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An exceptional, large and rare Kazak
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292
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An exceptional, large and rare Kazak
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,300 - €1,600
Voluntary lot
Description
An exceptional, large and rare Kazak
Caucasus
Circa 1870/80
Dimensions 292 x 152 cm (rare)
In very fine condition, with remarkably vivid 19th-century vegetable dyes.
Beautiful polychromy.
High-pile velvety carpet (a sought-after quality and workmanship for Kazak carpets)
Carpet has been cleaned
Midnight blue field decorated with rows of crabs, a horse, hourglasses (symbolising the passing of time) and geometrically stylised tarantulas framing three multicoloured, crenellated medallions inlaid with spearheads or hunters’ arrows, and motifs echoing the central field.
Wide ivory main border decorated with a mosaic of stylised geometric flowers and foliage in polychrome, arranged in rows.
Bibliography: -ACHDJIAN, Albert. Le Tapis d’Orient. Paris: Éditions de l’Amateur, 1949.
-BÉCHIRIAN, Roger. Oriental Carpets: General Information, History, Technique. Paris: Éditions d’Art et d’Industrie, 1978.
-GANS-RUEDIN, Edwin. The Splendour of Persian Carpets. Lausanne: Office du Livre, 1978.
-HANGELDIAN, Armen E. Oriental Carpets. Paris: Éditions Guy Le Prat, 1960.
-SCHÜRMANN, Ulrich. Oriental Carpets. Paris: Éditions Ebeling, 1979.
-THOMPSON, Jon (Dr). Oriental Carpets: A Living Art. Paris: Robert Laffont, 1983.
-EDER, Doris. Oriental Carpets. Volume 1: Caucasian Carpets. Munich: Battenberg, 1979.
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About the sale
JEWELLERY – SILVERWARE – FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART – RUGS
Auction location
Auction time
10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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