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Click here to subscribeRug by the Ersari Turkmen of Beshir, south Turkmenistan, late 19th/early 20th century, 6ft. 5in. X 4ft. 4in. 1.96m. X 1.32m. Overall wear, heavier in some places with corrosion to the dark brown/black; slight loss to ends. The blue black field closely filled with terracotta angular floral motifs outlined in ivory; side blue/black main border of ikat motifs and medallions.
Rug by the Ersari Turkmen of Beshir, south Turkmenistan, circa 1920s-30s, 5ft. 2in. X 3ft. 5in. 1.58m. X 1.04m. Small crease marks in places. Dark red field with all over trellised flowerheads with ivory and sharp yellow details; dark blue rosette and leaf main border; remains of flatwoven ends with arrowheads in various colours. Robust handle.
Tekke Turkmen 5 x 12 gul main carpet, second half 19th century, 10ft. x 7ft. 3.05m. x 2.13m. Overall even wear; small repairs and reweaves in places. The terracotta field with the guls linked on an indigo trellis and divided by complex chemche motifs with small octagon centres woven small ivory flowerheads; wide uriuk (apricot blossom) main border with tiny flowering plants in each wide elem. Finely woven with velvety wool and soft handle.
Derbend rug, north east Caucasus, circa 1920s-30s, 5ft. 3in. X 3ft. 9in. 1.60m. X 1.14m. Some wear in places; fabric binding to lower end; slight losses to ends. Dark blue field with three centre octagons filled with flowerheads; small filler ornaments including tiny animals and birds in the field; ivory bird and flowerhead main border; inner terracotta guard of stepped medallions.
Daghestan lattice long rug, north east Caucasus, early 20th century, 9ft. 1in. X 4ft. 4in. 2.77m. X 1.32m. Overall wear; corrosion to dark brown; some crease marks;split to field lower end; some loss to braided ends top corner right side and lower corner right side. Blue/black field with all over flowering plants within a foliate lattice; ivory main border of polychrome stepped medallions within octagons; inner ivory guard; multi-coloured striped guards to the main border.
Shirvan hexagon-column rug, south east Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 5ft. 10in. X 3ft. 9in. 1.78m. X 1.14m. Overall even wear; slight loss to ends. Dark blue field with three large hexagons in terracotta, ivory and blue; small filler ornaments of animals; flowerheads and ivory hooked motifs; ivory interlock main border and running dog guards.
Caucasian rug, Kuba area, north east Caucasus, late 19th century, 6ft. X 3ft. 5in. 1.83m. X 1.04m. Overall wear with corrosion in places; rewoven lower end. Losses to lower end., Fabric tape top end verso. Dark blue field with five Lesghi-style star medallions; the field closely filled with many filler ornaments including stylized flowering plants; small animals and birds; ivory main border of stepped medallions; the lower end with running dog design.
Erivan rug, Armenia, central Caucasus, circa 1930s, 6ft. 4in. X 3ft. 1in. 1.93m. X 0.94m. Overall wear with colour run in places; some repairs and small repiled areas; losses to ends; lacking outer guard stripes. Dark blue field with two large lozenge shape medallions; ivory medallion main border.
Karabakh rug, south west Caucasus, early 20th century, 6ft. 3in. X 4ft. 6in. 1.91m. X 1.37m. Slight wear in places; tiny repairs. Slight loss to lower end. Dark red field with centre dark blue medallion within ivory outlined octagon; dark blue angular strapwork outlined in green in the field ; wide dark red main border of flowerheads and trailing foliage; pale blue boteh guards. Lustrous wool.
Kazak(?) rug of Lesghi star design, south west Caucasus, early 20th century, 6ft. X 3ft. 3in. 1.83m. X 1m. Overall even wear; corrosion tro dark browns; slight loss to lower end. Light red field with three Lesghi stars in blue and pale gold with ivory and dark green details; small animals and other stars in the field; ivory leaf and calyx main border and light blue medallion guards. Soft handle. cf. Bennett, I. op. cit. pp. 326-328 where the Lesghi group is discussed at length.
