Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 671
A QASHQAI RUG
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £380
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Description
A QASHQAI RUG
SOUTH WEST PERSIA, C.1880
the deep indigo field with columns of stylized flowerheads and latch hook medallions surrounded by tribal and zoomorphic motifs enclosed by ivory compartmentalised borders of geometric and stylized flowerheads flanked by barber poles and guard stripes, retained damaged kilims at both ends
260 x 150cm
Provenance
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) and thence by descent.
Kilims damaged. Selvedges original but with damaged areas. Pile is low and worn in areas. Several holes.