Kazak rug (560) – SOLD

Kazak rug from southwest Caucasus

Age: circa 1875

Size: 7′.10″x5′.4″ (239×163 cm)

The madder red field displays three Turkmen Gul style medallions in ivory,red,yellow,green and navy.Supporting the medallions are four squares with lattice patterns and a number of tertiary elements including birds,animals,rosettes,diamonds and stars.The ivory main border shows discreet crab-like diamonds in multiple colors.The inner borders are both in bitonal keyhole reciprocals in dark brown and blue.There are four barber pole lines in the border system along with three solid lines in red and dark brown.The wide selvedges are in light rose.The red and green are particularly attractive.All the colors are from natural sources.The pile is high and the handle is chunky and pliable.SOLD