Akstafa rug, south west Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 7ft. 8in. X 4ft. 1in. 2.34m. X 1.25m. Overall even wear with small spots of repiling. Red field with two large medallions in ivory and mid-blue with yellow and ivory details, three pairs of Akstafa birds in the field; ivory main border of hooked medallions; ribbon guards. Soft palette and soft handle.
Kasim-Usag rug,Karabakh, south west Caucasus, early 20th century, 8ft. X 6ft. 4in. 2.44m. X 1.93m. Overall wear, heavy in places; losses to ends; splits to top end; small holes. Terracotta field with typical large medallion flanked by ivory bars; two riders and horses in the lower part of the field; two pairs of striped birds holding 'hands' in the top of the centre medallion and two couples in ivory and dark blue holding hands at the top of the field; mid-blue medallion main border; medachyl guards.
Karabakh runner, south west Caucasus, early 20th century, 12ft. 6in. X 3ft. 8in. 3.80m. X 1.12m. Overall even wear with corrosion to dark brown; top end possibly re-woven. Dark brown field with all over flowering plants; inner terracotta guard of rosettes; ivory main border of winged boteh motifs in the Marasali style; inner striped guard; outer reciprocal dark brown and light blue medachyl border. Lustrous wool and soft handle. Cf Eiland, M. Merchants, Weavers and Kings, p. 156-157, pl. 45 for a rug with a similar field design but on a red ground.
Shirvan runner, south east Caucasus, late 19th century, 12ft. 3in. X 3ft. 11in. 3.73m. X 1.20m. Overall wear with corrosion to dark browns; crease marks in places; 'bite' to top right corner; slight loss to lower end. Dark brown field with ivory outlined stepped pole medallion with terracotta bar medallions each end; pale yellow main border of 'S' motifs; light rose inner medallion guard and pale blue medallion outer guard.
Caucasian prayer rug, probably Kazak area, south west Caucasus, early 20th century, 8ft. 3in. X 4ft. 4in. 2.51m. X 1.32m. Some wear in places; small repair lower end; slight loss to lower end; fabric tape both ends verso. Red field with three stepped medallions; Armenian inscription or date in the prayer arch; ivory leaf and calyx main border; rosette guards. Rich palette; soft handle; multi-coloured selvedges.
Two Shirvan rugs, south east Caucasus, second half 19th century: the first a rug, 5ft. 9in. X 3ft. 7in. 1.75m. X 1.09m. Overall wear, heavier in some places with corrosion to dark brown; few crease marks to field; small repairs and re-piling; losses to ends. Ivory field with four lobed medallions in terracotta and pale blue; dark blue/black spandrels with flowerheads; dark blue/black flowerhead and bracket main border, reciprocal medachyl guards. Very finely woven; soft handle. The second a long rug fragment, 6ft. X 2ft. 11in. 1.83m. X 0.89m. Overall wear; lacking end and side borders. Ivory field with stylized flowering shrubs; terracotta floral inner border; ivory main border of leaf and calyx design. (2)
Khirdagyd-Chichi rug, Kuba, north east Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 6ft. 10in. X 3ft. 10in. 2.08m. X 1.17m. Overall even wear; some corrosion to dark brown; small reweave to lower end; slight loss to ends. The ivory field with all over rows of medallions and brackets; narrow ivory boteh main border and terracotta carnation guards.
Surahani 'garden' long rug, Shsirvan-Baku, south east Caucasus, late 19th century, 9ft. 7in. X 3ft. 10in. 2.92m. X 1.17m. Overall wear with corrosiuon to dark brown and losses to ends; fabric tape each end verso. Soft terracotta field filled with typical large stepped medallion outlined in pale yellow; ivory leaf and calyx main border; multi-coloured diagonal stripe guards. Soft palette and soft handle.
