No. 8383, Chodor

18th century, 252 x 210 cm

Internet price EUR 19500.-

Certificate Description

This is an early exemplar of this group of Turkoman carpets which is difficult to classify. A Chodor carpet exhibited in the Textile Museum in Washington and published on p. 121 in the literature mentioned below displays the same Gul motifs as the carpet shown here. The carpets` basic form, the inner form of the Gul motifs and the arrangement of the animal figures are the same. This carpet contains four rows of Gul motifs, while the Washington carpet only has three, but its size and proportions should be taken into account. The carpet shown here has the same length, but is 60 cm wider. The Guls lying in between correspond with the Gul motifs of a bag which is depicted in the same book. It also belongs to the Washington collection. The bag displays the same colouring as the carpet you can see here. The inner field of this Chodor has the same open and restful pattern. The Gul motifs are arranged diagonally. This becomes very obvious if you look at the red and blue motifs in the diagonals. The borders also correspond with early carpets of this provenance. They are simply and clearly patterned. The upper and lower transverse borders display spiral arabesques. The main border is characterized by a cross band. The empty spaces are filled with triangles and Ashik motifs trimmed with hooks.