Beshir Prayer Rug

The design appears to be a hybrid of various classic motifs.

Beshir prayer rug.

This beautiful white ground prayer rug was previously unknown before it appeared for sale in gothenburg in 2009. 6 feet 10 inches x 3 feet 7 inches provenance. Invaluable is the world s largest marketplace for art antiques and collectibles. While the great majority of turkmen prayer rugs are ascribed to beshir and or the ersari small prayer rugs of the yomut chodor kizil ayak and tekke tribes are also known 23könig also suggested that earli er prayer rugs seem to have been smaller than later ones but further comparisons are needed to establish this assumption as fact.

Skinners auctioneers boston december 6 1997 cover lot. Due to the good quality wool and sturdy weave beshir oriental rugs make for good buys. No other rug in the group has related drawing such bold colouring or a farsi inscription which suggests that the prayer rug is the product of a highly cultivated weaver. This group consists of seven white ground rugs with an overall design of scrolling curled leaves reminiscent of the stylized foliage often depicted on suzanis of the region.

Ascending branches with ascendant buds on a central chevron striped tree. In addition authenticated old beshir rugs are highly collectible and very expensive so you re investment will continue to increase in value. Buy online view images and see past prices for beshir prayer rug turkestan 19th century. Ground beshir prayer rug.

This superb prayer rug formerly in the collection of charles richardson appears to be unique among this enigmatic group of prayer rugs. Property from the collection of dr. Beshir prayer rug sale number 3095b lot number 74 skinner auctioneers. Aug 2 2017 middle amu darya region early 19th century.

The white ground border replicates a bud pattern. A similar plant motif may be seen in a striped beshir rug in hali 1 1 p 7. Condition 9 of the conditions of business for buyers for this sale is not applicable to this lot. Erika pohl ströhera beshir prayer rug middle amu darya region turkestanmid 19th centuryapproximately 185 by 104 cm please note.

In his seminal article beshir prayer rugs hali 151 pp 74 83 ralph.