Qashqa'i rug, Fars, south west Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 7ft. 4in. X 4ft. 8in. 2.24m. X 1.42m. Overall wear; corrosion to dark brown in places; crease marks; small areas of moth damage. Terracotta field with two dark blue stepped inner medallions; pale blue spandrels; all over flowers, medallions and various animals including a pair of splendid stags in dark blue and pale yellow in the centre; ivory main border of medallions; terracotta rosette guards; chequered ends.
Sa'uj Bulagh Kurdish rug, north west Persia, early 20th century, 9ft. 3in. X 4ft. 5in. 2.87m. X 1.35m. Overall wear; heavy in places with holes; repairs and small damages; outer guards lacking; losses to ends. Yellow field with highly stylized tree of life; ivory leaf and calyx main border; terracotta medallion guards.
Qashqa'i rug, Fars, south west Persia, circa 1920s, 7ft. 9in. X 4ft. 8in. 2.36m. X 1.42m. Overall even wear; some corrosion to browns in places; surface mark to left side border centre; few crease marks; slight loss to ends. Step-sided narrow dark blue field with all over small medallions within a lattice; terracotta spandrels and frame; ivory flowering plant main border; pale blue and terracotta floral guards.
Impressive Khamseh carpet, Fars, south west Persia, late 19th century, 11ft. 3in. X 5ft. 11in. 3.43m. X 1.80m. Overall wear, slightly heavier in some places; slight corrosion; some surface marks; small repairs; losses to ends. Ivory cartouche shaped field with three large terracotta floral medallions with ivory flowerhead centres; red spandrels with palmettes outlined in pale gold; ivory floral main border and pale blue floral guards. Red/brown wefts. Vibrant palette; velvety wool and soft handle.
Two Afshar rugs, Kerman area, south east Persia, circa 1930s-40s, the first, 4ft. 7in. X 3ft. 5in. 1.40m. X 1.04m. Corrosion to dark brown in places. Two diamond shaped medallions trellised with flowerheads; narrow diagonal bands in the field; dark blue floral main border. The second, 3ft. 4in. X 2ft. 7in. 1.02m. X 0.79m. Slight wear in places; losses to ends. Terracotta field with centre ivory diamond shape medallions; dark blue spandrels with small boteh; narrow borders. (2)
Afshar zil-i-sultan rug, Kerman province, south east Persia, circa 1930s, 6ft. 4in. X 4ft. 9in. 1.93m. X 1.45m. Overall wear with small repairs; small spots of old moth damage and surface marks. Ivory field with all over vase of flowers design with pairs of birds in places; narrow dark blue medallion main border and ivory guards.
Mianeh cream and pale blue striped jajim, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 6ft. 7in. X 3ft. 11in. 2.01m. X 1.20m. Two widths joined vertically. Together with a Mianeh fine wool sofreh, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 5ft. 6in. X 3ft. 4in. 1.68m. X 1.02m. Black and ivory horizontal stripes with plain ivory centre; two widths joined vertically. (2)
Most attractive rug, probably by the Baharlu tribe of the Khamseh Confederacy, Fars, south west Persia, late 19th century, 7ft. 4in. X 4ft. 6in. 2.24m. X 1.37m. Overall even wear with corrosion to the dark browns; small repairs.; slight loss to striped flatweave ends. Rich terracotta field closely filled with all manner of ornaments including tribal figures, various birds, animals and flowers. The narrow yellow main border of angular flowers with ivory details; pale blue floral guards. Lustrous wool and soft handle.
Fars rug, Shiraz district, south west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 6ft. 6in. X 4ft. 5in. 1.98m. X 1.35m. Slight wear in places; slight loss to lower end; braiding to top end. Terracotta field with central diamond shaped medallion; large rosette medallions in each corner; ivory geometric and arrowhead main border; multiple narrow guards. Lustrous wool.
