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The Austria Auction Company was founded in 2013 when my son Martin and I decided to venture into the auction business. My career began at Adil Besim, the rug shop in Vienna that my father Fritz Langauer ran with Ferdi Besim. By the time I came on board in 1985, the company had several locations and had become the market leader in Austria. During the 15 years that I worked at Adil Besim and thanks to several longer trips to the United States and England, I was able to lay the foundation for what I now know about antique rugs. From 1991 to 1994, I served as managing director of our subsidiary Oritop, a rug wholesale business in Zurich. After I returned to Vienna, I became a managing partner at Adil Besim. In 2000, my father and I left Adil Besim after the Besim and Langauer families mutually agreed to part ways. My father took over Oritop, relocated the company to Vienna, and is now successful in the wholesale business. I decided to use my expertise to focus on the international trade of high-quality, antique Oriental rugs. By participating in countless trade fairs in Europe and the United States, my network and reputation grew as people became familiar with me. My son Martin, who has developed an affinity for antique rugs just as I did in my younger years, joined my business in 2013 and has been acquiring his expertise about antique rugs from a very early age. Thanks to his training as an IT officer, he supports the entire administration involved with putting together the auctions – starting with photographing the rugs and editing the photos to laying out and designing the catalogue.
 
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Upcoming Auctions from Austria Auction Company

Bidder Reviews for Austria Auction Company (112)

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Ryan
Omaha, NE

Sep 30, 2023
Easy transaction
I was nervous about bidding overseas. It was very easy. Received items sooner than expected at reasonable shipping rate.
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Karabagh Rug

Mark
Hyde Park, MA

Jul 07, 2023
Excellent auctioneer!
Very professional.
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Lori Rug with Animal and Human Motifs

Peter
Bournemouth, GB

May 30, 2023
Comprehensively professional service
Every part of the process was superb. Thoroughly recommended. First class.
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Shirvan Rug

Michael
Seattle, WA

May 29, 2023
Love their rugs and I find their 3d walk through super helpful.
Great auction house. Super responsive. Fast shipping!
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Kuba Rug

William
Amherst, NH

Mar 11, 2023
Smooth Transaction and Timely delivery
all went as advertised. Picked up a nice antique Konya and Bergama
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Small Bergama Rug

Franz
Hermagor-pressegger See, AT

Dec 24, 2022
photos very good, descriptions short and relyable
Mr. Langauer is a honest man
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Small Khotan Sitting Rug

Fabrizio
Bologna, IT

Dec 17, 2022
Nothing new, but everything is perfect
Thank you for quality selections; for large, medium and small pockets, but high quality lots only. This one is really super. The whole process has been smooth as always. I can recommend AAC. Thank you.
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Kuba Soumak with Father-Mother-Child-Depiction

PONGRACZ
Timi?oara, RO

Oct 01, 2022
All good
Very good experience, recommend
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Bessarabian Kilim

Past Auctions from Austria Auction Company

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Eagle Kazak
Bordjalou Kazak prayer rugHezar Djerib

Vienna Symposium Antique Rug Auction

Apr 07, 2018 12:12 PM EDT
AustriaVienna, AT
Auction Ended
Afshar Persia ca. 1880 149 x 117 cm (4ft. 11in. X 3ft.
Heriz  Persia, mid 19th century 7ft. 4in. x 5ft. 3in.Karadashli main carpet  Turkmenistan, first half 19th

ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS FROM EUROPEAN COLLEC.

Feb 03, 2018 3:36 PM EST
AustriaVienna, AT
Auction Ended
Kashan Souf signed
Heriz silkFerahan silk

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF AZAD VARTIAN

Jan 27, 2018 12:06 PM EST
AustriaVienna, AT
Auction Ended
OTTO MUEHL (1925 GRODNAU - 2013 MONCARAPACHO)
FRANZ WEST (1947 WIEN - 2012 WIEN)HERMANN NITSCH (1938 WIEN)

ART MODERN 4

Nov 21, 2017 10:20 AM EST
AustriaVienna, AT
Auction Ended
Exceptional Baule Male Statue, Ivory Coast
Modang Ancestor Figure Indonesia, East KalimantanChokwe Mask Angola

TRIBAL ART 2

Nov 19, 2017 10:20 AM EST
AustriaVienna, AT
Auction Ended
Star Kazak
KagizmanKashan Mohtashem

FINE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS VIII

Oct 15, 2017 10:20 AM EDT
AustriaVienna, AT
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Saryk Main Carpet 230 x 224 cm (7ft. 7in. X 7ft. 4in.)
Talish 282 x 102 cm (9ft. 3in. X 3ft. 4in.) Caucasus,Akstafa Sumakh Panel 110 x 67 cm (3ft. 7in. X 2ft.

