EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

The bold, four-armed design of the 'St. Andrew’s Cross' in the present lot is widely accepted as being attributable to Seychour in the north of the Kuba region (Ulrich Schurman, Caucasian Rugs, Munich, 1961, p.298-299, pl.115). Other notable design elements from this weaving center are the classic 'cabbage-rose' and 'Georgian' outer border (Ian Bennett, Oriental Rugs: Volume 1 Caucasian, Austria, 1981, p.288). The blue and white border design is typical of the group known as the running dog' design. A comparable example but with a less ambitious colour palette was offered in Christie’s, New York, 24 November 2009, lot 448 and a similar, but longer example sold for a record price in these Rooms, 24 April 2012, lot 79.