Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Cypress Motif Marbadiah Rug – Jerusalem, 1920s
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Large cypress motif Kerman-style rug, made at the Marbadiah/Bezalel workshop. [Jerusalem, 1920s].
Wool knot-pile; cotton foundation.
The central panel features cypresses on a backdrop of dense foliage. Triple border, the central of which depicts a repetitive cypress-and foliage pattern.
199X251 cm. Good condition. Edges missing and restored. Cropped fringes. Some unraveling to edges. Some wear to surface.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, p. 125.
Wool knot-pile; cotton foundation.
The central panel features cypresses on a backdrop of dense foliage. Triple border, the central of which depicts a repetitive cypress-and foliage pattern.
199X251 cm. Good condition. Edges missing and restored. Cropped fringes. Some unraveling to edges. Some wear to surface.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, p. 125.
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