LATE 19TH CENTURY. CENTRAL ANATOLIA.STUNNING COUNTRY HOUSE APPEALING LOOK IN THE FORM OF THIS LATE 19TH CENTURY TURKISH PRAYER RUG.BEAUTIFUL CENTRAL PALE PISTACHIO/AQUAMARINE GROUND COLOUR WITH PILLARS OF WISDOM,HANGING FLORAL LAMP AND THREE FLORAL IVORY COLOURED MOTIFS BETWEEN THE PILLARS AT THE BOTTOM..WITH CONTRASTING AND COMPLIMENTING LIGHT RED & PALE IVORY AND AQUAMARINE BORDERS.AS WITH ALL TURKISH PRAYER RUGS THE PILE IS WOVEN IN OPPOSITION TO THE DESIGN MEANING IN IMAGE 1 AS YOU LOOK AT IT THE PILE GOES UPWARDS AS OPPOSED TO GOING DOWN-IN IMAGE 2 THE PILE GOES DOWNWARDS (SMOOTH) BUT THE DESIGN IS UPSIDE DOWN THIS IS A PECULIAR TRAIT IN VIRTUALLY ALL TURKISH PRAYER RUGS.HAS BEEN HAND WASHED LAST THREE IMAGES. THERE ARE SOME MARKS,VERY OLD SMALL REWEAVE AND A TINY HOLE WITHIN THE AQUAMARINE FIELD WITH ALL OVER VERY LOW PILE.THAT SAID IT IS AN EARLIER EXAMPLE WITH A SUPERB OVERALL LOOK AND AS GOOD IN STYLISTIC TERMS AS ANY GHIORDES PRAYER RUG EXAMPLES FOR A THIRD OF THE MONEY ! OVER 30 IMAGES TO PERUSE.SIZE IS 5 FOOT 7 INCHES BY 4 FOOT 6 INCHES. 171CM X 138CM. AT WIDEST POINTS. FRINGES AND SELVEDGES NOT MEASURED IN SIZE. FINE COTTON OR WOOL PILE HAND KNOTTED ONTO FINE COTTON FOUNDATIONS.U.K POST �16.PRICE �995 GBP. BANK TRANSFERS,VIEWINGS,DISCUSSIONS,ETC ALL WELCOMED.ABS 205.PURVEYORS OF UNUSUAL RARE DISTINCTIVE QUALITY TRIBAL RUGS & CARPETS,HOWARD & SONS SEATING,SOME ORIENTALIST ITEMS & DECORATIVE OBJECTS FOR THE EVERYMAN.Height is 171cm (67.3inches)
Width is 138cm (54.3inches)
Depth is 1cm (0.4inches)