Kazak Sewan rug (warp, weft and wool velvet), East Caucasus, - Lot 256

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Estimation :
700 - 1000 EUR
Result : NC
Kazak Sewan rug (warp, weft and wool velvet), East Caucasus, - Lot 256
Kazak Sewan rug (warp, weft and wool velvet), East Caucasus, circa 1900-1920. Length: 185 cm; Width: 130 cm. The rug features a central ten-sided medallion, with a red rectangle with geometric motifs at its center. The whole is inscribed between two arrowhead ends. The entire composition is set on a red background with polychrome geometric decoration. A narrow navy blue border with a garland of multicolored geometric flowers is framed by two ivory counter-borders. "Despite the diversity of its population, the Caucasus has always shown an astonishing unity of style in its carpets. The colors are clear and bold, the designs assertive and inclined towards pure geometries. Behind this unity lie two influences that were not only cultural: that of Ottoman Turkey, which controlled the western and central parts, and that of Sefevid Persia (1501-1722), which once possessed the whole of Azerbaijan. Carpets from the Kazak region in the central Caucasus, for example, often reproduce designs from ancient Turkish carpets, preserving their memory in much the same way as a language preserves certain stages of its history in remote regions. Bibliographical reference: Gilles, R., exhibition catalog "Le Tapis dans tous ses états", Galerie Chevalier, Paris, 1995, p. 2. Expert : Alexandre CHEVALIER
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