Yellow Field Anatolian Rug

[Heinz Kamping Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Heinz Kamping]

I own a yellow field anatolian rug for many years. Size is 95x120 cm. It has vibrant colors, but is in a deplorable condition. Is this a later copy?

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Very nice piece probably from Konya. The abundance of aubergine and the yellow ground show an early date may be around 1800. In my opinion it deserves a good treatment.

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Very nice piece probably from Konya. The abundance of aubergine and the yellow ground show an early date may be around 1800. In my opinion it deserves a good treatment.

I agree. If it belonged to me I would sew a cloth to the back. probably dark blue, and display it on a wall.

Steve Price

[Chuck Wagner Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Chuck Wagner]

Hello Heinz,

Long ago, we had a discussion thread that included a couple rugs almost identical to this one.

This will jog Steve's memory, as it did mine.

Regards
Chuck

http://www.turkotek.com/misc_00090/a...an_turkmen.htm

[Joe Lawrence Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Joe Lawrence]

Hello Heinz. I was excited to see your post. I have enjoyed your older posts especially with your Turkish pieces.

Your Central Anatolian piece is wonderful! Even in its condition, it is still worthy of a spot on the wall.

Chuck posted a link with similiar examples one of which came from Gülşehir (rose city). If correct, this would be closer to Kayseri than Konya and is even closer to Nevşehir.

A few things leading me to believe this is an older piece are the low pile and lack of color fading especially on the purple. I only saw one faded color from your pics and that was a blue/turquoise color. Also, the lack of an extensive knot count and it being wool on cotton definitely puts it’s around the 2nd half of the 19c in my opinion.

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Here is an interesting take on a similar piece.

http://www.a-bey.com/php/news.php?a=12

[Heinz Kamping Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Heinz Kamping]

Many thanks to all friends of antique carpets who wrote helpful comments on my post.