Note the minor motif in the border bears a
likeness to the stylized
Iris Flower motif.
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Lot 66
Sotheby's Fine Oriental and European Carpets
April 15, 1998, New York City
Est. $40,000-60,000
Sa98n230Literature:
Eberhart Herrmann,
Seltene Orient-teppiche IV, Munich pl. 5. pp.
66-67
Provenance:
John C. Edelman Galleries, N.Y. October 21, 1981,
Lot 264
As Herrmann notes,
the design of the rug here offered is a
provincial adaptation of an Ottoman six-column
prayer rug, for example, the 16th century Ballard
prayer rug, see Dimand, M., and Mailey, J.,
Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, 1973, fig. 158. It seems very possible
that the weaver of the present lot knew of
Ottoman rugs such as that cited, as the flowering
shrub at the base of the field in the 16th
century rug has been preserved in the offered
example. The offered rug also retains the general
design scheme of its Ottoman antecedent; however,
the columns have become stylized and decorative.
In the present rug, the sinuous arabesque and
floral decoration of the Ottoman style have been
replaced by colorful, abstracted floral motifs.
The upper reserve includes a row of tulip
blossoms that are familiar to us from other
Anatolian village rugs, in particular, those from
Ladik. For a thorough discussion on the design
evolution of village rugs such as this, please
see Beattie, M., "Some Motifs in Anatolian
Rugs, Ancestors and Descendants," Hali, vol.
2 issue 2, pp. 101 - 105.
The luminous color and lustrous wool pile of
the present rug set it apart among surviving
Anatolian village rugs. In the present rug, the
browns have oxidized down to the foundation
lending the rug a sculptural effect. This is a
rug that remains in excellent condition and
appeals to both our visual and tactile senses.
For related examples, please see Beattie, M.
op. cit. fig. 4; Eberhart
Herrmann., Seltene Orientteppiche IX, Munich,
1987, pl. 15, pp. 46-47; and Sotheby's New York,
May 18, 1985, Lot 39.
*Graphic Image Courtesy of Sotheby's
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