Hereke, Turkey, c. 176 x 118 cm,
Turkey, c. 176 x 118 cm, 1940. A rare example of a prison carpet, which used to be knotted by prisoners in small productions according to French patterns. The present carpet was made by a detainee with the number 522. It has c. 360,000 knots/sqm and a dense wool pile. It is in good condition and signed: "Hereke, made in Fesane" (prison). (VP)
Specialist: Vincent Pillinger
Vincent Pillinger
+43-1-515 60-314
vincent.pillinger@dorotheum.at
11.10.2022 - 16:20
- Realized price: **
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EUR 2,304.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 1,800.-
Hereke, Turkey, c. 176 x 118 cm,
Turkey, c. 176 x 118 cm, 1940. A rare example of a prison carpet, which used to be knotted by prisoners in small productions according to French patterns. The present carpet was made by a detainee with the number 522. It has c. 360,000 knots/sqm and a dense wool pile. It is in good condition and signed: "Hereke, made in Fesane" (prison). (VP)
Specialist: Vincent Pillinger
Vincent Pillinger
+43-1-515 60-314
vincent.pillinger@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
Auction type: | Online auction |
Date: | 11.10.2022 - 16:20 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 5.10. - 11.10. 2022 |
** Purchase price incl. charges and taxes
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