Description:
Kuba Kilim Carpet, East Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with an allover pattern of "race car"- type palmettes in ivory, light blue, navy, and brown, each inset with an anchored diamond, all within an ivory meandering bar border, 10 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.
Literature: For similar examples please see: Kilims- Flat-woven Tapestry Rugs, by Yanni Petsopoulos, 1979, plates 279-281, P. 240-241.
Estimate $1,200-1,500
very minor hole at upper left, minor brown oxidation
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