| The placement of the
tulip-filled niche above the mihrab (rather than
below) and the use of the yellow ground broken
hooked vine, serrated leaf and angular rosette
border in this rug denote an early example of
Ladik workmanship. It is acknowledged that all of
the Ladik rugs with this border were woven in the
small village of Innice outside of Ladik, see:
Bailey, J., "Ladik Prayer Rugs", Hali,
Issue 28, p. 19. For similar Ladik prayer rugs
see: Kirchheim, E. Heinrich, Orient Stars,
London, 1993, no. 168, Christie's London, The
Bernheimer Family Collection, February 14, 1996,
lot 109 and Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs
(Ex. Cat.), St. Louis, 1924, No. 53. Sotheby's Innice Ladik
Prayer Rug 18th century Lot 2 |
Innice
Ladik Prayer Rug 18th century Sotheby's Lot 2
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