Reyhanlı Kilim. Anatolia. Circa 1870. 277 X 81 Cm

A stunning Reyhanli gallery/corridor piece from southeastern Anatolia. It is actually a single section of a kilim; it is referred to as a fragment.
A fragment, certainly, but one of great beauty.
Masterfully woven wool-on-wool. The weaving is exceptionally fine. The limits of what is possible with wool have been pushed. Refinement and delicacy abound. Usually, this is precisely the type of piece one admires in museums, in specialized magazines, or in the collections of private collectors.
Exclusively plant-based dyes, deep and luminous. In perfect harmony. Shades of pomegranate red, wine red, deep indigo, raspberry, saffron-tinged ochre, and ivory.
Large mirrored ram’s horn motifs accompanied by refined borders with intertwined patterns. Marvelous!
In one spot, you can make out a few strands of hair that the weaver incorporated into the weft to leave us a personal memento frozen in time, like a signature.

Circa 1870
Dimensions: 277 x 81 cm
Superb condition

Laurent
Beauty of Kilims