A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG

Lot 211
24.10.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 211 | A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG
POSSIBLY SIGNED 'MINA', ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1920
Of 'Sultan's head' design, finely woven, some localised dryness and associated splitting
3ft.10in. x 2ft.7in. (117cm. x 79cm.)




Provenance

With C. John Rare Rugs Ltd., London, 1986



Literature

Personal catalogue, Volume 1, p.22, 1991
Personal catalogue, December 1991, MWI 13 1993



Engraved

The signature 'Mina' [?] in metal thread in Arabic letters in the central palette
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