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Thursday 18 May 2017

Heriz Carpet Catalogue,Volume II: Medallion Designs











The very definition of a Heriz carpet is one bearing the "Classic" Medallion(099-121)an 8/16 pointed roundel derived from 16th century Safavid models,which may well have been developed during the Turkmen Regency in Azerbaijan.An innovation introduced by the Heriz District weavers is the creation of a second coloured field between ground and medallion,thus interrupting the flow of an otherwise standard Turkmen-style major and minor  repeat design.















It is often difficult to tell whether we are viewing a single isolated Göl,or a flowing scheme,but usually the weavers have left us a clue by continuing the field colour  around the top and bottom of the medallion.The apex points recall the cusps of a Small Pattern Holbein,and the center is often strongly delineated by a quatrefoil outlining.The four hunched shoulders are filled with oblique panels often containing degenerate Arabesque,and the medallion itself is crowned by a large and elaborate palmette pendant.No two carpets are ever alike,although serial production has been observed










There are clear connections to older Turkish rugs(as noted by Christine Klose),whether in the archaic- debased or manufacture style


Ankara



Bernheimer



The Turkish carpets themselves deriving from models drawn out at the Ak and Kara-Koyunlu Courts,already before the onset of the Kurdish-Turkmen Dynasty of the Safavids


Blumenthal Collection,MET



Tucher-Myers

Perhaps the Classic Medallion,with its mesh of Turkish and Iranian elements, is that which has been woven in East Azerbaijan for centuries(it is remarkably crystallised) and is in fact the Bakshayesh production praised by Mumford for its reputation in the whole of Iran.Or:it is purely the output of a 19th century Tabriz designer(albeit one of genius)?

As a variant the corner secondaries have sometimes been abandoned and their remains pasted onto the flanks of the medallions((064-072)leaving plenty of room for field and ground play.


There are basically two types of medallion in use(as there are two types of border)one is the aforementioned "Classic" design with all its variations;the other is an elongated oblong form often attributed to Bakshayesh(why not?) and thus ascribed here.The oblong shape is one of the most basic design units known to man,and was the subject of a brilliant essay by the 17th century polymath,Sir Thomas Brown,entitled aptly The Garden of Cyrus.It is a simple layout most adequate for grid designs,and which can be configured in the sand(074-090)

In contrast some truly opulent carpets issued forth,no doubt fom the Tabriz ateliers,including one distinct group with a large cross center(091,092)

Some 80 medallion carpets bear inscriptions,mostly derived from Hafiz and other poets. Many await translation(094-097)


Quite a large group with elongated medallions feature lateral indents of a type seen on some Transylvanian carpets(124-132)


A number of high-class carpets were obviously woven under the influence of Keshan,with large full-bodied medallions(133-135)


A further cluster combine thick heavy leafage both within and without the center roundel,and are characterised by the use of elegantly drawn,quite classical palmettes(136-138)


A large and immaculate group of elongated carpets feature a design based on the flayed skin concept of an animal hide stretched taut to dry.There are Anatolian forebears for this,with probable Sufi connections,and 19th century Iranian interpretations as well











The central design is often depicted on a white dotted ground(perhaps the leopard`s spots?)and the entire production is of a very high quality,often inscribed(141-152)


An especially beautiful group feature rotund medallions,a brash,archaic drawing,and extremely good dyework.Best described as "Serapi"(161)


Many carpets were also produced with a small central medallion from which issue all kinds of arabesque floral forms( 162-173)


A last distinct group copies the jagged-edge medallion used in Sultanabad carpets(184)






