_________TURKOMAN ARABACHI 1850 ANTIQUE 8,2X6,3________ __IN THE WORLD EXIST ONLY 4 ANTIQUE ARABATCHI OF 1850__ Start Price USD 20,999,000.00 Current Price USD 20,999,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 21,000,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, December 01, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 11, 2008 Location Milano See more about '_________TURKOMAN ARABACHI 1850 ANTIQUE 8,2X6,3________' Description                                  i know, it is incredible price, but only this price can separate me from this "jewell"                               we see very rugs nominated rare!! but, this is a unique"world class"and true rare antique rug you can see in the world.   turkoman's tribes of second half of 1800 had done many marvellus rugs, but arabachi tribe had done  only some principal (main) rugs. infact, in the world exist only 4 antique principal arabatchi of second half of 1800, this is one of those.       PROVENIENCE:    turkoman - arabachi (tribe) DESIGN:    gul (flower in turkish and turkoman. mean: medallion, 13x4). figures: tavuk-nushka...; it is a caracteristic of very antique, early 1800, turcoman's rugs while the guls of the field are stick, or very near, to borders line.  SIZE:    8,2x6,3 (246x197) + 30cm of kilim on fringes 276x197cm. principal, main rug. is absolutely rare for arabachi to have kilim (rough and by strip. original and complet) on fringes!  MATERIAL:    tipical. silkly wool. optimum. tipical of period. ntural colors castagne, violet, blue, light blue, orange.... STRUCTURE:    tipical. wool. weft: tipical, mixed by gree wool (sheep) and white cotton (cotton). warp: natural dark color of wool (sheep). pile: silkly wool (sheep), is tipical of period by colour castagne. knotting: tipical. hand made, as2, open to left side. AGE:    second half of 1800 CONDITION:    optimum. nearly perfect.   has only one little old repair 5x0,5 cm linear.   2 little hole 1 cm circa. very little part low pile.  see photos ESTIMATE:    unestimable, very high MONEY TRANSFER AND SHIPPMENT:    bank transfer. insurance for shipment. or, we can accord before your offer       I should say this rug is, for importance, comparable with monalisa of leonardo davinci!  is a jewell of all rugs in the world. true art, for exacting and true collectors.  is absolutly rar. in the world is known only 4 principal (main) arabachi of this period! read the book of jourdan and zipper "turkish and turkoman rugs" the bible of all antique rug's books. i show that book here by pictures, where write: this rug is a importante collector piece, is one of 4 antique principal arabachi, of second half of 1800, known in the world. other 3 of this rug i never see in the trade in 40 years. just by this rug you will became one of more big collectors of the world! any true collector should miss this amazing piece in his collection.                                thanks for your attention! ATROPATEN1                                     DON'T LOOSE OCCASION, MAKE A "BEST OFFER" FOR MY OTHER  ANTIQUE RUGS, I ACCEPT ALSO YOUR, ACCEPTEBLE, LOW PRICE. FOR TO SEE MY RUGS GO TO ITALIAN EBAY, OR TO  www.ebay.it  AND CLIC ON ATROPATEN1 ALSO ON YOUR FAVORIT SELLERS Place a Bid!