Turkmen Kochanak Design Torba, Middle Amu Darya, Ca. 1875

Beshir Prayer Rug, Middle Amu Darya, Ca. 1875, 3'6'' x 6'1'' (107 x 185 cm). Weight: 8 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Beshir Prayer Rug, Middle Amu Darya, Ca. 1875, 4'0'' x 6'3'' (122 x 191 cm). Weight: 8 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Ersari Chuval, Middle Amu Darya, Ca. 1875, 4'7'' x 3'0'' (140 x 91 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Ersari/Beshir long torba, Central Asia, Middle Amu Darya region, third quarter 19th century. Three bold medallions of the abrova type (Pinner) sit proudly on the saturated red field and express their

Ersari torba, Middle Amu Darya, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan, third quarter 19th century. An unusual and cheerful torba with a repeat pattern of large and graphic "X" motifs which appear to float on the

Beshir Torba, Middle Amu Darya, Circa 1880, 1'2'' x 3'4'' (36 x 102 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

second half 19th century, 533 x 216 cm, Central Asia, middle Amu Darya valley Large carpets woven in the kelleh format were produced in the workshops of the Ersari and Beshir Turkmen, initially as com

Beshir Rug, Central Asia, Middle Amu Darya, 19th C. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. 3'11'' x 8'8'' (119 x 264 cm). Weight: 9 lbs

Fine Tekke Six Gul Torba, ca. 1875with silk highlights; 3 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 5 in.

Ersari/Beshir chuval, Afghanistan, Middle Amu Darya, late 19th century. Large storage bag with cotton highlights and thick, dense wool. "Stair-step" motif in the border is a clue seen elsewhere in "Be

Mid 19th century, 264 x 147 cm, Central Asia, middle Amu Darya valley At each end of the red field covered in large arabesque palmettes and sickle leaves, a square with a yellow frame contains red sna

second half 19th century, 304 x 230 cm, Central Asia, middle Amu Darya valley A very large Ersari main carpet woven on a wool and goat hair warp. Three rows of seven octagonal gulli guls with floral s

Ersari, or Kizil Ayak, chuval, 9-guls, Turkmenistan or Middle Amu Darya, mid-19th century. A handsome chuval of deep dimension, making an almost square format. Large chuval guls with stylized dyrnak g

Two Tekke Six Gul Torba, Turkestan, ca. 1875one with original back: 4 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 9 in.the other: 4 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in.Provenance: The George Gilmore Collection.

Ersari Torba, Turkestan, ca. 1875 4 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. Provenance: The George Gilmore collection.

Ancient Near East/the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A finely shaped, bronze, flat axe head with the "duckbill" design - two ovoid openings near the shaft. This piece would b

Ca. 1800, 60 x 110 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this rare Salor torba consists of three rows of six octagonal güls; small petrol diamonds decorated with double hooks at each c

Rome, ca. 200 CE. Anceint glass bowl with applied handle with a line design. Glass blowing, invented in the Roman Middle East in the first century BCE, allowed the average Roman citizen access to glas

made by Charter Company, division of Barbour Silver Co. ca. 1931 having fluted bowl with stylized spiral pinwheel motif in middle 7.25" x 2.25"-9.6 troy oz

This is an astounding, rare and authentic circa 1875 hide painted war shirt with quillwork and beadwork from the Southern Cheyenne Native American Indians. This is truly a masterpiece of American Indi

Kuba Corridor Carpet, Caucasus, ca. 187515 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in.Provenance: The Collection of the late Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut.

Fine Marasalli Prayer Rug, Caucasus, ca. 18754 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.Literature: Lewis, G. Griffin, The Practical Handbook of Oriental Carpets, 1911, Lippincott Company, London, page 254

Serapi Carpet, Persia, ca. 187515 ft. x 11 ft. 9 in.Provenance: The Collection of the late Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut.

Bakshaish Carpet, Persia, ca. 18758 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.Provenance: A Massachusetts Collection.