Carpets, Rugs & Textiles

Attractive Sarab runner, north west Persia, early 20th century, 8ft. 11in. x 3ft. 6in. (max) 2.72m. x 1.07m. (max.) Overall wear; slight damage to...

Hamadan runner, north west Persia, about 1920s, 12ft. 8in. x 2ft. 6in. 3.86m. x 0.76m. Overall wear and colour run; losses and damage to top end.

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Attractive Anatolian chequerboard rug in shades of blue, green and brown, 7ft. 4in. x 5ft. 10in. 2.24m. x 1.78m. Hand knotted good wool pile.

Anatolian rug woven in shades of burgundy red, Ushak, west Anatolia, 8ft. 8in. x 4ft. 4in. 2.64m. x 1.32m. Hand knotted in good lustrous wool of a...

Anatolian long rug woven in shades of lime green, Ushak, west Anatolia, 10ft. 6in. x 5ft. 3.20m. x 1.52m. Hand knotted with good lustrous wool.

Anatolian rug woven in various shades of red, Ushak, west Anatolia, 8ft. 7in. x 4ft. 3in. 2.62m. x 1.30m. Hand knotted in good lustrous wool of a ...

Anatolian kelim with striking pink and black modernist design, 9ft. 7in. x 6ft. 4in. 2.92m. x 1.93m.

Impressive Indian carpet, exceptional wool pile in shades of ‘purple berry’, 8ft. 4in. x 6ft. 6in. 2.54m. x 1.98m.

Impressive Indian runner, exceptional wool pile of multi-coloured elliptical design on a shaded mid-brown field, 9ft. 10in. x 2ft. 8in. 3m. x 0.81m

Attractive and impressive Indian rug, the exceptional wool pile of multi-coloured elliptical design on a shaded pale green field. 7ft. x 4ft. 11in...

Indian carpet, the deep pile in shades of terracotta featuring a trellised design in relief to give a ‘cut pile’ effect, 8ft. 8in. x 6ft. 2in. 2.6...

Indian carpet, the deep pile in shades of brown and cream woven with an overall trellis design reminiscent of the minimalist designs of the Berber...

Indian carpet, good wool pile in shades of pale grey, 6ft. 8in. x 5ft. 1in. 2.03m. x 1.55m.

Impressive Afghan black and white banded kelim, four widths joined vertically, 9ft. 6in. x 8ft. 4in. 2.90m. x 2.54m.

Impressive Afghan kelim with abstract design, reminiscent of that found in Mazanderan flatweaves, in shades of black and grey, 10ft. 11in. x 8ft. ...

Indian reversible flatweave, the ground pale cream one side and deep cream the other side; both sides with minimalist trellis design in dark brown...

Indian multi-coloured striped wool flatweave, 8ft. 1in. x 5ft. 1in. 2.46m. x 1.55m.

Attractive Indian carpet, the wool and jute pile of multi-coloured chequerboard design, 9ft. 10in. x 7ft. 10in. 3m. x 2.39m.

Anatolian carpet, good wool pile, flecked deep blue field with narrow flecked terracotta border, 9ft. 6in. x 8ft. 2.90m. x 2.44m.

Attractive Chinese ‘Modernist’ wool and silk carpet, the deep blue field with design of bamboo canes, each piled in gold silk and each with the no...

Afghan carpet, North West Frontier Province, honey coloured field with all over large flowers and foliage in shades of terracotta and pink, 9ft. 8...

Thracian kelim, east European, plain pale green field with borders in shades of green, 12ft. 11in. x 9ft. 4in. 3.94m. x 2.85m. Surface marks in pl...

Interesting Art Deco flatweave, possibly Indian, 7ft. 7in. x 5ft. 5in. 2.31m. x 1.65m. Some area of wear; small holes; losses to both ends. By fam...

Interesting Swedish flatweave, possibly 1920-30s, 6ft. 4in. x 4ft. 6in. 1.93m. x 1.37m. One corner with initials in grey ‘AB’ - possibly for ‘Arti...

Scandinavian flatwoven rug of bright Modernist design, 20th century, 5ft. 4in. x 3ft. 2in. 1.63m. x 0.97m. Woven in wool on jute(?) foundation. Su...

Attractive Qashqa’i ghileem, south west Persia, 9ft. 7in. x 6ft. 7in. 2.92m. x 2.01m. Exceptional design and colour.

Anatolian warp-faced flatweave, Konya region, central Anatolia, 9ft. x 6ft. 9in. 2.75m. x 2.05m. Two equal widths joined vertically with a decorat...

Massive Donegal carpet, Ireland, early 20th century, 25ft. 5in. x 12ft. 7in. 7.75m. x 3.84m. Superb all over design in predominantly bright green,...

Massive main carpet by the Ersari Turkmen of Beshir, Turkmenistan, last quarter 19th century, 21ft. 5in. x 8ft. 10in. 6.53m. x 2.69m. Some wear an...

Attractive Feraghan herati design carpet, north west Persia, late 19th century, 20ft. 11in. x 13ft. 5in. 6.38m. x 4.09m. Overall wear, heavy in pl...

