Type of Rug: Caucasion Rugs,
Kazak Region
JBOC Comments:
Auction Catalogue Description:
a-bey Antique 19th Century Kazak
Prayer Rug
Item number: 3704793652 Winning bid: US $1,500.00
(Reserve met)
Ended: Feb-22-04 18:58:49 PST
Winning bidder: ace-skidoo( 216)
Description
I have recently returned from a buying trip. I
carried some small things and had a rug left to
sell. This will be a small sale but by next
Sunday the larger and more expensive items will
begin to appear. Here is a very charming Kazak
prayer rug with a bold captivating pattern
measuring 35in. X 54 inches. This little gem of a
Kazak prayer rug was no doubt an item of personal
use and devotion. I have seldom if ever seen a
prayer rug that looked truly good from both
directions. Infact this little Kazak prayer rug
may look better from the top down than it does
from the bottom up! This weaving has red wefts
and is woven at a density of approximately 80
KSI, very tight indeed for a kazak.
The dyes are all vegetable and
this weaving probably dates to the 3rd quarter of
the 19th century. The floating mihrab design with
'feet' makes this one of the most desirable types
of Caucasian prayer rug to own.
This weaving is similar to
several Kazak examples published in Ralph
Kaffels’ book on Caucasian prayer rugs, a
book filled with masterpieces.
This is a rare brilliantly
colored Caucasian prayer rug in good condition.
The pile is medium length and the blues are
particularly vivid against the perfectly balanced
reds. The pile is short in the center areas.
There is a wonderful aqua green
along with a wonderful vivid red, all vegetable
dyes. This is a fine rug, one that is valuable
and desirable now
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