KAZAK BORCHALOU. A rare, exceptional, and original wool velvet carpet on a wool backing, featuring motifs of colored stones, star-shaped flowers, and stylized hourglasses on a navy blue field, adorned with five cube-shaped medallions inlaid with stylized tarantulas. Three borders, the main one of which is very wide and features a design of centipedes shaped like crenellated ivory caterpillars, surrounded by medallions inlaid with animals, star-shaped flowers, hooks, and small multicolored stylized hourglasses. Caucasus, late 19th century. Length: 180 cm - Width: 125 cm Provenance: Private collection assembled by Mr. F., a French industrialist who was based in several countries in the South Caucasus and Russia before and after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Bibliography: Ian Bennett; Ulrich Schurman; Doris Eider; Edwin Gans-Ruedin; Roger Bechirian; Albert Achdjian; Armen Hengeldian. Appraisal conducted by Mr. Frank KASSAPIAN - 06 58 68 52 26