EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

It has been suggested by Eberhart Herrmann that the pattern of repeating horizontal motifs and the existence of weft-patterned carpets most likely has its origins in textile design. Other examples are published in; Peter Willborg, Textile Treasures From Five Centuries, Stockholm, 1995, no.26; Sotheby’s New York, The Sailer Collection, 19 January, 1998, lot 83; Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 29 November, 2014, lot 68, Christie's, London, 19 April, 2016, lot 1.