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Premier Auction - Session I - July 14, 2023

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 543

Kazak Prayer Rug

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

circa 1900, blue field with mihrab, central polygonal medallion with white, red and hooked elements, white and blue borders, 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.

Condition

wear to selvage, loss to ends with overcasting, abrash, some restoration to pile at central diamond and two other spots in field, crease wear with loss, overall a good uniform pile throughout

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania