Lot 142
  • 142

A Yuruk long rug, East Anatolia

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • wool
  • approximately 8ft. 6in. by 4ft. 5in. (2.59 by 1.35m.)

Condition

Pile ranges from approximately 1/6 inch to low to knotheads in scattered foldwear areas. Scattered repiling to ivory field throughout, and repiling in lower end of field and borders. Dark browns oxidized. Sides overcast. Upper left corner with 4 x 3 inch triangular reweave; missing lower end outer guard stripe. Both ends secured with blanket stitch. Hanging rings sewn to upper end on reverse. Supple handle, lustrous wool, sound fabric and condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

Kazak designs appear in the oeuvre of only few Anatolian weaving groups, the most well-known of which are the craftsmen of the city of Kozak, north of Bergama, where the population is of Cacuasian origin, see J. Iten-Maritz, Turkish Carpets, New York, 1975, p.116. This Caucasian ancestry explains the Kazak-inspired designs of the rugs produced in Kozak, but not those woven by the pastoral nomads of Yuruk, who are believed to have Turkoman origins and who produced the lot offered here. The Moghan Kazak design sets this long rug apart from the vast majority Yuruk weavings executed in the eastern region of Anatolia. Among most major weaving centers in Anatolia, the Yuruk region is located closest to the Caucasus and it is not surprising that the crafts of the inhabitants of this area were influenced by those of the Caucasian tribes to the north. Although Yuruk rugs were woven in a very wide variety of designs and colors, few exhibit such strong Southwest Caucasian influence as this lot. The bright yet rich colors used here are unusual in Yuruk weavings, which are often executed in more toned-down hues of darker shades. In this lot the Moghan Kazak design was executed with perfection and on the face of the rug it is only the thin border woven in unusual colors for a Kazak rug that give away this piece as a work of a Yuruk weaver. Very few Yuruk pieces with such obvious Kazak design influence have appeared at auction in the past, but one is a Yuruk rug that sold Sotheby's New York, 16 February 2000, lot 42. That rug is decorated with light octagons, borderline squares, filled with multi-colored stars found in Karachopt Kazak rugs, such as lot 138 in this sale, at each ends. However, that lot was executed in a color palette more typical to Yuruk  weavings and did not have the brilliant and clean hues found in the lot offered here.