Lotto No. 100


Tekke Chuval,


Tekke Chuval, - Tappeti orientali, tessuti, arazzi

West Turkestan, c. 72 x 113 cm, first half of the 19th century, AS 2 (asymmetrical knot, open to the right, unlayered), V 50, H 85 = c. 4,250 kts/sqm; magnificent, finely knotted chuval with rare blue, navy, yellow and green hues, a high silk proportion and use of cotton, variants of the coffered Aina gul with staggered polygons at its centre were also popular among the Salor-Turkmens, especially remarkable is the full-pattern elem with crowned white ashik decorations, upper kilim folded back, the lower section with kilim of the back weave, original side edges, good pile condition with cloth-like feel, heavily corroded silk. A collector’s piece.

Further reading:
Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, Adil Besim Collection, June 2018, lot 34; Elena Tsareva, Turkmen Carpets, Masterpieces of Steppe Art, from 16th to 19th Centuries, The Hoffmeister Collection, plate 65; Uwe Jourdan, Battenberg Antiquitäten-Kataloge, Orientteppiche, vol. 4: Turkmenische Teppiche, plate 66.

20.02.2019 - 16:00

Prezzo di partenza:
EUR 3.600,-

Tekke Chuval,


West Turkestan, c. 72 x 113 cm, first half of the 19th century, AS 2 (asymmetrical knot, open to the right, unlayered), V 50, H 85 = c. 4,250 kts/sqm; magnificent, finely knotted chuval with rare blue, navy, yellow and green hues, a high silk proportion and use of cotton, variants of the coffered Aina gul with staggered polygons at its centre were also popular among the Salor-Turkmens, especially remarkable is the full-pattern elem with crowned white ashik decorations, upper kilim folded back, the lower section with kilim of the back weave, original side edges, good pile condition with cloth-like feel, heavily corroded silk. A collector’s piece.

Further reading:
Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, Adil Besim Collection, June 2018, lot 34; Elena Tsareva, Turkmen Carpets, Masterpieces of Steppe Art, from 16th to 19th Centuries, The Hoffmeister Collection, plate 65; Uwe Jourdan, Battenberg Antiquitäten-Kataloge, Orientteppiche, vol. 4: Turkmenische Teppiche, plate 66.


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Asta: Tappeti orientali, tessuti, arazzi
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala
Data: 20.02.2019 - 16:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 13.02. - 20.02.2019