A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG

Lot 171
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 171 | A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG
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£ 50 000 – 70 000
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG

SIGNED ZAREH PENYAMIN, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1920

Of 'Sultan's Head' design, finely woven, full pile throughout, overall excellent condition

6ft.3in. x 4ft.2in. (190cm. x 127cm.)





Provenance

George Farrow, personal catalogue, 1991



Inscribed

In the main border cartouches Qur'an I, sura al-Baqara, v.255, 'the Throne Verse'
In the central cartouche ayn niz bozgarad - 'This too shall pass away'
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