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Carpets from the Estate of Vojtech Blau
Sotheby's Sale: N08291 | Location: New York
Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 14 Dec 06 10:00 AM
LOT 62 (of 108)
A KAZAK RUG, SOUTHWEST CAUCASUS,
30,000—40,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 60,000 USD
MEASUREMENTS: approximately 7ft. 4in. by 4ft. 11in. (2.23 by 1.50m.)
DESCRIPTION: early 19th century
EXHIBITED: Caucasian Rugs, L.A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem,
1986
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES
Hasson, Rachel, Caucasian Rugs, Jerusalem: L.A. Mayer Institute for Islamic
Art, 1986, pl. 11
CATALOGUE NOTE
The bold and uncluttered design of this rug, as well as it lustrous wool and
use of color set it apart among the corpus of 19th century Kazak weavings. A
rug with a very similar border system, although framing a reserve entirely
free of design, is illustrated in Herrmann, Eberhart, Von Ushak bis Yarkand,
Munich, no. 26. The very supple, blanket-like handle of the rug offered here
is also unusual and suggests that it is older than the majority of Kazak
weavings.
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