Two north west Persian rugs, circa 1930s-40s, the first, Hamadan, 6ft. 6in. X 3ft. 6in. 1.98m. X 1.07m. Overall wear and slight losses to ends. The second, Joshaghan, 6ft. 11in. X 4ft. 4in. 2.11m. X 1.32m. Overall wear, heavy in places with old moth damage. Terracotta field with centre medallion in blue and terracotta; ivory main border,m green and blue floral guards. (2)
Qashqa'i rug, Fars, south west Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 7ft. X 4ft. 4in. 2.13m. X 1.32m. Overall wear with holes in places.; losses to ends. Pale blue field with three diamond shape centre medallions; all over medallions, stars and flowers; narrow ivory border and guards with chequered ends.
Fayli Lor rug, Fars, south west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 8ft. 6in. X 5ft. 4in. 2.59m. X 1.63m. Slight wear in places;small holes; minor loss to ends. Terracotta field with pale blue centre medallion and spandrels; all over flowers and foliage with Qashqa'i emblem to centre medallion and spandrels; the main border of flowering tree design; narrow ivory floral guards. Robust handle.
Two rugs, the first a modern Perepedil-design rug, Afghanistan, second half 20th century, 4ft. 7in. X 2ft. 11in. 1.40m. X 0.89m. Slight wear in places; with paint marks to one end. The second, Afshar, Kerman area, south east Persia, 5ft. 3in. X 3ft. 10in. 1.60m. X 1.17m. Overall heavy wear and fading. Light blue field with two medallions and trees to each side; ivory flowerhead main border; banded flatweave ends. (2)
Shahsavan flatweave mafrash, north west Persia, early 20th century, 3ft. 3in. X 1ft. 2in. X 1ft. 8in. 1m. X 0.36m. X 0.51m. Some wear and corrosion with small splits, holes and repairs. Narrow bands with hooked medallions in green, terracotta, ivory and dark blue; with blue, red and brown striped base. Remains of closing loops to top edges.
Kurdish long rug,, north west Persia, circa 1930s, 7ft. 7in. X 3ft. 4in. 2.31m. X 1.02m. Overall wear; small hole lower left outer border. Dark brown field closely filled with flowerheads and tribesmen; ivory spandrels with animals and birds; ivory leaf and calyx main border, and pale blue outer guard.
Two Persian rugs, circa 1930s-40s, the first Senneh Hamadan, 5ft. 3in. X 3ft. 7in. 1.60m. X 1.09m. Slight wear in places. Terracotta field with all over herati design on an ivory ground with pale blue inner medallion; dark blue spandrels; terracotta main border and pale blue guards. The second Afshar, Kerman area, south east Persia, 5ft. 11in. X 4ft. 1.80m. X 1.22m. Overall even wear; slight loss to the banded ghileem ends. Dark blue field with ivory and terracotta medallions; all over angular flowers; rosette main border and ivory floral outer guard. (2)
Afshar rug, Kerman province, south east Persia, second half 20th century, 5ft. 8in. x 4ft. 3in. 1.73m. x 1.30m. Dark blue field with two ivory centre medallions with terracotta inner motifs and angular flowers; the corners of diagonal stripes of small boteh; terracotta main border of linked medallions and ivory floral guards. Robust handle.
Neiriz rug, Fars, south west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 6ft. 1in. X 4ft. 8in. 1.86m. X 1.42m. Overall wear with corrosion to dark brown in places. Terracotta field wit flowering tree of life with pomegranate-like fruit in a variety of colours; a plethora of animals and birds among the branches and a herd of nine animals in the trunk of the tree at the base; ivory leaf and calyx main border, small medallion guards.
