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.
closing down money to £550
CONSTANTLY SOURCING UNUSUAL QUALITY TRIBAL RUGS & CARPETS AT TRADE PRICES BY COMPARISON.Internal Reference: ABS 205
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA940146
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 171cm (67.3inches)Width is 138cm (54.3inches)Depth is 1cm (0.4inches)
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