Kazak
early 19th century, 221 x 144 cm, South West Caucasus
This very rare Kazak presenting an animal-tree design was published by Patrick and Rie Ampe, the owners of the Kailash Gallery, as early as 1994. Any comparative examples have not come to light so far. The German collector who recently passed away, and whose heirs have consigned the Kazak, purchased the carpet from the Kailash Gallery at the TEFAF fair in Maastricht.
The light red field contains three large trees with dead straight trunks and pairs of branches that are angled downwards and have abstract animal heads hanging from their ends. Small feathered diamonds containing a central diamond that resembles an eye are placed along the trunks. The composition is conceived in mirror image. In order to avoid collision of the branches, the weaver has slightly shifted the yellow central tree in the vertical direction. Because the field ground is devoid of any additional motifs, the primary design stands out to particularly good effect. The white border comprises halved diamonds with tips alternately pointing inwards or outwards. The short diagonal hook forms between them are abstract animals.
AMPE, PATRICK & RIE, Textile Art. A personal choice (Kailash Gallery). Antwerp 1994, no. 25
Condition
Slight signs of age and wear. A section measuring approximately 32 cm in the upper third has been repiled. Two restored areas in the centre of the field and several areas in the lower horizontal border and lower minor border restored. Sides restored in places.
early 19th century, 221 x 144 cm, South West Caucasus
This very rare Kazak presenting an animal-tree design was published by Patrick and Rie Ampe, the owners of the Kailash Gallery, as early as 1994. Any comparative examples have not come to light so far. The German collector who recently passed away, and whose heirs have consigned the Kazak, purchased the carpet from the Kailash Gallery at the TEFAF fair in Maastricht.
The light red field contains three large trees with dead straight trunks and pairs of branches that are angled downwards and have abstract animal heads hanging from their ends. Small feathered diamonds containing a central diamond that resembles an eye are placed along the trunks. The composition is conceived in mirror image. In order to avoid collision of the branches, the weaver has slightly shifted the yellow central tree in the vertical direction. Because the field ground is devoid of any additional motifs, the primary design stands out to particularly good effect. The white border comprises halved diamonds with tips alternately pointing inwards or outwards. The short diagonal hook forms between them are abstract animals.
AMPE, PATRICK & RIE, Textile Art. A personal choice (Kailash Gallery). Antwerp 1994, no. 25
Condition
Slight signs of age and wear. A section measuring approximately 32 cm in the upper third has been repiled. Two restored areas in the centre of the field and several areas in the lower horizontal border and lower minor border restored. Sides restored in places.
