers Sale on Thursday 16th January 2003

  Lot 405
Pair of Saryk Turkmen part silk and cotton chuvals,
Pende Oasis, Turkmenistan about 1890-1910,
each 3ft.3in. x 5ft.7in. 1m. x 1. 79m. 
One with small ink stain, both with slight corrosion of cochineal dyed silk.
A very handsome pair of Saryk chuvals with extensive use of silk and the white piled in cotton typical of this period.

Est:  £600-800 Hammer Price  £

JBOC Notes:  Compare this piece to Sotheby's Yomut brocaded flatweave.

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Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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