THE ULMKE COLLECTION OF AZERBAIJANI-CAUCASIAN RUGS Wednesday, 1 December 2021 - 10:00 AM start
A Shahnazali, Kuba rug. Circa 1900. 267 x 154cm
Realised: $3,000 plus premium
Lot Details
A midnight-blue field decorated with four conjoined hexagonal medallions bookended by bashlyk appendages, flanked by white cruciform medallions and surrounded by scattered rosettes and animal motifs. Designated by Professor Letif Kerimov in an appraisal as (1) 'Of great historical and cultural value and rare'. Literature: Azerbaijani-Caucasian Rugs (The Ulmke Collection, Switzerland) Cat. No. 32/ page 216
