Lot 864
H. Jacoby, Eine Sammlung orientalischer Teppiche. Berlin 1923.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
864
Category:
Carpets and tapestries
Artist:
Heinrich Jacoby
Jacoby, Heinrich: Eine Sammlung orientalischer Teppiche. Beitrag zur Geschichte des orientalischen Teppichs an Hand von 47 durch die Persische-Teppich-Gesellschaft gesammelten Knüpfarbeiten der letzten 4 Jahrhunderte. Berlin: Scarabaeus-Verlag 1923. 31,4 x 24,3 cm. With 47 numbered black-and-white plates, 4 colour plates and numerous illustrations in the text. X pp., 1 leaf, 140 pp. Half-leather with gold-embossed label on the spine; signed ‘H. Sperling, Berlin’.
(Worn, stained; the back cover has a scratch mark. The endpapers are stained with mildew. The pages are mostly slightly stained with mildew.)
Enay/Azadi 292. - “One of the standard works of early carpet literature” (Enay/Azadi). - An early study on the history and development of the art of Oriental carpet-knotting. Heinrich Jacoby (1889–1964), founder of PETAG (Persian Carpet Company Limited), examines the stylistic, technical and historical developments in the art of carpet-knotting from the 16th to the early 20th century, drawing on a collection of 47 selected carpets.
(Worn, stained; the back cover has a scratch mark. The endpapers are stained with mildew. The pages are mostly slightly stained with mildew.)
Enay/Azadi 292. - “One of the standard works of early carpet literature” (Enay/Azadi). - An early study on the history and development of the art of Oriental carpet-knotting. Heinrich Jacoby (1889–1964), founder of PETAG (Persian Carpet Company Limited), examines the stylistic, technical and historical developments in the art of carpet-knotting from the 16th to the early 20th century, drawing on a collection of 47 selected carpets.