Live Auction 15505Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets
A SUSANI
Lot 232

A SUSANI

BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, 19TH CENTURY

Closed25 October 2018

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GBP 5,250

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A SUSANI
BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, 19TH CENTURY
Each corner embroidered with four large floral sprays, the field with diagonal floral tendrils, the borders with oversize flower blooms
56 ¼ x 40 ½in. (142.8 x 102.4cm.)

Specialist note

The floral lattice of this susani as well as its layout with four inwards facing floral sprays at each corner are reminiscent of a Nurata pattern however, the stiches, the density of the field laid out as a subtle swaying grid, and the border organisation suggest instead a Bukhara attribution. Susanis with similar colour palette and fluid field organisation sold at Christie’s, South Kensington, 26 October 2017, lot 250 and 26 April 2018, lot 206.