Sold for:
$8,610
$8,610
Tekke "Animal Tree" Engsi, West Turkestan, mid-19th century, the red field divided into four panels of navy "tuning fork" devices and a serrated curled leaf cross panel, ivory meandering vine and double cross inner border, triple diamond with meandering vine and double Greek "T"-patterned outer borders, the bottom panel with confronting quadrupeds flanking stylized trees and comb motifs, brown staggered rosette elem, 5 ft. x 3 ft. 11 in. Literature: For similar examples please see Turkoman Studies I, Aspects of the Weaving and Decorative Arts of Central Asia , Robert Pinner, Michael Franses, 1980, no. 266, p. 138, and no. 327, p. 154.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-03-28
