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Lot 191
Dragon Sumakh
Estimated Value:
3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Eastern Caucasus, Cuba, dated 1307 AH (= 1900 AD)274 x143 cm
A red-ground dragon sumakh in an unusually narrow format. The pattern of the main border, consisting of cartouches alternating with S-shaped abstract animal motifs, is rather rare in sumakhs; this is also the case, for example, with the renownedrenowned Grote Hasenbalg medallion sumakh, which was later part of the Vok Collection and was auctioned at Rippon-Boswell in Wiesbaden in 2016.
German private collection, acquired from the estate of George F. Gilmore via Rippon Boswell in Wiesbaden
See VOK, IGNAZIO, Vok Collection. Caucasus-Persia. Gilim and other flat-woven textiles. Munich 1996, no. 30 = RIPPON BOSWELL, A 88. Vok Collection. Selection 2. 12 March 2016, Lot 133 - Signs of age and wear; dark brown areas partly restored; some areas re-woven. Overall in good condition witn minor traces of age and wear, with original edging all round
Signs of wear; re-woven areas.
