A rug sold at Rippon Boswell`s on 24 November 2012(Lot 196)did cause the otherwise stalwart team of reporters at Hali`s Auction Price Guide some headaches.
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1-RB |
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2-Hali 175-138 |
It had been published by Jack Cassin in his 1990 publication,"Kelim,Soumak,Carpet and Cloth",plate 7.
The same border was used on a Kuba runner sold at Finarte`s on 15 November 1986,and reviewed by Hali in issue 34,page 83.
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3-Finarte |
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4-Hali 34-83 |
The suggestion that the Cassin border/Finarte field relates to a group of three older arabesque rugs is not shared by the author.The most developed of the three carpets,in the MET,is obviously a crudely re-drawn Lotto design.
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5-Metropolitan Museum of Art-wb-08-208
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6-Chris Alexander 7 |
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7-SOT 9 Plate 35 |
The above having sold at Skinners on 16 December 1986(Lot 115) for $15,400.
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