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Lot 152
Good Savonnerie carpet, France, circa 1900, 24ft. 4in. x 14ft. 8in. 7.42m. x 4.47m. Woven on the short axis. Good overall pile with soft lustrous wool. With repairs and conservation to some areas; some discolouration/surface marks in places. Strap-work and floral medallion to the soft pastel field enclosed within a wide olive green/grey border of magnificent large floral, vase and strap-work design; plain soft gold outer band. Note: this carpet has undergone professional conservation of the highest possible standard and is ready for the grandest of rooms. Provenance: William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1906-1966) Cliveden, Berkshire and thence by descent.
Lot 163
Attractive Kerman carpet with ivory field and pale gold foliate lattice, south west Persia, second quarter 20th century, 14ft. 3in. x 9ft. 9in. 4.34m. x 2.97m. Slight wear in places. Very finely woven with beautifully drawn flowers. Note the most attractive main border of indigo floral medallions, each enclosed within a foliate outline, which protrude into the field.
![Mashad carpet with inscription, Khorasan, north east Persia, dated 1345 (AH) [1926 AD], 13ft. 2in. x 9ft. 8in. 4.01m. x 2.94m](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f63cef9d-f663-4f12-beed-a5b000a1e859/a95499a5-6fc9-4f89-a65a-46c7cfb51ef9/468x382.jpg)
Lot 173
Sumac carpet, Kuba, north east Caucasus, early 20th century, 12ft. 11in. x 7ft. 3in. 3.94m. x 2.21m. Overall wear; some corrosion to browns and some fading. Note the unusual design in the main border each end with ‘kejebe’ type motifs found in Turkmen weavings, the mirror images of ‘faces’ depicting moody emotions. Together with a Balkans kelim, dated 1932 and inscribed in Armenian(?), 7ft. x 4ft. 4in. 2.13m. x 1.32m. Some repairs to top border; slight wear in places. (2)
Lot 175
Attractive Spanish carpet in the Cuenca style, Madrid area, 20th century, 12ft. 6in. x 9ft. 10in. 3.80m. x 3m. Slight wear in places and hole to lower end. Pastel palette in shades of blue, green and ivory on yellow ground. Note printed label verso: Fundacion Generalisimo Franco (I.A.A.) in lower right corner and in the lower left corner verso embroidered in wool: F11086. Literature: Faraday, C. B. European and American Carpets and Rugs, p. 50 Colour plate XI for 16th/17th century version.
![Fine Ravar Kerman inscribed carpet, south west Persia, dated 1340 (AH) [1921 AD] within inscription cartouche in main border](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f63cef9d-f663-4f12-beed-a5b000a1e859/f1bb7943-1941-4ded-f3b4-7a249df0a804/468x382.jpg)
Lot 208
Swedish ‘rya’ carpet, circa 1930s, 10ft. x 6ft. 4in. 3.05m. x 1.93m. Overall wear with slight damage to lower end. Note the interlock kelim ends. Provenance: Commissioned by Ernst Hartmann in the 1930s for his Swedish mansion in Jonkoping, Smaland and made by Hemslojden Handicrafts in Jonkoping and shows both eastern and Swedish characteristics with the border design possibly taken from a 19th century Scandinavian wedding blanket.
Lot 214
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 reweaves; ‘bite’ to lower right corner; splits/tears to top ends; small surface marks. Note the attractive compartmented main border, especially the ivory octagons with star centres.
Lot 215
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 wear, heavier in some places; small holes; losses to ends; remnants of kelim end to top; fabric patch, sewn down centre verso. For similar colourful examples see Thompson, Jon. Carpet Magic, pp. 36-37 and Jourdan, U. Oriental Rugs, Vol. 5, Turkoman, p. 261, pl. 234.
Lot 223
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 lower end main border with small holes; slight damage to top kelim end. Very finely woven with a pretty floral design in a soft palette on an ivory field.
Lot 228
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 of this exceptionally well known design. AMENDMENT TO CATALOGUE: PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS CARPET IS 100% SILK; IT MAY BE A MIX OF VERY FINE WOOL AND SILK.
