Auction: Oriental Rugs & Carpets - 2619BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 10, 2012 12:30PM
Description:
Salor Torba, West Turkestan, mid-19th century, (reovercast, oxidized magenta silk highlights),4 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 9 in.
Literature: For a very similar example, please refer to Turkmen, Tribal Carpets and Traditions, edited by Louise W. Mackie and Jon Thompson, (The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1980) No. 11, p. 75.
Estimate $10,000-11,000