Antique Borchalou Rug, Borchalou, South-west Caucasus.

Name: Antique Borchalou Rug, Borchalou, South-west Caucasus.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA600044
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Description

Borchalou lies below Tiflis in the south-western Caucasus. In the seventeenth century, Shah Abbas deported Borchalou tribes from Hamadan northwards and they eventually settled in this area, now called Borchalou.

This stunning little rug has a typical Borchalou madder-red field and simple motifs depicted therein. Interestingly, at the base of the red field there appears a blue square which I suspect is a re-entrant symbol, often seen in prayer-rugs of the south-west Caucasus. Could this little rug, therefore, be a latent prayer-rug?

Made circa 1875, it is in near mint condition and the wool is soft and glossy.

Size: 1.40m x 1.22m (4' 7" x 4' 0")

Physical Dimensions

Height

140cm (55.12")

Width

122cm (48.03")

Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA600044

Dealers Internal Reference

BM/GT2

Dealers Notes

Viewing by appointment only.

Description

Borchalou lies below Tiflis in the south-western Caucasus.

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In the seventeenth century, Shah Abbas deported Borchalou tribes from Hamadan northwards and they eventually settled in this area, now called Borchalou.

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

fig 1. Antique Borchalou Rug, Borchalou, South-West Caucasus. — fig 1. Antique Borchalou Rug, Borchalou, South-west Caucasus.

This stunning little rug has a typical Borchalou madder-red field and simple motifs depicted therein. Interestingly, at the base of the red field there appears a blue square which I suspect is a re-entrant symbol, often seen in prayer-rugs of the south-west Caucasus. Could this little rug, therefore, be a latent prayer-rug?

Made circa 1875, it is in near mint condition and the wool is soft and glossy.

Size: 1.40m x 1.22m (4' 7" x 4' 0")