Lot 256
Ninxia Fo-dog carpet, north west China, first half 19th century, 11ft. 2in. x 6ft. 3.40m. x 1.83m. Overall wear, heavy in places; holes and tears to field with some repairs and reweaving. Note the large Fo-dog in each corner barking at smaller Fo-dogs which are barely discernible. The central roundel is woven with eight Fo-dog faces. Various Fo-dog carpets have been sold in these Rooms in recent times, including Lot 1882 on 14th July 2011. A well-known example with nine Fo-dogs on a yellow ground is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, illustrated in Larsson, Jr. L. Carpets from China, Xinjiang and Tibet, p. 24, pl. 15.
Lot 287
Central Anatolian striped yastik, Mucur-Kirsehir, second half 19th century, 2ft. 8in. x 1ft. 10in. 0.81m. x 0.55m. Overall wear, heavy in places; holes; some corrosion and small damages; now laid down on brown cotton. An interesting little yastik with fabulous colour. Together with a Kazak fragment, south west Caucasus, late 19th century, 2ft. 8in. x 1ft. 11in. 0.81m. x 0.58m. Overall wear; holes and repairs. And two carpet fragments by the Ersari Turkmen of Beshir, south west Turkmenistan, late19th/early 20th century, one 2ft. 2in. x 1ft. 8in.; 0.66m. x 0.58m.; the other 2ft. 2in. x 1ft. 3in. 0.66m. x 0.38m. With some wear and repairs. Good colour including ‘Beshir’ yellow. Sold as a collection with all faults not subject to return. (4)
Lot 311
Good Kizil Ayak Turkmen 4 x 18 tauk nuska gul main carpet, south west Turkmenistan, 19th century, 10ft. 7in. x 6ft. 8in. 3.23m. x 2.03m. Overall wear, slightly heavier in places; small repairs and reweaves, especially lower left corner and main border right side top; re-selvedged. Note: the tauk nuska gols have a central medallion woven with pairs of alternating blue and green ‘C’ motifs, except for the lower two rows where these motifs are joined. These ‘C’ motifs appear to be a larger version of those found in the kepse gul. Note also that the lower row of chemche guls have curiously completely plain centres; the vertical rows of chemche guls themselves each divided by florets; the lower horizontal row divided by ‘star’ motifs; conjoined serrated edge medallion ivory main border. A most attractive carpet with good wool, superb colour and soft handle.
Lot 312
Good main carpet by the Ersari Turkmen of Beshir, south west Turkmenistan, third quarter 19th century, 9ft. 10in. x 5ft. 3in. 3m. x 1,60m. Some wear with corrosion to browns; some repairs and reweaves. Remains of kelim to top end; slight loss to lower end. Lustrous wool with superb colour. Note the overall design and the interesting ‘ikat’ style main border within ‘Beshir’ yellow guards.
Lot 313
Impressive main carpet of all over cruciform design by the Ersari Turkmen of Beshir, south west Turkmenistan, second half 19th century, 12ft. 8in. x 5ft. 9in. 3.86m. x 1.75m. Overall wear; some small reweaves. Complete with narrow striped kelim ends. Small area left side centre has been subjected to exploratory cleaning, the result of which shows the soft lustrous wool and exceptional colour. In need of a thorough clean. For a similar cruciform design see Jourdan, U. Oriental Rugs, Vol. 5. Turkoman p. 304, pl. 284. Another variation of this design, with a single row of cruciform motifs is illustrated in The Oriental Rug Collection of Jerome & Mary Jane Straka, p. 35 pl. 30.
Lot 314
Chodor Turkmen main carpet, south Turkmenistan, third quarter of 19th century, 11ft. 9in. x 6ft. 10in. 3.58m. x 2.08m. Overall wear, heavy in places; some holes; crude repairs and with some hessian patches verso. cf: Jourdan, U op cit. p. 240 pl. 213 for similar field design but with differing border.
