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Lot 190

A Zili Flatweave

Estimated Value:

400 € - 600 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Western Anatolia, mid-19th century
335 x 155 cm
Magnificent brocaded textiles executed in Zili technique. A complex pattern system composed of rosettes with inset star motifs, large rectangular cartouches with small stars, and small cuboid shapes form a tile-like design with a reciprocal structure. Polychrome wool combined with white-ground cotton sections.
From a significant European private collection, formed between the 1980s and the early 2000s - Cf.: Yayla, Brueggemann, Frankfurt (1993), Plate 93.