SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1890

Details

A TRIPLE MEDALLION KAZAK RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1890
Full pile throughout, heavily corroded dark brown, occasional small repairs, overall good condition
8ft.1in. x 5ft.3in. (246cm. x 161cm.)

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Lot Essay

While the six-pointed medallions with squared sides on the present rug ultimately derives from the more common eight-pointed medallions associated with Fachralo weavings, the reciprocal leaf-pattern borders are more frequently found on rugs woven in the town of Borjalou which lies just to the north east (Ian Bennett, Oriental Rugs, Vol 1, Caucasian, Austria, 1981, pl.2, p.21 and pl.20, p.40).

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