End of Winter Auction of Rugs & Art

Antique Kazak Rug, 5'1" x 8'10" (1.55 x 2.69 M)

Vintage Tehran Rug, 3'4" x 5'6" (1.02 x 1.68 M)

Vintage Tabriz Rug, 8'2'' x 11'0'' (2.49 x 3.35 M)

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End of Winter Auction of Rugs & Art

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Vintage Gabbeh Rug, 3'8'' x 4'10'' (1.12 x 1.47 M): wool pile rugs, usually scatter formats, woven by the Qashghai tribes of SW Persia (Fars Province), in moderate weave, uncluttered geometries and unshaded colours. From about 1900 onwards. Now

1192: Vintage Gabbeh Rug, 3'8'' x 4'10'' (1.12 x 1.47 M)Est. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Vintage Gabbeh Rug, 4'3" x 4'9" (1.30 x 1.45 M): wool pile rugs, usually scatter formats, woven by the Qashghai tribes of SW Persia (Fars Province), in moderate weave, uncluttered geometries and unshaded colours. From about 1900 onwards. Now

1194: Vintage Gabbeh Rug, 4'3" x 4'9" (1.30 x 1.45 M)Est. US$600-US$800

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Antique Kashan Rug, 11'2'' x 15'1'' (3.40 x 4.60 M): Central Persian city known for finely woven. room size and scatter rugs, with dominant reds and navy, and medallion patterns and swirling palmettes. Wool and a few silk pieces. Active since the 16th

1209: Antique Kashan Rug, 11'2'' x 15'1'' (3.40 x 4.60 M)Est. US$12,000-US$18,000Lot Passed

Antique Mahal Soultanabad Rug, 12'7'' x 19'8'' (3.84 x 5.99 M): The secondary grade and type of carpets, usually with allover patterns, from the Sarouk/Arak district. Type is an offshoot of Sultanabads. Generally natural dyes, cotton foundations, Persian knots.

1214: Antique Mahal Soultanabad Rug, 12'7'' x 19'8'' (3.84 x 5.99 M)Est. US$15,000-US$25,000Lot Passed

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1293: Tibetan Rug, 5'7" x 8' (1.70 x 2.44 M)Est. US$2,000-US$3,000

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PAK Bidjar Rug, 4'10" x 7'7" (1.47 x 2.31 M): The town and surrounding Kurdish carpets of the eponym city, often in room or larger sizes. All wool before 1920, cotton warp afterward. Medallion and allover patterns. Heavy and compact. City

1294: PAK Bidjar Rug, 4'10" x 7'7" (1.47 x 2.31 M)Est. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Sarouk Design Rug, 5'0" x 7'4" (1.52 x 2.24 M): An Indo-Kashan or Indo-Sarouk with a red field supporting a directional design based in a flowering blue vase, and developing closely set vinery and florets, with pairs of accent birds. Yellow,

1304: Sarouk Design Rug, 5'0" x 7'4" (1.52 x 2.24 M)Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Persian Qum Rug, 5'3'' x 8'5'' (1.60 x 2.57 M): Fine to very finely woven, silk and wool rugs, mostly scatters, from the central Persian religious capital. Industry began in the 1930's. Curvilinear drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover,

1331: Persian Qum Rug, 5'3'' x 8'5'' (1.60 x 2.57 M)Est. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Fine Tabriz Rug, 8'6'' x 10'6'' (2.59 x 3.20 M): A recent treand among Tabriz weavers has been to upgrade to very fine carpets, with, as here, silk foundation, short piles of excellent, resilient wool, and complex medallion designs on lighter

1364: Fine Tabriz Rug, 8'6'' x 10'6'' (2.59 x 3.20 M)Est. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

Fine Tabriz Rug, 7'4" x 11'4" (2.24 x 3.45 M): The enormous output of carpets and scatters in virtually every style: medallion, centralized, directional or allover,trein a variety of densities from moderate to extremely fine, in wool, silk and

1366: Fine Tabriz Rug, 7'4" x 11'4" (2.24 x 3.45 M)Est. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

Antique Mohajeran Sarouk Rug, 9'2'' x 11'0'' (2.79 x 3.35 M): Abrashed rusty red field with an unusual allover pattern of volute vine scrolls, palmettes and rosettes. Navy border of cypresses, narrow petal palmettes, rosettes and connecting vinery. Matching

1382: Antique Mohajeran Sarouk Rug, 9'2'' x 11'0'' (2.79 x 3.35 M)Est. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