NO RESERVE ANTIQUE RUG SALE

Aug 23, 2017 10:20 AM EDT
AustriaVienna, AT
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Important Guro Mask Ivory Coast
Important Fang Mabea Figure Cameroon H: 59 cm (1' 11'')Important Dogon Figure Mali H: 44.5 cm (approx. 1' 6'')

TRIBAL ART 1

Jun 06, 2017 5:03 PM EDT
AustriaVienna, Vienna, AT
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FRANZ WEST (1947 WIEN - 2012 WIEN) o.T., 2001
ARNULF RAINER (1929 BADEN BEI WIEN) VORTEIL (APHRODITEHERMANN NITSCH (1938 WIEN) o. T., 2007 Acryl auf Jute,

ART MODERN 3

May 23, 2017 1:11 PM EDT
AustriaVienna, Vienna, AT
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QASHQAI 290 x 160 cm (9ft. 6in. x 5ft. 3in.) Persia,
AZERBAIJAN EMBROIDERY 175 x 127 cm (5ft. 9in. x 4ft.PEREPEDIL PRAYER RUG 137 x 96 cm (4ft. 6in. x 3ft.

FINE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS VII

Apr 22, 2017 5:31 PM EDT
AustriaVienna, AT
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Signed Mohtashem Kashan
Kashan/Isfahan?Proto-Perepedil

FINE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS VI - AZADI COLLEC.

Nov 19, 2016 2:51 PM EST
AustriaVienna, Vienna, AT
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Franz West und Andreas Reimann * (1947 Wien - 2012
Marcel Houf * (1951 Karlsbad)Raymond Pettibon * (1957 Tucson)

Graphic 1

Oct 05, 2016 12:35 PM EDT
AustriaVienna, Vienna, AT
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Raymond Pettibon * (1957 Tucson)
Chintan Upadhyay * (1972 Partapur)Richard Nonas * (1936 Brooklyn)

ART MODERN 2

Oct 04, 2016 1:58 PM EDT
AustriaVienna, Vienna, AT
Auction Ended
Leo Kandl (1944 Mistelbach)
Eva Schlegel  (1960 Hall in Tirol)Peter Weibel (1944 Odessa)

FS1 - TESTBILD

Oct 04, 2016 10:22 AM EDT
Austria1010 Vienna, Vienna, AT
Auction Ended
Dragon Soumak
Bordjalou KazakKaratchop - Kazak

COLLECTOR RUGS AND TEXTILES SUMMER SALE

Jul 21, 2016 12:04 PM EDT
Austria1010 Vienna, Vienna, AT
Auction Ended
Shahsavan Soumak Bagface
West Persian Kurdish long RugYomud Main Carpet

Antique Oriental Rugs

Apr 30, 2016 12:01 PM EDT
Austria1010 Vienna, Austria, AT
Auction Ended
Hermann Nitsch * + (1938 Wien) Schuettbild, 2015
Arnulf Rainer * (1929 Baden bei Wien) uebermalung, 2004Hans Staudacher * (1923 St. Urban/Kaernten) o. T., 1956

Art Modern 1

Apr 09, 2016 10:30 AM EDT
Austria1010 Vienna, AT
Auction Ended
Bergama with Ghirlandaio-design
Transylvanian rug with Star-and-cartouche borderChelaberd

FINE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS V

Nov 28, 2015 12:59 PM EST
Austria1100 Vienna, AT
Auction Ended
Marasali
Sewan KazakEagle Kazak

Antique Caucasian Rugs and Kilims from Europe

Sep 26, 2015 1:37 PM EDT
AustriaBrunn am Gebirge, AT
Auction Ended
Shirvan published Schurmann
Published in Burns “The Caucasus: Traditions inErsari Asmalyk

ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS THE MUNKACSI COLLECTION

May 09, 2015 11:13 AM EDT
AustriaVienna, AT
Auction Ended
Kerman pictoral
SoumakWest Anatolian village rug

