Kazak rug (warp, weft and wool velvet), East Caucasus, circa - Lot 259

Lot 259
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1200 - 1600 EUR
Result : NC
Kazak rug (warp, weft and wool velvet), East Caucasus, circa - Lot 259
Kazak rug (warp, weft and wool velvet), East Caucasus, circa 1930-1950. Length: 232 cm; Width: 160 cm. The rug is based on the design of a Chirvan Lesghi carpet. It features a series of three polychrome cruciform medallions on a red background with polychrome geometric motifs. Three narrow polychrome geometric borders surround the composition. "Despite the diversity of its population, the Caucasus has always displayed 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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