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General
Classification: Turkish
Rugs
JBOC Comments: See DECORATIVE
CARPETS GO WEST by Alberto Levi Auction Report, 28 January 2000 for a
mention of this rug.
Description:
FINE ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN
RUGS AND CARPETS
SALE L09327 LOT 19
SESSION 1 | 12 Oct 99 2:00 PM.
London, New Bond Street
A Kum Kapi silk and brocaded gilt and silver metal thread rug
45,000—55,000 GBP
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 58,700 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A Kum Kapi silk and brocaded gilt and silver metal thread rug
Istanbul, Turkey
of Safavid Polonaise design
197 by 113cm., 6ft. 6in. by 3ft. 9in.
Knotting V/H cm: 11/10
Extremely fine silk rugs with metal thread brocading were produced in
Kum Kapi, the Armenian Quarter of Istanbul, towards the end of the 19th
century and into the 20th century. The weavers here were Turkish
Armenians who came from the weaving centres of Keyseri and Sivas.
Technically advanced in the art of weaving , they produced rugs of
superlative technical quality; their inspiration based on the Ottoman
court style, and on classical 16th century rugs from Safavid Persia, as
illustrated in this example. Many such pieces bear the signature of the
Masterweavers, of which Zareh Penyamian, and Hagop Kapoudjian are the
most well known. For a full discussion of the Kum Kapi masters, see
Farrow, George F., Hagop Kapoudjian, London, 1993. This offered lot
displays magnificent artistry in the use of gold and silver metal
thread, which, combined with finely knotted silks in pastel shades
create a technically excellent and visually harmonic tour de force. The
rug is further enhanced by being presented in immaculate condition.
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
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