AAC WAREHOUSE & ONLINE ANTIQUE RUG SALE

Apr 18, 2015 12:53 PM EDT
AustriaBrunn am Gebirge, AT
Auction Ended
Caucasian animal rug
Karachov KazakLadik prayer rug

Fine Antique Oriental Rugs III

Sep 16, 2014 12:07 PM EDT
Austria2380 Perchtoldsdorf, AT
Auction Ended
Medallion Ushak
Khotan SafTekke embroidered asmalyk

Fine Oriental Rugs II

Mar 15, 2014 4:06 PM EDT
AustriaVienna, Austria, AT
Auction Ended
Star Oushak carpet, Turkey circa 1600
Karachov Kazak rug, Caucasus circa 1850Serapi carpet, Persia circa 1880

FINE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS

Sep 23, 2013 2:00 AM EDT
AustriaVienna, AT
Auction Ended
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Record Auction Results for Austria Auction Company

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Kaitag Embroidery: 3 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. Caucasus, 18th century Condition: very good, slightly stained, minor signs of use Silk on wool Provenance: Theo Häberli private collection
Sep 29, 2018
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Kaitag Embroidery: 3 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. Caucasus, 18th century Condition: good, few small repairs and abrasions Silk on cotton Provenance: Theo Häberli private collection
Sep 29, 2018
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Cloud Band Kazak *: Cloud Band Kazak 295 x 155 cm (9 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 1 in.) Caucasus, dated 1886 Condition: good, bottom end slightly restored, scattered low pile, scattered small old repairs Warp: wool, weft: wool, pi
Mar 30, 2019
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Lesghi star long rug inscribed: Lesghi star long rug inscribed and dated 1313 13ft. x 5ft. 4in. 395 x 163 cm Caucasus end 19th century Condition: good, some areas low pile, some reweaves and repairs, some abrasion Wool warp, wool we
Apr 18, 2015
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Tekke engsi, Turkmenistan circa 1860: Tekke engsi, Approximately 4ft. 11in. x 4ft. (149x122cm) Turkmenistan circa 1860
Sep 21, 2013
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Chinese silk embroidered banner: Chinese silk embroidered banner 26ft. 8in. x 2ft. 9in. (814 x 84 cm) China circa second half 19th century Condition: good, fraying to black outer silk border cotton backing, silk ground cloth, silk em
Mar 15, 2014
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Armenian Embroidery: Armenian Embroidery 200 x 189 cm (6 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 2 in.) Armenia, 19th century Condition: excellent Cotton on cotton Provenance: Siawosch Azadi
May 18, 2019
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Kirman pictorial rug: Kirman Lawer pictorial rug Persia, ca. 1880 230 x 139 cm (7ft. 7in. X 4ft. 7in.) Condition: good, sides partly slightly damaged, few signs of use, few stains cotton warp, cotton weft, wool pile Proven
Jan 27, 2018
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Sarkoy Kilim: Sarkoy Kilim 358 x 315 cm (11 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 4 in.) Bulgaria, Pirot ca. 1900 Condition: good, some old small repairs, stained, signs of wear Warp: wool, weft: wool Provenance: Austrian private col
Mar 09, 2019
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Tree Kazak *: Tree Kazak 240 x 173 cm (7 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.) Caucasus, dated 1316 (1898) Condition: good, scattered small repairs, few signs of wear, scattered color run Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool Pro
Mar 30, 2019
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Lori Pambak: Lori Pambak 320 x 180 cm (10 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 11 in.) Caucasus, dated 1340 (1922) ? Condition: good, one repair at left upper corner, scattered small repairs, few signs of wear Warp: wool, weft: wool
Mar 30, 2019
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Chichi Prayer Rug: Chichi Prayer Rug Caucasus dated 1291 (1874) 146 x 115 cm (4ft. 9in. X 3ft. 9in.) Condition: good, a few small repairs Warp: wool, Weft: wool, Pile: wool
Oct 14, 2017
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Ning Xia pillar rug: 8 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. China, second half 19th century Condition: good, pile partly low, foundation partly visible Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
Sep 29, 2018
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Tibet: Tibet 5 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. Tibet, early 20th century Condition: very good, minor signs of wear Warp: cotton, weft: wool, pile: wool Provenance: Theo Häberli private collection
Dec 15, 2018
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