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The James A. Lucas "Transylvanian" prayer rug,
See Guide to Turkish Rugs & Carpets
New York Fine Oriental and European Carpets Sale N07749 lot 50
Property from the Estate of James A. Lucas
A "Transylvanian" prayer rug,
New York 25,000—35,000 USD Session 1, 14 Dec 01 10:15 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 104,250 USD
DESCRIPTION
A "Transylvanian" prayer rug, West Anatolia, 17th century original
kilim end finishes, oxidized browns, reselvaged, small scattered
reweaves, approximately 5 ft. 2 in. by 3 ft. 8 in. (1.57 by 1.12 m.)
Both lots 49 and 50 of this sale display the classic attributes of the
"Transylvanian" prayer rug: rich glowing color, delicately articulated
floral ornamentation and a singularly well developed sense of space.
For examples closely related to lot 49 see: Eberhart Herrmann,
Asiatische Teppich Und Textilkunst, Band 5, Munich, 1995, No. 29 , and
another in the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, see: Batari, Ferenc,
Ottoman Turkish Carpets, Budapest, 1994, No. 81., Inv. No. 88.117.1.
Lot 50 is unusual for the addition of a supplementary reserve between
the mihrab and the upper border. This feature appears on two other
"Transylvanian" prayer rugs, one sold by Rippon Boswell, November 18,
2000, lot 113, and another published by Eberhart Herrmann, Von Konya
Bis Kokand, III, Munich, 1980, No. 1. All three rugs share a
sophisticated rosette, palmette and curled leaf border, more directly
derived from those of their Ottoman antecedents than other
"Transylvanian" prayer rugs.
Picture and Information from www.Sothebys.com
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JBOC Comments:
This piece is similar to a
Transylvanian Carpet in the Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu, in Transylvania
published as ill. 6 in Kertesz-Badus, Andrei. Transylvanian Carpets in
Pinner, R. & Denny, W. D. Oriental Carpet and Textile Studies
III, PART I. 1987, page 37. The similarity is primarily in the border
while the field is somewhat different particularly in the supplementary
reserve between the mihrab and the upper border.
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Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell
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