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Antique Kazak kilim, c 1900, NW Azerbaijan


Lot: 243
Azeri Kilim A large Azeri kilim cover, woven in one piece in a visually impressive design. Horizontal stripes of varying width contain comb motifs in changing colours drawn with deeply serrated outlines. – Several stains and minor repairs, otherwise well preserved, with the original selvedges and braided warps at both ends.
Origin: South Caucasus, Azerbaijan
Dimensions: 255 x 186 cm
Age: Ca. 1900
 

Rippon Boswell & Co. International Auctioneers of Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 26. November 2011 at 15 o'clock