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Antique Bordjalou rug, Borchaly / Bordjalou Uyezd, Karapapakh tribe. |
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A KAZAK RUG SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880 Price Realized (Set Currency) Ј31,200 ($54,631) Price includes buyer's premium EstimateЈ20,000 - Ј30,000 ($35,020 - $52,530) Sale Information Christies Sale 7219 oriental rugs and carpets 6 April 2006 London, King Street Lot Description A KAZAK RUG SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880 Full pile throughout, heavily corroded black, overall excellent condition 7ft. x 5ft.4in. (213cm. x 163cm.) Provenance Anon sale, Sotheby's New York, 3 December 1988, lot 154 Anon sale, Sotheby's New York, 7 April 1999, lot 57 Literature Eberhart Herrmann: Seltene Orientteppiche VIII, Munich, 1986, no. 26, pp.68-69. Lot Notes The powerful and unusual combination of the three Lesghi medallions with the Bordjalu border work extremely well together in this rug. The design and colour are harmoniously balanced and the inclusion of a number of minor motifs help to retain the informal characteristics of village weaving. Another example of a Kazak rug using a single column of three Leshgi medallions was sold in Sotheby's New York, 3 December 1988, lot 129.
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