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Antique Bordjalou rug, so called "Sewan Kazak" rug, late 19th century, Borchaly / Bordjalou Uyezd


Lot: 49
Sevan Kazak: Tschebull has published another example of this specific Sevan type with a cartouche border, in which the centre of the mighty shield form is entirely filled by a rectangle. Uniformly low pile, various repiled sections.
Origin: South West Caucasus
Size: 234 x 179 cm
Age: Second half 19th century
Literature: TSCHEBULL, RAOUL, Kazak. Carpets of the Caucasus. New York 1971, pl. 29

Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 29. May 2010 at 03 PM
Rippon Boswell & Co. International Auctioneers of Rare Carpets & Textiles