A West Anatolian rug

Pile generally low to knotheads with areas oxidized down to foundation and areas of foldwear and wear also low to foundation, several holes now backed with red linen as visible in illustration, small scattered faded reweaves, mostly in lower end. Sides with original red, brown and green wool 4 cord selvages, some small restored spots, all now sewn down to fabric backing. Lower end missing outer guard stripes with losses into end guard border, now sewn down to fabric backing. Upper end with 1/4 inch red kilim. Supple handle, sound fabric, unusual design with great vivid color retention.
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The unusual double pendant central design of this rug is found on a rug from a Massachusetts collector published in Walter Denny, The Classical Tradition in Anatolian Carpets, Washington, D.C. 2002, pl. 23, p. 84 and on one now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, see Joseph V. McMullan, Islamic Carpets, New York, 1965, pl. 80, pp. 256-7.  The present lot has a different border than the two cited examples being composed of multicolored hooked diamonds rather than stylized serrated leaves.  All three of these rugs have a central four lobed medallion that recall those of the 16th and 17th century small format medallion rugs from Oushak, such as McMullan, ibid, pl. 84, pp. 264-5.