Antique Kuba rug, last quarter 19th century, North East Azerbaijan

Sotheby's Rugs and Carpets
New York, Rockefeller Plaza
Jun 23, 2006
Lot Number 198 Sale Number 1682
EAST CAUCASUS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
A KUBA RUNNER
Estimate 5,000 - 10,000 U.S. dollars
 

A KUBA RUNNER
East Caucasus, Last Quarter 19th Century
Approximately 13 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. (417 x 109 cm.)
Lot Notes: A comparable runner with similar paired angular stylised floral motifs is illustrated in Ian Bennett: Oriental Rugs, Volume I, Caucasian, Austria, 1981, p.244.