Yomud Rugs: Yomud Chuval, West
Turkestan, first half 19th century
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Fine Rugs & Carpets including Islamic
Textiles
Sale: W02871 | Location: London, Olympia
LOT 34
THE PROPERTY OF AN EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
W - A Yomut chuval, West Turkestan, first half
19th century
8,000—12,000 GBP
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
9,400 GBP
MEASUREMENTS
142 by 56cm., 4ft. 8in. by 1ft. 10in.
DESCRIPTION
with original embroidered backing This lot
contains 1 item(s).
Technical Analysis:
Warp: Wool, ivory, Z2S
Weft: Wool, natural brown and some ivory, 2Z, 2
shoots (often only 1 shoot)
Pile: Wool, 2Z, asymmetrical open to the right
V/Hcm: 17-19/9-10
Selvedges: Some turkish knots, 3 pairs of warps
wrapped together with natural brown wool,
additional overcast in blue and red in lower 5in.
Ends: Short kilim, hemmed and sewn, complete
kilim back with brocade decoration
Colours: Aubergine, rust-red, medium blue,
blue-green, apricot, ivory and dark
charcoal-brown
There is a closely related example to this lot in
the Museum für Völkerkunde in Munich (Haack,
Hermann, Echte Teppiche, Munich, 1956, p.29). For
another similar piece see Herrmann, Eberhart,
Seltene Orientteppiche VIII, Munich, 1986,
No.102a.
For a full discussion of this lot please refer to
Sotheby's, New York, 16 December 1993, Turkmen
and Antique Carpets from the Collection of Dr.
and Mrs. Jon Thompson, lots 49 and 51.
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