Supreme Kazak Rug: 88cm x 60cm sub-Curios The use of porcupine quill

The use of porcupine quill to decorate boxes for export was common in India in the nineteenth-century

of cowardice and courage

just two years before Sir John died on the 31 July 1952 at the family estate in Shieldhill

the only sense of her weight provided by the splay of her skirt

Having bevelled lead glass bordered in style with a typically angular chrome frame bearing cubic corners this mirror manages to be quintessentially Art Deco in appearance whilst still remaining understated

Supreme Kazak Rug: 88cm x 60cm sub-Curios The use of porcupine quillOrigin: Kabul Style: Kazak (Supreme quality) Provenance: N A Dated: Late 20th C Hand Knotted 100% Wool Pile. Length: 88cms 2. 9 feet Width: 60cms 1. 9 feet Having three 'running dog' medallions and four rosettes on a red ground with three borders. Indigo blue, a more unusual shimmering turquoise and buff cream make up the rest of the pieces colour spectrum. The balance in the piece is derived from both the middle medallion and outer border both being