CENTRAL ASIAN CARPET

Early 20th century
Handwoven, wool, natural dyes
89.75 x 61 in (228 x 155 cm)

There is a black fabric sleeve sewn on the back of the carpet in case it is desired to be hung

This lot will be shipped in a roll

A rare understated composition carpet, possibly woven by the Taimani Baluch group in present-day Afghanistan. The carpet is woven with natural undyed wool in various shades of ivory and brown. The field is overlaid with twenty hexagonal medallions, each of which is filled with a Memling ‘gul’ ascribed to the famous Flemish painter from the 16th century. Random filler elements are inserted in the negative empty spaces around the ‘gul’. A set of abstract minor borders frame the composition in a somewhat puzzling incomplete formation, indicating a precious nomadic touch.