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Turkish Oushak Rug, 9' x 12' (2.74 x 3.66 M): Town in Western Anatolia, weaving mostly room sizes, in coarse to moderate weave, high pile. Antiques are all wool, changing to cotton foundations in the 1920's. Geometric or Persian-derived

1397: Turkish Oushak Rug, 9' x 12' (2.74 x 3.66 M)Est. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Antique Sarab Long Rug, 3'3'' x 15'7'' (0.99 x 4.75 M): From a corner of the NW Persian Heriz triangle, this town and surrounding villages specialises in wool foundation, robustly woven runner (kenares) with important camel tan to brown tones. Very few

1509: Antique Sarab Long Rug, 3'3'' x 15'7'' (0.99 x 4.75 M)Est. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Antique Heriz Long Rug, 3'6" x 11'0" (1.07 x 3.35 M): The numerous rugs of the famous NW Persian weaving district, from small scatters to giant carpets and a few runners, in semi-geometric medallion, centralised and strictly allover patterns, on cotton

1517: Antique Heriz Long Rug, 3'6" x 11'0" (1.07 x 3.35 M)Est. US$2,000-US$3,000

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PAK Design Rug, 4'7" x 7'4" (1.40 x 2.24 M): Pakistani post-WWII rug, generally scatters, with soft wool and curvilinear Persianate designs. Synthetic dyes, cotton foundations. Moderate to medium weaves. Inexpensive to moderate.

1557: PAK Design Rug, 4'7" x 7'4" (1.40 x 2.24 M)Est. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Turkish Rug, 4'11'' x 6'9'' (1.50 x 2.06 M): The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kayseri and Yuruk.

1575: Turkish Rug, 4'11'' x 6'9'' (1.50 x 2.06 M)Est. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Vintage North West Long Rug, 3'4" x 10'1" (1.02 x 3.07 M): Vintage North West Persian Long Rug

1585: Vintage North West Long Rug, 3'4" x 10'1" (1.02 x 3.07 M)Est. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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Vintage Karajeh Long Rug, 3'8" x 13' (1.12 x 3.96 M): Nine characteristic octofoil and hook fringed hexagons alternate as they march up the tomato red field, accompanied by leaves and flowers, and framed by a darkest blue border of X-shaped floret

1601: Vintage Karajeh Long Rug, 3'8" x 13' (1.12 x 3.96 M)Est. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Vintage Chinese Nichols Long Rug, 3'6'' x 9'6'' (1.07 x 2.90 M): A generic term referring to any carpets made within the confines of the Middle Kingdom including: Ningxia (north central China), Peking (woven in the capital city), Tientsin (Tianjian, primarily Art

1617: Vintage Chinese Nichols Long Rug, 3'6'' x 9'6'' (1.07 x 2.90 M)Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Vintage Swedish Kilim Rug, 3'5" x 6'6" (1.04 x 1.98 M): A technique rather than a type of rug. Technique is: slit tapestry, warp shared wefting, single or double weft interlocking. Also refers to plainweave bands at end finishes. Kilims are light weight,

1634: Vintage Swedish Kilim Rug, 3'5" x 6'6" (1.04 x 1.98 M)Est. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Isfahan Design Rug, 5'8" x 8' (1.73 x 2.44 M): The picturesque, old Persian capital, which since the early 20th century has woven fine or extremely fine scatters to large carpets, often in complex medallion or allover layouts, with crisp colours,

1670: Isfahan Design Rug, 5'8" x 8' (1.73 x 2.44 M)Est. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Indo Agra Rug, 6'2" x 9' (1.88 x 2.74 M): This spacious and boldly drawn scatter with a Heriz-style semi-geometric, vertically asymmetric layout features a creamy sand field with a variety of paired forked arabesques, an open outline

1676: Indo Agra Rug, 6'2" x 9' (1.88 x 2.74 M)Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

PAK Kashan Rug, 7'9" x 9'9" (2.36 x 2.97 M): The deep wine red field shows a meticulously neat rendering of a seven column allover pattern of upright, lazy and tilted palmettes, torn, ragged and colour petaled, in a bilevel arabesque vinery

1734: PAK Kashan Rug, 7'9" x 9'9" (2.36 x 2.97 M)Est. US$3,500-US$4,500Lot Passed

Savonnerie Rug, 8' x 10' (2.44 x 3.05 M): The near black field of this Aubusson-style rug show a cream, elliptical sub-medallion enclosing a floral rose bouquet with a sand oval with floral festoon projections. Wide sand acanthus volute

1759: Savonnerie Rug, 8' x 10' (2.44 x 3.05 M)Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

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