_________TURKOMAN ARABACHI 1850 ANTIQUE 8,2X6,5________ __IN THE WORLD EXIST ONLY 4 ANTIQUE ARABATCHI OF 1850__ Start Price USD 450,000.00 Current Price USD 450,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 03, 2008 End Time Saturday, September 13, 2008 Location Milano See more about '_________TURKOMAN ARABACHI 1850 ANTIQUE 8,2X6,5________' Description                 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) SIZE:    8,0x6,3 (246x197) + 30cm of kilim on fringes 276x197cm. is absolutely rare for arabachi to have kilim on fringes!  MATERIAL:    wool. optimum. tipical of period STRUCTURE:    wool on wool. pile is tipical of period colour castagne. knotting hand made as1-2.  AGE:    second half of 1800 CONDITION:    very good.   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 colllector 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 OTHER MY ANTIQUE RUGS, I ACCEPT ALSO YOUR, ACCEPTBLE, LOW PRICE. Place a Bid!