A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG

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Lot 170 | A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG

ATTRIBUTABLE TO ZAREH PENYAMIN, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1920

Of 'Sultan's Head' design, overall excellent condition

4ft.11in. x 3ft.3in. (151cm. x 100cm.)





Provenance

With George Farrow by 1985



Literature

George Farrow, Personal Catalogue, 1991



Exhibited

The Persian Carpet Gallery, London, 18 April - 10 May 1985



Inscribed

In the inscription cartouche in the mihrab niche bi-yed-e Abd Allah nehsad wa navad - 'by the hand of Abd Allah, 990'
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