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<p>[QUOTE="blooey, post: 2046265, member: 12007"]I really can't say why a rug design from the Caucasus would persist after the European conflict - maybe the nomadic weavers didn't get the memo? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously though, I have no idea if the design persisted but I can <i>possibly</i> see it still in use say, to the 1950's - depending if the market were export or domestic I suppose.</p><p>The dealers would govern whether the rugs were saleable in the west and of course discourage the use of motifs that would offend - unless they wished to pass off a contemporary creation as one purported to be antique.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, your rug seems to be quite formal in design, not what I would expect from an antique Caucasian piece - BUT - please take that opinion with a grain of salt bearing in mind I am not an expert, just an enthusiast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="blooey, post: 2046265, member: 12007"]I really can't say why a rug design from the Caucasus would persist after the European conflict - maybe the nomadic weavers didn't get the memo? :eek: Seriously though, I have no idea if the design persisted but I can [I]possibly[/I] see it still in use say, to the 1950's - depending if the market were export or domestic I suppose. The dealers would govern whether the rugs were saleable in the west and of course discourage the use of motifs that would offend - unless they wished to pass off a contemporary creation as one purported to be antique. In my opinion, your rug seems to be quite formal in design, not what I would expect from an antique Caucasian piece - BUT - please take that opinion with a grain of salt bearing in mind I am not an expert, just an enthusiast.[/QUOTE]
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