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A 17th century Ushak carpet, Ottoman Empire, Western Anatolia. Classical medallion design, executed in the traditional color scheme, light blue, red, green and yellow. 355×230 cm.

During the second most prominent period in the Art of Turkish Carpet-Weaving, large carpets were weaved with the patterns developed by muralist/miniaturists in the Ottoman Palace atelier for mosques, palaces, mansions and export. One of the two main groups of 16th century Ushak carpets is Medallion Ushak carpets, which continued to develop until the end of 18th century. The earliest and best large Medallion Ushak carpets were woven for the Ottoman market but we can see from paintings by artists such as Holbein, Velasquez and Zurbaran, that large medallion Ushaks began to appear in Europe by the sixteenth century, depicted in the paintings of Royalty and the very rich.

Condition

Konditionsrapport ved forespørgsel. Kontakt: carpets@bruun-rasmussen.dk Condition report on request. Contact: carpets@bruun-rasmussen.dk

Auction

Carpets, varia, furniture, clocks, 28 February 2018

Category
Estimate

70,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

195,000 DKK