First half 19th century, 268 x 86 cm, West Anatolia

A fragment of an Afyon kilim probably woven in a single piece. Huge "baklava" star motifs are placed in horizontal panels of varying ground colours. A remnant of the border finish survives at the upper end. Assuming a composition of three horizontal panels, the original kilim may have been twice as wide as the surviving fragment and some four metres in length. – Missing sections, mounted onto canvas.

KOLL, HARRY, Die Farben meiner Träume. Frühe Kelims aus Anatolien. The Colors of my Dreams. Early Kilims from Anatolia. Aachen 2011, pl. 57 *** RIPPON BOSWELL, A 95, Poppmeier Collection II, 23/03/2019, lot 16