THE ULMKE COLLECTION OF AZERBAIJANI-CAUCASIAN RUGS Wednesday, 1 December 2021 - 10:00 AM start
A Shikhly, Kazak rug. First quarter 20thC. 235 x 132cm.
Realised: $4,500 plus premium
Lot Details
Ulmke's authors in other references to this pattern report Kerimov, et al referring to the central medallion as a water cistern (hooz) and the six surrounding motifs as plane trees (chinar), whilst noting the unusual blue colour of the former. The main border incorporates ram motifs. Literature: Azerbaijani-Caucasian Rugs (The Ulmke Collection, Switzerland) Cat. No. 158/ page 468
