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18C SILK OTTOMAN PRAYER RUG

18C SILK OTTOMAN PRAYER RUG

  • Number HA654

  • Material Silk

  • Style Prayer Rug

  • Type Anatolian

  • Origin Anatolian

  • Size 170 x 121

  • Age 18th Century

Story

Luxury, opulence and spirituality meet in this wonderful artwork. This is a rare and valuable transition piece between the fabled royal Ottoman carpets of the 16th century and the workshop ones of the 19th. It retains the pristine elegance and innate confidence of those early creations.

The ivory field is open, bearing twin columns and a lantern dangling from the green Mehran prayer arch. Green is a rare natural dye and quite a symbolic choice of color for a religious Islamic artwork due to its associations with the Banner of the Prophet. The composition is framed by a golden border in the authentic Ottoman palace style of the 1500s. This a wonderfully old carpet that represents the last vestiges of the royal court tradition.

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Hadi Maktabi and his staff provide comprehensive and thoughtful services to collectors and textile buyers worldwide. His knowledge of antique oriental rugs and textiles, including many fine offerings from the Levant, is unsurpassed. We have been loyal customers for over five years and have visited his Beirut premises. He has worked with us upon several occasions to select the exact Ottoman and Levantine pieces we wanted for our collection. You can be sure of quality and honesty when dealing with Hadi. Penelope and Timothy Hays, Just In From The East Collection, Florida 🇺🇸

 

 

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