The Turkish Carpet

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The David Sylvester Mamluk carpet fragment,:

"Mamluk carpets, and this piece is no exception, have design and structural characteristics which set them apart from other Eastern carpet weaving traditions. Their design consists of predominantely geometric forms in-filled with floral patterns. A limited palette is used with lac red, moss-green and light blue as the principal colours. The wool is characteristically soft and lustrous, almost silk-like in quality, and it is 'S' (clockwise) spun and 'Z' (anti-clockwise) plied, whereas in most other Eastern pile carpets wool is 'Z' spun and 'S'plied. For a full discussion on the structural characteristics of Mamluk carpets, see, K?hnel, Ernst and Bellinger, Louisa, Cairene Rugs and Others Technically Related, Washington, D.C., 1957, p.80.

The chronology of Mamluk weavings is still not conclusive. One of the most basic divisions in dating this group of carpets has been the distinction between those woven with three colours as the present lot, and those using a five to seven colour palette. Scholars remain divided as to which, if either, of these colour schemes is earlier or later. Mamluk carpets precede the so-called Cairene carpets which evolved after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. The Ottoman carpets woven in Egypt retained the Mamluk colour scheme while incorporating floral elements in their designs, for one example please see lot 35 in this catalogue. For related Mamluk examples see, Erdmann, K., Seven Hundred Years of Oriental Carpets, London, 1970, p.142, fig.179; Charles Grant Ellis, Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1988, p.121, pl.39., and Sotheby's London, 12th October 1988, lot 421. For a further discussion on Mamluk carpets see, Ellis, op.cit., pp.117-127 and Pinner and Franses, op.cit., pp.33-39."

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Local names and meaning of motifs used on Anatolian Yagcibedir carpets by Didem Atis 7 May 2004: "The Yagcibedir carpets have been produced by the 'Yayci Yoruks'-tribes living around Balikesir, Sindirgi, Bigadic. This region, as its geographical location, was included in Bergama Kingdom (129 B.C.), Byzantine Empire (1204), Anatolian Seljuks (1077-1308), and Karesi State (1296-1341) Ottoman Empire and lastly Turkish Republic."

Local names and meaning of motifs used on Anatolian Yagcibedir carpets by Didem Atis 7 May 2004: "The Yagcibedir carpets have been produced by the 'Yayci Yoruks'-tribes living around Balikesir, Sindirgi, Bigadic. This region, as its geographical location, was included in Bergama Kingdom (129 B.C.), Byzantine Empire (1204), Anatolian Seljuks (1077-1308), and Karesi State (1296-1341) Ottoman Empire and lastly Turkish Republic."

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MUENCHEN TEXTILE ART




Munich Textile Art will take place from March 4th to 7th 2004.
The exhibition includes antique rugs, flatweaves, tapestries and textiles from reputable exhibitors.

The exhibitors includes Galerie Frauenknecht, Galerie Arabesque, Ex Oriente, Adil Bisim - to mention a few of the announced exhibitors. There will be more than 20 exhibitors this year.

Bertram Frauenknecht is together with his wife Mariola the organizer of the annual exhibition. Quality is everything for Munich Textile Art, says Bertram Frauenknecht to Jozan Magazine.

The numbers of visitors at the exhibition is expected to be approximately 2000.

Sotheby's A Central Anatolian Long Rug mid-19th C. Lot 21: "A CENTRAL ANATOLIAN LONG RUG
New York 6,000�8,000 USD Session 1
19 Sep 03 10:15 AM
MEASUREMENTS: approximately 14ft. by 4ft. 5in. (4.27 by 1.35m.)
DATE OF OBJECT: mid-19th century"

Nagel Central Anatolian Prayer Rug 19th C. Lot 17: "Lot 17
Title A prayer rug, CENTRAL ANATOLIA (?), 19th ct., losses to pile, repiled areas.
Size 133 x 99 cm
Description
(German only) 'Von diesem Typus anatolischer Gebetsteppiche gibt es nur wenige Exemplare. Zum Vergleichsst�ck aus der Sammlung Kirchheim, welches nicht vollst�ndig erhalten ist, hei�t es: ''Erst in einer Zeit, die f�r sich in Anspruch nehmen darf, die klare einfache Linie nicht nur als Modegeschmack zu akzeptieren, sondern sie auch m�glicherweise im Ausdruck zu zu verstehen, konnte ein solcher Teppich respektiert werden. Die klare Sprache seiner Kn�pferin bedarf keiner Erl�uterung.'' 133 x 99 cm (0903009)' "

Sotheby's Sparta carpet, early 20th C. lot 15: "Sotheby's Sparta carpet, early 20th C. lot 15

Picture and Information from
Sotheby's Auctions � Selected English & Continental Furniture, Sculpture & Rugs � lot 29

Sale W03782
W - A Sparta carpet, West Turkey, early 20th century
London, Olympia 800�1,200 GBP Session 1
15 Jul 03 10:30 AM
MEASUREMENTS
574 by 370cm, 18ft. 10in. by 12ft. 2in. "