064 Medallion with Corner Palmettes



Christies 8 April 1989,Lot 216 "Serapi",estimate $25-35,000








064A Medallion with Arabesque Corners


Christies 15 December 2004,lot 94 sold for $41,825












065 Corner Appendages,Blue Ground,Classic Medallion


Battilossi Catalogue 3-21








066 Corner Appendages,Pink & Red Ground,Classic Medallion


With Anthony Foster in 2003










067 Corner Appendages,White & Yellow Ground,Classic Medallion


Christies London,1 May 2003,Lot 20,sold for 35,850 Pounds










068 Corner Appendages,Blue and Green Ground


Christies London 25 October 2007,Lot 179,sold for 18,500 Pounds











069 Corner Appendages,Pink & Red Ground



Hali 36,1987,advert Davide Halevim










070 Corner Appendages,White and Yellow Ground



Hali 64,1992,advert Gerli,Sartirana Show








Advert A&L,Perugia catalogue 1997-26










071 Corner Appendages,Other Ground Colours



Sothebys 19 July 1989,lot 154,sold for £15,400











072 Straight Pointed Appendages




Sothebys New York 15 December 2000,lot 279,sold for $30,000









073 Eight Lobed Medallion


Christies London 14 October 2004,lot 248,estimate $22,000-25,000,unsold











074 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground-Chintamani Border



Sothebys 9 April 2014,lot 215,sold for £21,250(formerly published by Lettenmair)










075 Bakshayesh,Blue Ground,Curled Leaf and Diagonal Leaf Borders




at Skinners on 26 September 2015,lot 107,sold for $ 3,750









076 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground Herati Border



at Sothebys on 2 May 2001(170) and 11 October 2004(89)











077 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground,Meander Border




Sothebys London 5 April 2006,lot 114,sold for £6600












Davide Halevim,advert Ghereh 26










079 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground,Palmette Leaf and Medallion Border


at Sothebys 12 April 1996,lot 120,estimate $14-18,000












080 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground,Rosette and Leaf Border




at Sothebys  NY on 17 December 1999(264),unsold









081 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground,Animal Spandrels



at Christies on 12 December 2007(2),unsold










082 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground,Medallion Border




Eberhart Herrmann ATT 5;at Sothebys 23 April 1997(187)estimate £10-15,000










084 Bakshayesh-Blue Ground,Other Borders




At Sothebys 20 January 1990;Christies 15 December 1995;Sothebys 10 April 1997(224)










085 Bakshayesh-Camel & Ochre Ground





086 Bakshayesh-Green Ground





087 Bakshayesh-Red Ground,Chintamani Border



at Sothebys NY on 8 October 1999(331)sold for $13,800







088 Bakshayesh-Red Ground,Herati Border




with Galerie Sailer,Hali 107,1999









089 Bakshayesh-Red Ground,Other Borders



at the Davide Halevim Sale,Christies London 14 February 2001(22) sold for £60,950











090 Bakshayesh-White and Yellow Grounds



Berj Abadjian,advert Hali 2-4-66










091 Medallion-Baroque Style


Peter Pap











092 Medallion-Baroque Style,Blue Cross Center



Edelmann 19 April 1980(333) unsold










093 Medallion with Boteh Field






094 Medallion-Cartouche Border Calligraphy





095 Medallion Chintamani Border with Calligraphy





096 Medallion Herati Border with Calligraphy





097 Other Borders with Calligraphy





098 Medallion-Chondzoresk Design





099 Blue Ground Classic Medallion-with Chintamani Borders



at Christies on 29 November 1989,lot 230










100 Blue Ground Classic Medallion with Floral Herati borders




at Sothebys on 2 April 2004,lot 100,sold for $21,600











101 Blue Ground Classic Medallion with Geometric Herati Borders



at Sothebys 26 April 1995,lot 222










102 Blue Ground Classic Medallion with diverse borders



with Lida Lavender at the Hali Fair in 2002











103 Green Ground Classic Medallion



at Sothebys on 16 December 2005,lot 197,sold for $48,000











104 Ochre Ground Classic Medallion



at Finarte on 14 November 1998,lot 75










105 Pink Ground Classic Medallion



at Christies on 29 November,1989(lot 200)