Lot 338
Interesting Chodor Turkmen 4 x 15 tauk nuska gul main carpet, Turkmenistan, 19th century, 6ft. 9in. x 5ft. 2.05m. x 1.52m. Overall wear, heavy in places with reweaves/repiling in places. All sides have been reduced with ends stopped and selvedges rebound. Note the curiosity in some of the tauk nuska guls where the animals in the lower quadrants are standing on their heads, having been woven upside down, particularly in the third column, some in the fourth column and one in the first column. Also note the use of a tiny saffron yellow silk or cotton highlight to the minor gul in the first column, second from the top of the field; this also appears in three places in the ivory main border top right. The typical ivory main border is flanked on the inside by a very narrow sarkhalka and ‘S’ motif guard; (the matching outer guard is missing as noted above.)
Lot 339
Impressive Chodor Turkmen ertmen gul main carpet on a red field, 19th century, 8ft. 10in. x 5ft. 2.69m. x 1.52m. Overall wear with repairs and repiling in places; reweave to lower right corner; crease marks; holes to both elems now with red fabric conservation patches verso. A very striking carpet with an intense red field and with good variation of colour in the guls. Good wool and soft handle.
Lot 358
Rare and interesting Turkmen 4 x 7 gul carpet fragment of the lower half of a main carpet, Chodor or Arabatchi, Turkmenistan, possibly late 18th century, 4ft. 3in. x 5ft. 11in. 1.30m. x 1.80m. Overall wear with patches, reweaves, repairs and small holes. All edges now bound with linen. Particular note should be made of the Chodor gul which features pairs of confronting animals or birds, most often found on the Chodor Ertmen gul. The centre of the third gul in the first column on the right hand side features an unusual differing design; together with the centre of the second gul in the second column on the right hand side which is also different. Among the secondary guls on the right hand side there is also a small blue striped rectangular motif which does not appear anywhere else on the fragment. There has been much discussion of this particular group and the relationship between the Arabatchi and the Chodor in the 18th century which was researched at some length by Dr. Jon Thompson. Literature: Mackie & Thompson, op cit. pp. 119-129, pls. 49 and 50; Pinner & Francis, Turkoman Studies 1. p. 19. pl. 23-28; and Eiland, Murray, Oriental Rugs, pp. 162-163; pls. 125a-g. See also www.spongobongo.com/no9959.htm for Arabatchi-Chodor examples.
Lot 502
Good Collection of Carpet Reference Books, Magazines & Pamphlets comprising: Tribal Rugs, Jenny Housego 1978; Tribal Rugs, James Opie 1992; Persian Piled Weavings, John Collins, 2007; Baluchi Woven Treasures, Jeff Boucher, 1989; Oriental Carpets, Schurmann, 1979; Carpets from the Tents, Cottages & Workshops of Asia, J. Thompson 1988; Bosporous to Samarkand Flatwoven Rugs, Textile Museum 1969; Eastern Carpets in the Western World, Hayward Gallery; The Undiscovered Kelim, David Black, 1977; Oriental Rug Repair, Peter Stone 1981; Two Christie’s New York, hardback catalogues, 1989 and 1990; Thornborough Gallery, June 1976; Rippon Boswell, 7th December 1974; Bausbach December 1980; Raymond Benardout, 1976-1979 (3); International Conference on Oriental Carpets programme October 1980; John Collins 1986 Calendar, South Persian Collection; Keith Wayne Handmade calendar, 1990 featuring Turkomans Christie’s New York; Exclusively Belouch, Exhibition catalogue J. Homer 1986 (36 copies); and Turcoman Treasures, Exhibition catalogue J. Homer, 2010 (3) and Oriental Rug Review, 1990-1994 (25 issues). (In total comprising: 10 hardbacks; 2 paperbacks; 39 booklets; 7 pamphlets, 2 calendars and 25 magazines: (85 in total).
Lot 98
Attractive English rug, Axminster, early 19th century, 6ft. 6in. x 3ft. 3in. 1.98m. x 1m. Overall wear; small repairs; fraying to one side; slight losses to ends. Note the typical ‘tobacco’ field colour and the trailing floral border which is in better pile than the centre of the rug; stylized foliage motif to centre in the style of a monogram. A similarly coloured carpet is illustrated in John, C. Rare and Decorative Carpets, Rugs & Tapestries.
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