Lot No. 161


Hereke, Turkey, c. 176 x 118 cm,


Hereke, Turkey, c. 176 x 118 cm, - Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries

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: **
EUR 2,304.-
Starting bid:
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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