106 Classic Medallion with plain field


at Nagels,Leipzig on 23 June 1993,lot 3263,sold for 20,000 Deutschmark











107 Red Ground Classic Medallion with Chintamani border




at Rippon Boswell on 16 November 1991(lot 86) sold for 65,000 Deutschmark










108 Red Ground Classic Medallion- Herati Border



at Christies on 10 April 2008,lot 240,unsold










109 White Ground Classic Medallion-blue Chintamani border



Christies Meyer-Müller Sale III,8 February 1992,lot 124










110 White Ground Classic Medallion-green ground Chintamani border





111 White Ground Classic Medallion-red ground Chintamani border



Lefevre 25 May 1984,lot 51







112) White Ground Classic Medallion-white and yellow ground Chintamani border



Christies 14 May 1997,lot 63










113 White Ground Classic Medallion with Curled Leaf border



Christies 17 December 2003,lot 81,unsold










114 White Ground Classic blue floral Herati border












115 White Ground Classic Medallion blue geometric Herati border



Christies 6 December 1988,lot 152,$13,200















116 White Ground Classic Medallion-redground geometric Herati border



Ghereh 21,with Hans Homm










117 White Ground Classic Medallion-red ground floral Herati border



Nomadic Looms advert,Hali 94,1997-page 10











118 White Ground Classic Medallion-yellowground floral Herati border









119 White Ground Classic Medallion-yellowground geometric Herati border



Christies 7 April 1990,lot 107











120 White Ground Classic Medallion-other borders



Maktabi Beirut,advert Hali 125,2002,page 61








121 Yellow Ground Classic Medallion



Sothebys NY 7 December 2010,lot 131,sold for $59,375











122 Medallion with large Palmettes in field









123 Medallion with Herati field





124 Indented Medallions-8-lobed with Chintamani border





125 Indented Medallions- blue ground-8-Lobed with Herati border





126 Indented Medallions-white ground-with Herati border





127 Indented Medallions with two notches





128 Indented Medallions with Chintamani border





129 Indented Medallions with Herati border





130 Indented Medallions-other borders




131 Long Indented Medallions






132 Indented medallions-Other





133 Keshan Medallion-Chintamani border





134 Keshan Medallion-Herati border





135 Keshan Medallion-other borders





136 Leaf Medallion-Chintamani border





137 Leaf Medallion-Curled Leaf border and others





138 Leaf Medallion-Herati border





139 Bakshayesh long medallion form




140 Bakshayesh Long Medallion Form,2





141 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Medallion-abstract animals





142 Bakshayesh-Flayed Skin Medallion-Blue ground





143 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Medallion-Camel and Yellow Ground





144 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Medallion-Red Ground





145 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin White Ground Dotted Medallion Blue Field(+Calligraphy)





146 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Medallion White Dotted Ground Red Field





147 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Yellow Ground+Others





148 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Medallion Diagonal Cross





149 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Medallion Plain Field





150 Bakshayesh Thick Bands in Field




151 Bakshayesh With Thick Straight Drawing





152 Bakshayesh Flayed Skin Medallion-White Ground





153 Three medallions






154 Multi-Medallion Carpets





155 Medallion with Mina-Khani Field





156 Medallion with Plain Field-Blue and Red





157 Medallion with Plain Field-White and Yellow





158 Rotund Medallions-Chintamani border





159 Rotund Medallions-Herati Border





160 Star Petal Holbein Medallion





161 Large Round Jovial Medallions





162 Small Corner Medallions





163 Small Medallion-8 Leaf-Red Ground





164 Small Medallion-8 Leaf-White Ground





165 Small Medallion-Chintamani Border








166 Small Medallion-Camel,Green,White and Yellow Borders





167 Small Medallion-Red Ground





168 Small Medallion-Red Ground-Large Leaves in Field





169 Small Medallion-Other Borders





170 Small Medallion-Blue Ground-Herati Border





171 Small Medallion-Blue Ground Forked Leaf Field





172 Small Medallion-Red Ground Forked Leaf Field





173 Small Medallion-Yellow and White Ground





174 Thistle Medallions





175 Medallion with Botehs,Red Ground





176 Medallion with Botehs,White Ground





177 Medallion with Dragons






178 Single Medallions-Chintamani Border





179 Single Medallions-Herati Border





180 Other medallions,Other Borders





181 Other Medallions-Meander Border





182 Other Medallions-Floral Herati Border





183 Other Medallions-Geometric Herati Border







184 Ziegler Medallion Style