Number HA874
Material Silk
Style Flowery
Type Anatolian
Origin Anatolian
Size Dated 1900
Age 194 x 125
๐๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐
๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ.
Museum quality historical masterpiece with provenance and history inscribed in the formidable signature cartouche. One of a half dozen in different designs commissioned in the 1890s by Sultan Abdul Hamid IIโs government for the Ottoman Pavilion at the landmark Paris World Expo. A comparable prayer rug from the same exclusive royal order was formerly in the collection of the Ottoman businessman Calouste Gulbenkian and currently is on display at the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon.
This is the first of the 6 to become available on the market for way over a century. Took me 4 years to finally acquire this 125 year old turquoise belle. When it was made the USA ๐บ๐ธ was only 124 years old and Istanbul was still officially called Constantinople.
Further details to follow; meanwhile, enquiries are welcome from private collections, museums and public institutions. Authenticated and certified.
โYou donโt just buy a rug from Dr Maktabi... Itโs an experience, a rich one! You learn about history, culture & art. And more importantly you feel euphoric!โ Dr Siamak Abolhassani, Expert Medical Care Clinics, Victoria, Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
You can't only be a customer of Hadi Maktabi. While his main purpose is rug dealing, he starts with story telling and ends with history selling. That's what I call high-end art curating and closing it all with an entertaining friendship. George El Hani, CEO Levica, Lebanon ๐ฑ๐ง
Acquiring a piece from my dear friend Hadi is truly a journey. We start that journey with a lesson and detailed background on any piece that is of interest. After a thorough discussion regarding the chosen piece or should I say marvel, since Hadi's pieces are truly marvels, Hadi guides us into why he would advise us to acquire it or go for another of his marvels that would suit us more than the one initially chosen. This sincere advice always makes us feel that we are generously taken care of by Hadi. The learning process and honesty in guidance make us go back only to Hadi whenever we are looking for our next beautiful piece for our homes. All I can say is thank you Hadi for your impeccable guidance and service. Abdullah Al-Awadhi, Kuwait ๐ฐ๐ผ