Antique 19th C. Azerbaijani Shadda (Verni) Rug — Ex-Collection Dr. Roy Sieber For Sale

For your consideration is an investment-grade, fresh-to-market 19th-century Caucasian flat-weave textile with exceptional academic provenance.Technical Attributions:Type / Pattern: Authentic 19th-Century Azerbaijani Shadda / Verni (Archaic Geometric Striped Variation)Weaving Technique: Extra-weft Soumak wrap execution, creating a distinctive raised, structural texture rather than a smooth tapestry weave.Construction: Traditional narrow-loom execution, woven in two separate panels and joined by its original, prominent vertical center seam.Dimensions: Approximately 4\' x 7\'Contextual Markings: Retains its historic European paper inventory pin-tag reading \"GENUA / 1,800.-\", indicating early 20th-century trade history through Genoa, Italy.Institutional Provenance:This piece comes directly from the private estate collection of the legendary art historian Dr. Roy Sieber (1923–2001) and Sophia Sieber. Dr. Sieber is universally recognized as the pioneering founder of the academic discipline of African Art History in the United States and was a preeminent scholar of global indigenous loom technology and strip-weaving.This textile was cleared directly via the official Sieber family trust dispersal managed by EDS Fine Estate sales. The sale explicitly featured \"ethnographic and folk items from the Sieber collection.\" Please see the photo of the formal estate clearance documentation.Condition:Excellent antique condition with vibrant, organic natural dyes and honest historical wear consistent with a 19th-century nomadic textile. Structurally sound with a tight weave. Please see high-resolution photos for close-up details of the Soumak wrapping and the central seam.