Armenian 17th-18th Century Silk Embroidery

Our client's very rare antique Armenian silk embroidery on linen ground, circa 17th-18th century, attributed to the Artsakh region of the South Caucasus (modern day Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan), measures 24 by 40 inches (62 by 101 cm) and is in excellent condition.  Provenance:  Parviz Nemati, New York.

This embroidered panel in a style often misattribued to the Azarbaijan region is distinguished by its Christian cross and spinning svastika motifs, typitcal of Armenian design, as confirmed by Hratch Kozibeyokian, President of Armenian Rug Society who evaluated the piece in 2016.

Literature:

- Eberhart Herrmann, Asiatische Teppich-und Textilkunst, band 4, Munich, 1992, pl. 19, pp.48-49

- Heinrich Kirchheim, et al., Orient Stars, Stuttgart and London, 1993, pls. 45, 50 and 51.

For two recent sales of Armenian embroideries of similar age and style see lot 2 of Sotheby's sale in New York on January 31, 2014, an embroidered panel measuring 26 by 39 in (66 by 99 cm) from the collection of Eugene Chesrow, which closed at $87,500, and lot 1 of the same sale, an embroidery measuring 24 by 35 in (61 by 89 cm) from the colleciton of B.C. Holland which closed at $112,500.