Karapinar-Hotamis kilim,
Central Anatolia (Turkey), c. 382 x 140 cm, around 1800, an unpublished slit kilim woven from two parts with contour wefts and brocading from the Turkmen Hotami tribe that is spread around Karapinar, the archaic “scorpion motifs" in lavish arrangement with blue red edges is among one of Anatolia’s oldest motifs and their meaning can no longer be interpreted today, on a consistently white background this piece is an important collector’s item, both ends complete and folded backwards, long sides trimmed, within the brown corroded parts of the pattern are several damaged areas such as open warp slits. (MA)
Provenance:
Private Collection Düsseldorf
Further reading:
Bertram Frauenknecht, Frühe Türkische Tapisserien, pl. 27;
Prammer Collection, Frühe anatolische Kelims, pl. 39;
Yanni Petsopoulos and Belkis Balpinar, Einhundert Kelims, Meisterwerke aus Anatolien, pl. 76;
Werner Brüggemann, Yayla, Form und Farbe in türkischer Textilkunst, pl. 60.
28.02.2018 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,750.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 2,400.-
Karapinar-Hotamis kilim,
Central Anatolia (Turkey), c. 382 x 140 cm, around 1800, an unpublished slit kilim woven from two parts with contour wefts and brocading from the Turkmen Hotami tribe that is spread around Karapinar, the archaic “scorpion motifs" in lavish arrangement with blue red edges is among one of Anatolia’s oldest motifs and their meaning can no longer be interpreted today, on a consistently white background this piece is an important collector’s item, both ends complete and folded backwards, long sides trimmed, within the brown corroded parts of the pattern are several damaged areas such as open warp slits. (MA)
Provenance:
Private Collection Düsseldorf
Further reading:
Bertram Frauenknecht, Frühe Türkische Tapisserien, pl. 27;
Prammer Collection, Frühe anatolische Kelims, pl. 39;
Yanni Petsopoulos and Belkis Balpinar, Einhundert Kelims, Meisterwerke aus Anatolien, pl. 76;
Werner Brüggemann, Yayla, Form und Farbe in türkischer Textilkunst, pl. 60.
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| Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 28.02.2018 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 22.02. - 28.02.2018 |
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