Lot No. 71


Sharköy kilim,


Sharköy kilim, - Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries

Southeast Europe (Thrace), c. 275 x 210 cm, dated 1854, in slit technique with interlocking, slanted and arched pattern wefts, this prominent style was brought to Thrace by the Ottomans, on sürmey-coloured background a green prayer niche with red mihrab, the prayer field features zoomorphic gazelle or stag abstractions both in the accompanying cartouches and in the main border, wholly complete, some old darned areas. (MA)

Lit.: Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries, September 2015, lot 12.

23.03.2016 - 16:00

Realized price: **
EUR 8,125.-
Starting bid:
EUR 3,000.-

Sharköy kilim,


Southeast Europe (Thrace), c. 275 x 210 cm, dated 1854, in slit technique with interlocking, slanted and arched pattern wefts, this prominent style was brought to Thrace by the Ottomans, on sürmey-coloured background a green prayer niche with red mihrab, the prayer field features zoomorphic gazelle or stag abstractions both in the accompanying cartouches and in the main border, wholly complete, some old darned areas. (MA)

Lit.: Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries, September 2015, lot 12.


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Auction: Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 23.03.2016 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 16.03. - 23.03.2016


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