Antique Coffered Field Caucasian Karabagh Rug 43999
This extraordinary antique Karabagh rug features a spectacular geometric repeating pattern accompanied by a host of tribal symbols found throughout Caucasian rugs.
Antique Caucasian Karabagh Rug, Country Of Origin: Caucasus, Circa Date: 1900 – Richly decorative and deeply nuanced, this antique Caucasian Karabagh rug showcases an unusual pattern of repeating vases that is amazingly graphic and superbly stylish. The dramatic coffered field with its mihrab-like niches houses an endless network of linear vases that are filled with delicately colored highlights and branching bouquets. Narrow cushions of negative space surround each delicate motif and produce an exceptional trellis that passes through each figure and across the splendid camel-tone field. Checkerboard tiles and compound lozenge motifs the edges of the define coffered field and segue to the elaborate symbol-filled borders, which feature a collection of softly colored stars that take on an angular asterisk-like shape. Oxidized bouquets synonymous with Karabagh carpets fill the coved corners along with tiny botehs, endless knots and tribal symbols that represent the duality of Caucasian designs.
