Yomut Ak Yap Fragment,
West Turkestan, c. 935 x 32 cm, early 19th century, this luxurious tent strap in mixed technique has been trimmed in the upper section and is manufactured with a brocaded kilim trim and an indecipherable inscription, it is preserved with very good colours and several areas with minor moth damage, one section contains a wedding caravan with riders, four-legged figures and a caravan leader escorting the bride hidden her bridal litter to the groom, another section features the contours of two figures with a dog and a horse on a leash; this band, which the bride would bring as a dowry, shows the importance of social status at Turkmen weddings, and years of work must have been necessary for the production of a specimen of such quality.
Further literature:
V. G. Moschkowa, Teppiche der Völker Mittelasiens im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jh, p. 204, ill. 66.
09.04.2019 - 16:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 10,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 7,000.-
Yomut Ak Yap Fragment,
West Turkestan, c. 935 x 32 cm, early 19th century, this luxurious tent strap in mixed technique has been trimmed in the upper section and is manufactured with a brocaded kilim trim and an indecipherable inscription, it is preserved with very good colours and several areas with minor moth damage, one section contains a wedding caravan with riders, four-legged figures and a caravan leader escorting the bride hidden her bridal litter to the groom, another section features the contours of two figures with a dog and a horse on a leash; this band, which the bride would bring as a dowry, shows the importance of social status at Turkmen weddings, and years of work must have been necessary for the production of a specimen of such quality.
Further literature:
V. G. Moschkowa, Teppiche der Völker Mittelasiens im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jh, p. 204, ill. 66.
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| Auction: | Carpets |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 09.04.2019 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 03.04. - 09.04.2019 |