Sultanabad Carpet, West Persia, second half 19th c

Second half 19th century, 186 x 139 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan In addition to the large Heriz carpets exported to Western countries as of circa 1870, smaller formats were produced in Heriz and

*Tappeto Kirman Laver in lana. Persia. Seconda meta' del XIX secolo. Ottimo stato di conservazione. Mis. Lung. cm. 130 Alt. cm. 220 ca. Val. 4500/5000*Price include ordinary Italian VAT; in case of a

Tappeto Tekke' in lana. Turkestan occidentale. Seconda meta' del XIX secolo. Buono stato di conservazione. Mis. Lung. cm. 115 Alt. cm. 155 ca. Val. 1500/2000

second half 19th century, 221 x 141 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan This Kurdish rug featuring a garden design was woven in the mountainous region surrounding Lake Urmia. The group is known as Sauj

Second half 19th century, 265 x 156 cm, South West Persia, Fars This Qashqa’i kilim presents a rare field design of ten horizontal stripes in brilliant colours which are adorned with bold straight-a

Second half 19th century, 190 x 123 cm, South West Persia, Fars Judging by its knotting structure, style of drawing and atmosphere, this gorgeous Qashqa’i was probably woven by the Rahimlu tribe. Th

Second half 19th century, 248 x 124 cm, South West Persia, Fars Strongly abrashed in several tones, the camel field is undecorated except for tiny brocaded motifs that seem to be scattered at random.

second half 19th century, 218 x 138 cm, South West Persia, Fars Two large white-ground medallions linked at their tips and each enclosing a diamond decorated with four arms take up the whole of the da

Second half 19th century, 124 x 62 cm, West Persia Completely preserved khorjins by the Jaff Kurds are a rarity because those double bags were usually cut apart before being sold and exported. The two

second half 19th century, 236 x 66 cm, South West Persia, Fars The double bags woven by the Qashqa’i nomads were usually cut up before they came on the market because the separate halves were e

Second half 19th century, 41 x 34 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan A shoulder bag by the Hashtrud-Mianeh Shahsavan woven in the reverse sumakh technique. The field is decorated with a polychrome diam

Second half 19th century, 98 x 52 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan This completely preserved sumakh double bag by the Khamseh Shahsavan represents a comparatively rare design type. The two dark blue

Second half 19th century, 60 x 90 cm, West Persia, Kurdistan A large Jaff bag face woven in a horizontal format, purchased at Bernheimer’s in Munich in 1985. The field displays a very rare design va

Second half 19th century, 90 x 55 cm, South West Persia, Fars region The purpose of this delightful Qashqa’i miniature rug is unknown. The narrow white field contains a repeat of henna plants, and t

Second half 19th century, 55 x 58 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan A knotted face of a khorjin half. The green field is entirely taken up by a red rectangle enclosing a smaller white-ground rectangle

Second half 19th century, 54 x 98 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan A side panel of a Shahsavan mafrash from the Hashtrud-Mianeh region, rather coarsely woven in the sumakh technique. The self-contain

Second half 19th century, 44 x 101 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan A completely preserved mafrash, finely woven in the sumakh technique. All four sides show an identical design of three wide horizon

second half 19th century, a = 55 x 49 cm b = 56 x 47 cm, North West Persia, Khamseh Two halves of a sumakh double bag by the Khamseh Shahsavan; the connecting panel has not survived. The two faces eac

Second half 19th century, 46 x 96 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan A completely preserved mafrash woven in the kilim technique, only the narrow dividing stripes are finely woven in the sumakh techniq

Second half 19th century, 286 x 133 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan Five large rosettes with serrated outlines are aligned on the central axis of a grey-blue field very densely filled with floral an

Second half 19th century, 37 x 87 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan A side panel of a small-format Khamseh Shahsavan mafrash woven in the sumakh technique. The design consists of wide horizontal strip

Second half 19th century, 254 x 190 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan This Tekke main carpet originally had a field design of four x ten primary güls, however it has been cut horizontally and rejoined

Second half 19th century, 240 x 208 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan Slight signs of age and wear, three holes, two darned and minor repiled areas. Good overall pile condition. Damaged selvedges on th

second half 19th century, 253 x 183 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan Slight signs of wear and some repairs.  Finishes are missing. Left guard stripe repiled. Sides cut and replaced selv