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OTHER STAR KAZAK RUGS SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S & CHRISTIE'S
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Sotheby's Sale: L09325 | Location: London Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 21 Apr 99 2:00 PM LOT 82 (of 124) A 'star' Kazak rug 25,000—30,000 GBP Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 26,450 GBP DESCRIPTION A 'star' Kazak rug West Caucasus late 19th century 264 by 134cm. 8ft. 8in. by 4ft. 5in. Star Kazaks have long been considered amongst the grandest and most covetable of all Caucasian weavings. The group is defined by a particular vocabulary of boldly drawn octagons and stars on an ivory ground. Variation in the placement of design elements allows the group to be sub-divided into four types A B C & D. See Hali Vol.3 No.1 pp.17-26 for a full explanation of the criteria. The present example suggests a group B attribution though some C group elements are also present. The yellow squares positioned in the centre of of the red octagons which enclose rows of small polychrome lozenges appear unique to any sub-division. Usually a star motif adorns this square. The duplex ornaments supporting the stars and octagons are also unusual in this instance. They are normally seen as hexagonal forms interlocking further stars and octagons. Here they are drawn as rectangles framing the single row of octagons and stars. This creates a visually powerful image with attention firmly focused on the primary elements of design though suggesting on all sides an infinitely repeating pattern. |
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Sotheby's Sale: NY7117 | Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 15 Apr 98 10:15 AM LOT 96 (of 239) A Star Kazak rug, Southwest Caucasus 30,000—40,000 USD Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 23,000 USD DESCRIPTION A Star Kazak rug, Southwest Caucasus third quarter 19th century oxidized browns, scattered rewoven and repiled areas, missing end guard stripes, reselvaged, approximately 7 ft. 8 in. by 5 ft. (2.34 by 1.52m.) Warp: wool, Z2S, natural ivory Weft: wool, Z, 3 shoots, rose Pile: wool, symmetric knot Density: 8H, 8V Sides: 2 cords of three warps wrapped in polychrome wool (not entirely original) Ends: warp fringe Colors: madder red, salmon, deep blue, medium blue, blue-green, aubergine, ivory, walnut Please refer to "Star Kazaks," Hali, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 17-26, for a thorough discussion of this revered group of weavings, and see fig. 8 for an example closely related to the present lot. |
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A star Kazak rug Price Realized f.6,436 ($3,429) Sale Information Christie's Sale 2428 Furniture, Clocks, Carpets, Sculpture and Works of Art 28 September 1999 Amsterdam Lot 18 A star Kazak rug The ivory field with bold hooked panels around linked star shaped medallions containing similar motifs, stylised animals at each end in checquered triangle border in barber-pole stripes 214cm. x 140cm. |
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A STAR KAZAK RUG SOUTHWEST CAUCASUS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Price Realized $21,850 Sale Information Christie's Sale 8858 FINE EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL CARPETS 2 April 1998 New York, Park Avenue Lot Description Lot 6 - A STAR KAZAK RUG Southwest Caucasus, Third Quarter 19th Century The cream field with a traditional polychrome Star Kazak design within a maize hooked lozenge border in crimson, teal and indigo Approximately 7ft. 4in. x 5ft. 6in. (224cm. x 168cm.) |
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A WHITE GROUND 'STAR' KAZAK RUG SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870 Price Realized £20,700 ($34,420) Sale Information Christie's Sale 6199 Carpets 14 October 1999 London, King Street Lot Notes: Lot no: 200, THE DESIGN OF THE STAR KAZAK
IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AMONG THE CAUCASIAN 19TH CENTURY DESIGNS. ITS ROOTS
CLEARLY GO BACK INTO THE 18TH CENTURY; A RUG SOLD IN THESE ROOMS FOR EXAMPLE
HAD A VERY SIMILAR DESIGN BUT ON A YELLOW GROUND AND WITH A STRUCTURE MORE
AKIN TO THE 18TH CENTURY KARABAGH RUGS (17 OCTOBER 1996, LOT 402). IT AND
ANOTHER RELATED RUG EXHIBITED IN JERUSALEM (HASSON, RACHEL: CAUCASIAN RUGS,
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, L A MAYER MEMORIAL MUSEUM, JERUSALEM, 1986, NO.38,
PP.96-7) HAVE PRECISELY THE SAME ARRANGEMENT OF MOTIFS AS THOSE SEEN HERE,
BUT EACH ELEMENT IS OF A MORE FLORAL DESIGN SUCH THAT ONE CAN SEE HOW THE
PATTERN CAME ABOUT. IT IS PRECISELY THIS ARCHAIC FEEL AND STRENGTH THAT
MAKES STAR KAZAK RUGS SO APPEALING. |
