Description:
Tekke Chuval, West Turkestan, late 19th century, featuring five rows of five Yomud-type guls flanked by rows of "tshemtshe" minor guls all in ivory, light red, navy, and blue/green, on a red ground and within a "kotchak" cross border, the wide skirt with a stepped diamond lattice inset with highly stylized trees, 2 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.
Estimate $800-1,000
very minor gouges in two corners, very small hole in the field, few areas of low pile
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Richard Belkin
Specialist, Rugs & Carpets
508-970-3247
Benjamin Mini
Director, Rugs & Carpets
Regional Director, Maine and Northern New England
508-970-3238
Colin Kraft
Business Manager, Rugs & Carpets
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