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A 'TRANSYLVANIAN' DOUBLE NICHE RUG PROBABLY USHAK, WEST ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY Price Realized £43,750 ($72,669) Estimate £15,000 - £20,000 ($24,840 - $33,120) Sale Information Christies SALE 1519 — ORIENTAL RUGS & CARPETS 8 April 2014 London, King Street Lot 52 A 'TRANSYLVANIAN' DOUBLE NICHE RUG PROBABLY USHAK, WEST ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY Evenly worn, corroded brown, small repairs, selvages replaced 5ft.6in. x 4ft. (168cm. x 122cm.) Provenance Anon. sale in these Rooms, 13 October, 2005, lot 204 Lot Notes The 'Transylvanian' double niche rugs with vases are among the most distinctive of this appealing group and this is an especially attractive example. For a survey of comparable rugs in Transylvanian churches please see Stefano Ionescu, Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania, Rome, 2005, pp.114-119. A related 'Transylvanian' rug is lot 49 in the present sale. |
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