A Passion for Collecting: The Rugs and Carpets of a Connoisseur

A Passion for Collecting: The Rugs and Carpets of a Connoisseur

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AN ALPAN KUBA LONG RUG, SOUTH CAUCASUS

Auction Closed

November 27, 04:04 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

AN ALPAN KUBA LONG RUG, SOUTH CAUCASUS


first half 19th century


with vase design


approximately 320 by 117cm; 10ft. 6in., 3ft. 10in.

Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 31 May 2014, lot 137

The device of a flower filled vase decorated and supported by arabesques, against a dark coloured ground is seen in a Safavid tile panel in the Louvre (Inv. MAO 1189). The mosaic-like tessellated border patter of this lot is unusual.