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AH 1317 (=1899) dated Antique Kazak Prayer rug, Azerbaijan


Sotheby's Sale: AU0731 | Location: Melbourne
Auction Dates: Session 2: Wed, 28 Oct 09 6:00 PM
 

LOT 299 (of 161)
A KAZAK PRAYER RUG, SOUTHERN CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1910
dominated by a large red square medallion below a slim triangular ''mihrab'' bearing a date and flanked by minarets

1,000—1,500 AUD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 2,280 AUD

MEASUREMENTS: 164cm by 88 cm approximately

DESCRIPTION: dominated by a large red square medallion below a slim triangular ''mihrab'' bearing a date and flanked by minarets

PROVENANCE: Dr and Mrs N Hawkins, Sydney