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A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUNNER OF SEYCHOUR DESIGN
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Full, thick pile throughout, natural corrosion to black, a few minor reweaves,
overall good condition
12ft.11in. x 5ft. (394cm. x 153cm.)
£5,000-7,000 US$7,100-9,800
€5,800-8,100

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A MOGHAN LONG RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Displaying two columns of seven 'Memling' güls, mostly in full pile, natural
corrosion to black, minor localised areas of repiling, overall good condition
9ft.6in. x 4ft.6in. (291cm. x 139cm.)
£4,000-6,000 US$5,700-8,500
€4,700-7,000
This style of gül with its hooked, stepped profile, owes its name to a small-
format rug first depicted in a painting by Hans Memling, dated circa 1485 (now
in the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Inv. no. 284.b), and is
considered one of the oldest rug designs. The Memling gül proved popular in
Anatolia but also made its way to the Caucasus, where it was found in carpets
from numerous villages and provinces, particularly in the Moghan region. A
rug displaying an even wider colour palette than the present lot is published by
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Ulrich Schurmann, Caucasian rugs, Munich, pp.180-81, pl.59.
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