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A Moghan rug, Kazak region, south Caucasus, c. 220 x 129.
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 890 - 3 850 EUR
3 320 - 4 430 USD
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Unsold
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A Moghan rug, Kazak region, south Caucasus, c. 220 x 129.
From around 1880. Polychrome octagons with twenty-two memling güls. An narrow main border with a flower vine.
More information
The depicted carpet pattern with güls (medallions) and hook ornaments is one of the world's oldest. The term 'Memling güls' comes from the painting "Flowers in a Jug" by Hans Memling from around 1485. In which a smaller carpet with the pattern is depicted. Today the painting is in the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, (Inv. no. 284.b.).