AN AKSARAY KILIM CENTRAL ANATOLIA, 18TH CENTURY

Price Realized  £2,390 ($4,426)

Sale Information
Christies SALE 9959 —
OAK, COUNTRY FURNITURE, FOLK ART, WORKS OF ART AND SCULPTURE (The sale of The Adam Clayton Collection of carpets)
10 November 2004
London, South Kensington

LOT 397
AN AKSARAY KILIM
CENTRAL ANATOLIA, 18TH CENTURY
The ivory field with two columns of polychrome large hooked panels containing lozenges and minor motifs flanking a central column of hooked lozenges, decorated skirt at each end, remains of crenellated border at each side, localised damages, backed
13ft. x 3ft.4in. (396cm. x 102cm.)

Lot Notes
This is probably the oldest kilim in the collection. Although it probably originally had a border running along each side, its lack probably enhances the power of the strongly coloured motifs. A very similar example, but complete with border, was exhibited in Germany (B. Frauenknecht: Early Turkish Tapestries, Nürnberg, 1984, pl.49). Half of another similar kilim is in the McCoy Jones Collection (C. Cootner: The Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Collection, San Francisco, 1990, pl.39, p.163).