Carpets, Rugs & Textiles

Abadeh carpet, Fars, south west Persia, late 20th century, 9ft. 10in. x 6ft. 11in. 3m. x 2.11m.

Kurdish long carpet, Khorasan area, north east Persia, circa 1930s, 9ft. 10in. x 4ft. 6in. 3m. x 1.37m. Note the unusual ivory guards, both with v...

Karabakh kelleh, south west Caucasus, circa 1930s, 9ft. 10in. x 4ft. 3in. 3m. x 1.30m. Brightly coloured.

Tekke Turkmen 5 x 15 gul main carpet, Turkmenistan, early 20th century, 9ft. 9in. x 8ft. 4in. 2.97m. x 2.54m. Slight wear in places; small reweave...

Colourful Ersari Turkmen 3 x 6 gulli-gul main carpet, south west Turkmenistan, mid-19th century, 9ft. 9in. x 7ft. 1in. 2.97m. x 2.16m. Overall wea...

Rabat carpet, Middle Atlas, Morocco, mid-20th century, 9ft. 9in. x 6ft. 6in. 2.97m. x 1.98m. Very slight even wear.

Attractive Patchwork carpet com­posed mostly of fragments from Anatolian carpets, 20th century, 9ft. 8in. x 8ft. 6in. 2.94m. x 2.59m. Predominantl...

Quchan carpet of ‘garden’ design, Khorasan, north east Persia, second half 20th century, 9ft. 8in. x 6ft. 10in. 2.94m. x 2.08m. Some moth damage i...

Ersari Turkmen carpet, north east Afghanistan, mid-20th century, 9ft. 7in. x 5ft. 1in. 2.92m. x 1.55m. Slight wear and corrosion to browns/blacks.

Yazd zilu cotton flatweave carpet, central Persia, second half 20th century, 9ft. 5in. x 5ft. 6in. 2.87m. x 1.68m. Literature: Tanavoli, P. Persi...

Tekke Turkmen 5 x 16 gul carpet, Turkmenistan, circa 1930s-1940s, 9ft. 3in. x 6ft. 5in. 2.82m. x 1.96m. Some wear in places; soft handle.

Interesting Bakhtiari carpet with woven date, Chahar Mahal Valley, south west Persia, first quarter 20th century, 9ft. 1in. x 6ft. 7in. 2.77m. x 2...

Fine silk Qum prayer carpet, south central Persia, mid-20th century, 9ft. 1in. x 6ft. 1in. 2.77m. x 1.86m. Slight wear in places; Worn area to low...

Hamadan carpet, north west Persia, mid-20th century, 9ft. 2in. x 4ft. 11in. 2.80m. x 1.50m. Patch to top left side field.

Ersari Turkmen carpet with all over chuval guls, north east Afghanistan, late 19th century, 9ft. 1in. x 6ft. 4in. 2.77m. x 1.93m. Overall wear, he...

Khamseh carpet, Fars, south west Persia, early 20th century, 9ft. 1in. x 5ft. 2in. 2.77m. x 1.58m. Some wear in places and some repairs. Note the ...

Tekke Turkmen 3 x 9 gul carpet, Khorasan area, north east Persia, circa 1930s, 9ft. x 4ft. 11in. 2.75m. x 1.50m. Overall wear. Soft handle.

Fine silk carpet of classic hunting design, Egypt, second half 20th century, 8ft. 11in. x 6ft. 11in. 2.72m. x 2.11m. Beautifully drawn rendition o...

Bakhtiari carpet, Chahar Mahal Valley, south west Persia, circa 1920s-1930s, 8ft. 7in. x 5ft. 2in. 2.62m. x 1.58m. Overall wear; heavy in places; ...

Ushak carpet, west Anatolia, circa 1920s, 8ft. 6in. x 6ft. 1in. 2.59m. x 1.86m. Overall wear with repair to top end; split and crease mark to left...

Karabakh carpet, south west Caucasus, circa 1920s-30s, 8ft. 1in. x 4ft. 11in. 2.46m. x 1.50m. Slight wear; some corrosion to blacks/browns; losses...

Balkans kelim in the Bessarabian style, eastern Europe, mid-20th century, 7ft. 11in. x 5ft. 2.41m. x 1.52m.

Khamseh carpet, Fars, south west Persia, early 20th century, 7ft. 7in. x 5ft. 6in. 2.31m. x 1.68m. Overall wear with corrosion to browns. Note the...

Afghan ‘Chobi’ carpet of Ziegler design on a soft red field, Afghan/Pakistan borders, late 20th century, 7ft. x 5ft. 7in. 2.13m. x 1.79m.