Konya Rug Fragment 18th C. Rippon-Boswell lot 115

Buy oriental carpets
100% handmade area carpet and rugs from Tibet.
Modern and traditional design. Armenian too!
www.TufenkianCarpets.com Can't afford Tufenkian Carpets?
Visit the ONLY official Tufenkian carpet outlet.
Discontinued and one of kind rugs.
www.TufenkianOutlet.com Need a custom area rug?

If you can dream it, we can weave it.
Custom area rugs by Tufenkian

Lot Nr.: 115

Description: Konya Rug Fragment

Origin: Central Anatolia, Eastern Konya Region, 18th century
Size: ca. 122 x 91 cm
Estimate EUR: 1,650
Notes on Condition
Mounted, several wholes, pile partly worn.

Literature References
Lit: ALEXANDER, CHRISTOPHER, A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art. Berkeley 1993, Pl. p. 261 – KIRCHHEIM, E. HEINRICH, Orient Stars. A Carpet Collection. Stuttgart & London 1993, no. 148

Seen on www.rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de

JBOC Note:

For Further Reading:

Guide to Rugs & Books

La Miniature En Orient

JBOC's Notes on the Bible

Southwest Asia Time Line

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

SpongoBongo and Persian Carpet Guide Site Search

Persian Rugs

Turkish Rugs