Tabriz prayer rug, north west Persia, early 20th century, 6ft. 1in. X 4ft. 4in. 1.86m. X 1.32m. Overall wear, heavier lower end; slight loss to ends. Soft terracotta mihrab with a column to each side; a basket of flowers hanging from the prayer arch; dark blue strapwork spandrels; terracotta main border of rosettes and trailing flowers; ivory and pale blue floral guards.
Fars ghileem, Shiraz district, south west Persia, last quarter 20th century, 9ft. 1in. X 5ft. 3in. 2.77m. X 1.60m. Very small areas of wear; small holes; larger hole in one corner. Red field with all over diamond shape medallions in ivory and pale blue with yellow details; ivory stepped medallion main border; multiple guards. Bright palette.
Kashmiri hunting rug, north India, mid-20th century, 5ft. 8in. X 4ft. 1.73m. X 1.22m. Lower right corner of field and border has been rewoven. Some damages and repairs. Lower end left side cut and re-joined. Ivory field with all over animals, birds and flowering trees. Dark blue palmette and 'mask' main border and red floral guards.
Sanjan rug, Hamadan area, north west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 6ft. 5in. x 4ft. 6in. 1.96m. X 1.37m. Slight wear in places. Apricot field with dark blue centre medallion with ivory flowerhead centre; pale apricot spandrels; all over angular flowers and foliage; mid-blue floral main border and dark red floral guards.
Tabriz pictorial rug, north west Persia, circa 1930s, 6ft. 4in. X 4ft. 7in. 1.93m. X 1.40m. Very slight wear in places; small hole to left side of upper pendant; minor loss to ends. Terracotta field with central vignette of deer in a rural setting resting by a pond under a flowering tree; all over scrolling flowers and foliage with ivory floral medallions in each corner; indigo floral and pale gold strapwork main border with vases and ivory floral cartouches; pale gold floral guards.
Tabriz Mahi rug with tiny part silk details, north west Persia, last quarter 20th century, 5ft. 1in. X 3ft. 4in. 1.55m. X 1.02m. Leatherette strips to selvedges verso. Blue-black cartouche-shape field with red centre medallion outlined in pale blue; ivory and pale blue spandrels; all over tiny herati design; blue-black palmette main bordetr and pale blue floral guards. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner in Oman in the 1990s. Robust handle.
Bakhtiari rug, Chahar Mahal Valley, west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 6ft. 9in. X 4ft. 7in. 2.05m. X 1.40m. Overall even wear with slight loss to ends. Terracotta field with large mid-blue medallion with ivory and terracotta flowerhead centre, ivory floral spandrels; pale brown foliate main border.
Kashan rug, west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 5ft. X 3ft. 6in. 1.52m. X 1.07m. Overall even wear with very minor loss to ends. Pretty pale blue cartouche shape field with terracotta centre medallion and ivory flowerhead centre; terracotta and pale gold spandrels; all over flowers and foliage; ivory floral main border and red floral guards.
Afghan long rug, modern production, 9ft. 3in. X 4ft. 7in. 2.82m. X 1.40m. Some wear in places; split to field and inner border centre left side; small areas of old moth damage; losses to ends. Red field with three large shield shape medallions; multi-coloured geometric ornaments in the field; animals and medallions in the red inner border and wider outer border divided by narrow ivory band. Robust handle.
Two rugs, the first: Luri gabbeh, Fars, south west Persia, circa 1950s, 4ft. 10in. x 3ft. 11in. 1.47m. x 1.20m. Small areas of old moth damage; minor losses to ends. Red field with dark blue centre medallion; bright green spandrels and frame; with flowering tree motifs; narrow ivory rosette main border. Robust handle. The second: Afshar rug, Kerman area, south east Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 4ft. 7in. X 3ft. 6in. 1.40m. X 1.07m. Slight wear in places; small spots of old moth damage; slight loss to flatweave ends. Dark blue field with centre light rose step-sided medallion, outlined in ivory, quarter medallions in each corner; ivory main border of linked foliage motifs; narrow running dog guards. Soft handle. (2)
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