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Small tekke square "dowry" rug 39"X42"
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#1 Posted : Sunday, October 19, 2014 5:31:05 PM(UTC)
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My question is the age of this pristine fine tekke small rug. I realize it is very difficult to tell the age of a tekke rug.
I've personally sold a new looking ensi to a well known tekke expert
He later confirmed it was an exceptional re-1880 ensi.

Condition tells me its a new rug, and it probably is.

It has sparse drawing, with only nine guls, a star border, unusual for a small tekke gurbaghe minor guls, and very finely knotted maybe indicating it was indeed a dowry and not commercial rug (or the fact that later rugs were more finely woven.) All natural dyes.

All of these can be a modern copy with early elements so I have no idea.

Any thoughts? I'm not claiming it's old. I just don't know.
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#2 Posted : Sunday, October 19, 2014 7:08:17 PM(UTC)
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#3 Posted : Monday, October 20, 2014 5:22:41 AM(UTC)
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I don't think it is that old either. The image of the back just makes me think, could it be a Persian Turkman?
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