About the Antique Rugs of the Future Project

 Sheep Breeds of Azerbaijan

 Shearing, Sorting, Washing, Carding, Spinning

 "The advantages of handspun yarn to machine spun yarn"

 Rediscovery of Ancient Natural Dyes		 Our Natural Dyestuffs

 Mordants

 Difference between synthetically and naturally dyed rugs

 Weaving and Finishing Steps

 Galleries of ARFP Caucasian Azerbaijani Rugs

 



An antique Kuba rug with so called Lesghi star medallions, probably Southern Hillside Kuba Region, Azerbaijan. 

Price Realized £705 ($1,151)

Sale Information
Christie's Sale 9664
Carpets, European Furniture and Decorative Objects
9 July 2003
London, South Kensington




Lot Description
The shaded deep blue field with many animal figures, hooked bars and lozenges around five polychrome stylised medallions, in broad ivory border of stylised hooked octagons and hooked battons between rosette and hooked panel stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, slight localized wear, minute old repairs on the field and old small reweave at one end - 228cm. x 130cm.(7ft.6in. x 4ft.3in.)