Attractive Austrian ‘Savonnerie’ carpet, circa 1880, 18ft. 2in. x 8ft. 2in. 5.54m. x 2.49m. Small splits in places. Cotton backing.

Impressive chenille carpet, English, probably early 20th century, 17ft. 8in. x 12ft. 5.39m. x 3.66m. Woven with a design in the style of a spaciou...

Mahal carpet, north west Persia, early 20th century, 17ft. 3in. x 10ft. 10in. 5.26m. x 3.30m. Overall wear; repairs and repiling.

Attractive Tabriz ‘Ardabil’ design carpet, north west Persia, early 20th century, 16ft. 4in. x 11ft. 5in. 4.97m. x 3.48m. Some wear in places; sli...

Ushak carpet, west Anatolia, early 20th century, 15ft. 7in. x 12ft. 1in. 4.75m. x 3.68m. Some areas of wear; ‘bite’ to lower right corner.

Good American Saruk carpet, north west Persia, about 1920-30s, 15ft. 3in. x 10ft. 2in. 4.65m. x 3.10m. Some areas of wear.

Attractive Mahal carpet, north west Persia, circa 1920s, 14ft. 6in. x 11ft. 8in. 4.42m. x 3.56m. Slight wear in places. Good overall design on a r...

Kashmir chain stitch carpet, north India, 20th century, 14ft. 5in. x 11ft. 9in. 4.40m. x 3.58m. Professionally laid down on heavy wool backing. No...

Greek(?) needlework carpet, eastern Europe, 20th century, 14ft. 4in. x 9ft. 2in. 4.36m. x 2.80m. Worked in wool in herringbone chain stitch on a c...

Tabriz carpet, north west Persia, early 20th century, 14ft. 3in. x 10ft. 7in. 4.34m. x 3.23m. Slight wear in places; surface mark top right corner...

Large and impressive Kurdish ghileem, north west Persia, mid-20th century, 14ft. 3in. x 6ft. 4in. 4.34m. x 1.93m. Woven in two roughly equal secti...

Anatolian ‘boteh’ carpet, possibly Sivas, north central Anatolia, mid-20th century, 14ft. 1in. x 6ft. 10in. 4.28m. x 2.08m. Slight wear in places;...

Exceptional Tabriz carpet with plain honey coloured field, north west Persia, early 20th century, 14ft. x 10ft. 11in. 4.27m. x 3.33m. Slight wear ...

Exceptional Moghul carpet with directional design of single shrubs, probably Lahore, North India, 19th century, 13ft. 7in. x 11ft. 1in. 4.14m. x 3...

Hamadan kelleh, north west Persia, early 20th century, 13ft. 5in. x 6ft. 2in. 4.09m. x 1.88m. Area of moth damage top right outer border.

Decorative fragmented European(?) carpet, possibly Donegal, about 1920-30s, 11ft. 4in. x 13ft. 3in. 3.45m. x 4.04m. Reduced by horizontal cut to t...

Good Bakhtiari ‘garden’ carpet, Chahar Mahal Valley, south west Persia, about 1920-30s, 13ft. 3in. x 11ft. 2in. 4.04m. x 3.40m. Small areas of mot...

Decorative Borlu carpet, west Anatolia, late 19th/early 20th century, 13ft. 2in. x 9ft. 9in. Overall wear, heavier in some places. An interesting ...

Attractive hooked pile ‘Tetex’ carpet, Germany, circa 1930s, 12ft. 10in. x 11ft. 5in. 3.90m. x 3.48m. Slight damage to lower left corner. Tetex, t...

Heriz carpet, north west Persia, first quarter 20th century, 12ft. 10in. x 9ft. 9in. 3.90m. x 2.97m. ‘Bite’ to left side border centre; overall we...

Striking floral needlework carpet, probably east European, 20th century, 12ft. 10in. x 9ft. 6in. 3.90m. x 2.90m. Heavy cotton lining.

Hamadan kelleh, north west Persia, about 1930s, 12ft. 10in. x 4ft. 6in. 3.90m. x 1.37m. Small reweave lower end border.

A most attractive Anatolian carpet the honey coloured field with all over trellis design in a rust red; modern, 12ft. 9in. x 9ft. 10in. 3.89m. x 3...

Heriz carpet, north west Persia, mid-20th century, 12ft. 8in. x 9ft. 11in. 3.86m. x 3.02m. An attractive carpet with a good range of colours.

Good Ushak carpet, west Anatolia, about 1920s, 12ft. 8in. x 9ft. 10in. 3.86m. x 3m. Note the attractive design on the pale coloured field within a...

English hand-knotted carpet, probably Tomkinsons, early 20th century, 12ft. 7in. x 11ft. 2in. 3.84m. x 3.40m. Surface stains; end guards missing; ...

Heriz carpet, north west Persia, second half 19th century, 12ft. 7in. x 10ft. 7in. 3.84m. x 3.23m. Overall heavy wear; numerous re-weaves; both en...

Kashan carpet, west Persia, circa 1930s, 12ft. 7in. x 9ft. 3.84m. x 2.75m. Some areas of wear; slightly mis-shapen sides.

Mahal carpet, north west Persia, early 20th century, 12ft. 6in. x 9ft. 8in. 3.80m. x 2.94m.