A FINE AND RARE ‘CASSETTE-GUL’ KHOTAN CARPET, 19TH CENTURY

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A FINE AND RARE ‘CASSETTE-GUL’ KHOTAN CARPET, 19TH CENTURY Western China, Xinjiang province, ancient region of East Turkestan. Finely woven in wool with a dense pile, the rectangular field arranged in a rigorous lattice of alternating polychrome guls, each formed as a stylized radiating flowerhead in ivory and madder red, enclosed within interlocking angular fretwork picked out in ivory, deep indigo blue, and red. The compartmented field is framed by a narrow floral border of delicate blossoms and leaves, followed by a broad outer border of boldly drawn reciprocal cloud-heads, all within narrow guard stripes. Expert’s note: The present carpet belongs to the distinctive gul group of East Turkestan weavings, in which a Central Asian medallion vocabulary is combined with geometric fretwork and border motifs ultimately derived from Chinese ornament. Lorentz regarded the Gül pattern as one of the principal design groups of Eastern Turkestan carpets, alongside the vase-pomegranate and medallion types. Particularly characteristic here is the disciplined compartmental arrangement of alternating flowerhead guls within an interlocking fretwork lattice, contrasted with the boldly drawn reciprocal cloud-head border. Dimensions: 242 x166 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 1 October 2015, lot 106 Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 30,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the similar pattern and colors. Note the size (384 x 180 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 June 2005, lot 200 Price: USD 14,400 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the similar pattern and colors. Note the size (323 x 168 cm) and later dating.

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