SHIRVAN, Southeast Caucasian
5' 3" x 8' 9" Circa 1900 Price: $10,000
(High-Decorative)
("New Arrivals Gallery") This singular tribal rug's features an uncanny level of precision, planning, artistic ambition and clarity of design. Its deft weavers included a panoply of beloved Caucasian motifs, including square-petaled rosettes alongside latch hook and S-shaped devices, adding enigmatic calligraphy upon the coveted midnight indigo ground. The medallions themselves are a major creative focus, while a masterclass border suite dazzles with its astonishing diversity that remains completely cohesive to the rug as a whole. This is an exceptional example of elevated artistry and craftsmanship that is never seen from such a "late" date for this sub-style.