JBOC's  Notes on Oriental Rugs

The W&W Yomut Turkmen tainaksha (horse cover) 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 397
Yomut Turkmen tainaksha (horse cover),
Turkmenistan late 19th-early 20th century,
3ft.6in. x 3ft.9in. 1.07m. x 1.14m. £250-300 A very unusual design.

Est:  £250-300  Hammer Price £320 

JBOC Notes: I have a thought that I am working on that the use of a Tappet guard border is an indication of a Persian origin.

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Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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