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A KHOTAN RUG
EAST TURKESTAN, MID 19TH CENTURY
Of 'pomegranate' design, scattered repiling but mostly in good condition
9ft.9in. x 4ft. (297cm. x 122cm.)
£5,000-7,000 US$5,800-8,100
€5,800-8,100
More often associated with Yarkand, the design, which many refer to as a
symbol of fertility, often features a vase at each end or the design can be
mirrored to produce two separate pomegranate trellis issuing from a pair of
independent vases at each end, see lot 211 in the present sale. A red ground
Khotan rug with a similar polychrome cloudband border but with the unusual
inclusion of a single vase, sold in these Rooms, 14 October 20014, lot 28

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PROPERTY FROM THE JAMES D. BURNS COLLECTION (LOTS 211-214) Although the design is sometimes drawn with a single vase, the present
A KHOTAN RUG carpet has a mirrored design along the central vertical axis displaying
EAST TURKESTAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY ■*211 two vases at each end, each issuing an ascending tree hung with ripe
Even overall wear and spots of repair, overall good condition A KHOTAN CARPET pomegranates. A closely related example with the same field design and
6ft.11in. x 3ft.6in. (210cm. x 107cm.) EAST TURKESTAN, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY rich colours with an additional pierced polychrome trellis border and greater
Of 'Pomegranate' design, uneven wear with scattered repiling throughout
£6,000-10,000 US$7,100-12,000 length, was offered in these Rooms as part of the Bernheimer Collection,
12ft.3in. x 6ft.4in. (374cm. x 193cm.)
€7,000-12,000 14 February 1996, lot 68. A smaller rug, which has the 'cloud head' border
210 £10,000-15,000 US$12,000-17,000 but only a single pomegranate-vase in the field was sold in these Rooms, 14
€12,000-17,000 October 2004, lot 28.
228 In addition to the hammer price, a Buyer’s Premium (plus VAT) is payable. Other taxes and/or an Artist Resale Royalty 229
fee are also payable if the lot has a tax or λ symbol. Check Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of this catalogue.