A KHOTAN CARPETEAST TURKESTAN, LATE 18TH CENTURYA KHOTAN CARPETEAST TURKESTAN, LATE 18TH CENTURYOf 'Herat' lattice design, light corrosion and associated repiling, overall very good condition11ft.5in. x 6ft. (349cm. x 184cm.)The overall 'Herat' design of linked stems forming a floral lattice can be traced back to the 18th century workshops of Kashgar and ultimately the floral carpets of Mughal India. Herat had maintained a huge position of power up until the last decades of the 19th century where it had thrived as a crossroads of commerce: from Bukhara to Kirman,and China to Constantinople where Turkoman nomads, Uzbeks and Armenian craftsmen had mingled. The angular arrangement of small stems with five flowers with a triple flower tendril linked with leaf lozenges on the present carpet is clearly a Turkestan interpretation of these earlier sources and which appears on a silk carpet illustrated by Hans Bidder, (optimistically dated to the late 16th/17th century, Carpets from Eastern Turkestan, Tubingen, 1964, Ch.III, The Khotan Carpets, D, 1., pp.43-85, 3., ‘The ‘Herat’ and floral style of ‘endless rapport’, pp.74-77, pl.XVIII ). Two further comparables on madder grounds with differing borders see Bidder, op.cit. pls. XVI & XVII.细节 A KHOTAN CARPETEAST TURKESTAN, LATE 18TH CENTURYOf Herat lattice design, light corrosion and associated repiling, overall very good condition11ft.5in. x 6ft. (349cm. x 184cm.) 注意事项 This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’swill inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storageare set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.Lots are not available for collection at weekends. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.