Sotheby's
Fine Rugs & Carpets including Islamic Textiles
London | 15 Oct 2003, 02:00 PM | L03761
LOT 51

A BERGAMA RUG, WEST ANATOLIA
175 by 150cm., 5ft. 9in. by 4ft. 11in.
mid 19th century

ESTIMATE 4,000-6,000 GBP

CATALOGUE NOTE

For related examples refer to
Sotheby's New York, 14th September 2001, lot 90;
McMullan, Joseph V., 'Islamic Carpets', New York, 1965, pl. 92;
Rippon Boswell & Co., 23rd May 1998, lot 199;
Lefevre & Partners, London, 15th February 1980, lot 33;
and Sotheby's New York, 11th December 1991, lot 2.

The three compartment design seen here is derived from Ottoman six column prayer rugs of the 16th and 17th
centuries.