Very fine signed Silk HEREKE (Asia Minor,... - Lot 42 - FEE - Stanislas Machoïr

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Very fine signed Silk HEREKE (Asia Minor,... - Lot 42 - FEE - Stanislas Machoïr
Very fine signed Silk HEREKE (Asia Minor, Turkey), circa 1965,Prayer rug A romantic old gold pastel field serves as a support for the door of a Moghol-inspired mihrab. Delicate foliage with bluish and pink flowers decorate this prayer rug. Ivory and ruby Tchis (clouds) brighten up the ornamentation. The vaults of the mihrab support two flowered vases, or flower stems that serve as a perch for volatile graces. Two ivory counter-edges with a succession of polychrome flowers and chis frame the main ruby border, which is decorated with negative floral medallions and oblong ivory cartouches with Abjad script. Signature in the upper right-hand corner in a small cartouche. 110 x 75cm Technical specifications: Silk velvet on silk foundation. Density: Approx. 12000 knots per square meter. Good general condition Bibliography: - TOPKAPI SARAYI RUG by J.M. ROGERS plates (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 26, 27- 19th archaic prayer), (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35- 19th prayer type " Moghol "), 31 - Oriental carpet by Fabio FORMENTON (GM) pages 106, 107
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