Caucasian Dragon Carpet

Antique tabriz carpet dragon design handmade oriental rug red blue gold.

Caucasian dragon carpet. 19th century caucasian dragon sumak rug hand knotted in wool red. Lac would have also been the principal red dye used in northwest persian classical carpets including those of tabriz. Where from how when and why did the dragon motif appear in safavid carpets. Caucasian dragon carpet caucasus late 18th century early 19th century.

Dragon carpet one of the latest acquisitions of baku carpet museum will be presented during the talk of the new museum director shirin malikova. On nov 16 2019. Caucasian dragon carpet nov 16 2019 austria auction company in austria september 2020 caucasian dragon carpetcaucasus late 18th century early 19th century351 x 190 cm 11 6 x 6 3 condition. A previously unknown 17th c.

Caucasian dragon carpetcaucasus late 18th century early 19th century351 x 190 cm 11 6. Tabriz is an important weaving centre in north west persia and has been since the 16th century. 229 x 513 cm lot 100 sotheby s fine oriental and european carpets april 15 1993 new york city the christopher alexander collection. 11 and is possibly from the same carpet.

Modreach super soft modern area rugs living room carpet bedroom rug nursery rug dragon phoenix rainbow 3d printed 60 inches x 39 inches. A caucasian dragon carpet late 17th century end. 5 0 out of 5 stars 1. Click to enlarge dragon carpet fragment 17th 18th century azerbaijan.

Click to enlarge lot 77. All the expected motifs are present including dragons flowers birds crabs and other animals. The fragment offered here is closely related to three fragments from the mosque of ali paşa in tokat illustrated in yetkin şerare early caucasian carpets in turkey vol i london 1978 pl. The caucasian dragon carpets has repeatedly been the subject of discussion on the topic.

The insect dye lac was the principal red dye used in classical persian carpets. One can see the evolution of tribal rug weaving in the history of antique caucasian carpets. This city has become one of the leading producers of carpets in the east. While caucasian rugs tend to feature floral designs their depiction is usually highly stylized abstract and geometric.

Caucasian dragon carpet nov 16 2019 austria auction company in austria. Estimate 30 000 50 000. The spread and generally accepted opinion of many experts is that the motive of the dragon migrated in the south caucasian carpets of the safavid era from china. 351 x 190 cm.