. English : 'UN DECCANI SOIE tapis de prière. Le centre de l'Inde, le dernier quart du 19ème siècle ou plus tôt. Le domaine de l'ivoire avec une paire de vases balustre polychrome floral délicat émission sprays entouré de vigne, défilement gras raisins suspendus, délicats motifs floraux et d'un cyprès stylisés, une pastille rectangulaire ivoire contenant des poissons, des animaux stylisés, d'une fontaine et le bleu de verre, tous les dessous d'un panneau rectangulaire de style turc la prière avec une paire de colonnes floral bleu soutient un centre de remise en forme de cloche triple au-dessus, dans un vase rouge-brique floral frame avec une bande de fleurs bleu ci-dessous et de la lumière

• Contributeur: The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: MMGXEE
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• Dimensions: 1936 x 2582 px | 16,4 x 21,9 cm | 6,5 x 8,6 inches | 300dpi

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. English: 'A SILK DECCANI PRAYER RUG. Central India, last quarter 19th century or earlier. The ivory field with a pair of polychrome baluster vases issuing delicate floral sprays surrounded by bold scrolling vine, hanging grapes, delicate floral motifs and a stylised cypress tree, an ivory rectangular lozenge enclosing stylised fish, animals, a central fountain and blue spandrels, all below a rectangular Turkish style prayer panel with a pair of blue floral columns supporting a central handing triple bell-shaped vase above, in a brick-red floral frame with a blue floral band below and light blue and brick-red arcaded angular arch above containing delicate floral and stylised plant-motifs, ivory angular floral band above, in a light blue dense angular floral border between ivory and pistachio-green meandering flowerhead vine stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, even wear, slight splitting, dry. 6ft.5in. x 5ft.2in. (196cm. x 157cm.).' 'Lot Notes: There is nothing quite like this remarkable rug in the published literature. It combines a central motif from Turkey with various other motifs from India, particularly the border, and also has a number of features which could demonstrate a Persian origin. Only one rug has been published which in any way resembles it; a piece which appeared at auction in 1992 (Sotheby's London, 28 April 1992, lot 167). Both rugs are technically similar, being made with a very flat back and with tightly trimmed pile. Both have intricate main borders between multiple minor stripes, and fields which have a variety of motifs all of which have been very delicately drawn. In both there is a central panel of design and a variety of fish in the lower part, which here is a pond while on the other it is a stream, together with very delicately drawn floral motifs at either side. Both also use a great variety of vibrant colours. And they even have an identical outermost guard stripe, not only in design, which is after all very frequently e