A TEKKE CARPET, WEST TURKESTAN

A TEKKE CARPET, WEST TURKESTAN

early 19th century

approximately 284 by 183cm; 8ft. 4in., 6ft excluding flatweave elems

Condition Report:
Measurements include the flatwoven elems which are original, each elem is about 31cm in depth. pile section is 222 cm. Pile approximately 3-4 mm in depth. Beautiful condition. Minute amounts of weave and dirt on elems. Very good colour. Unusual spacing of border guls in end borders.

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Provenance:
Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 31 May 2014, lot 185.