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Lot 596

A Japanese carved ivory okimono figure group, Meiji period, signed tablet to base, 32cm high.

Lot 597

A Japanese carved ivory okimono figural group, Meiji period, depicting three men and a boy beneath a tree, signed to base, 11cm high, on fitted hardwood stand.

Lot 608

A carved ivory elephant seal, 4cm high.

Lot 613

Two Chinese carved ivory circular boxes and covers, 19th century, largest 5cm diameter; together with a similar smaller bone example; and sixty small ivory or bone letters, each approx 8mm tall.

Lot 614

Two Chinese Canton carved ivory card cases and covers, 19th century, one carved with cruciform cross to both sides, 11.3 x 7.5cm; the other carved all over with figures in gardens, 10.7 x 6.9cm, (both s.d).

Lot 616

A Chinese Canton carved ivory card case and cover, 19th century, carved with figures in vase form panels, 11.4 x 7.4cm.

Lot 618

A set of eight Chinese carved ivory sages, 10.5cm high, each on wood stand. 

Lot 621

A Chinese Canton carved ivory puzzle box and cover, late 19th century, 6cm wide, containing seven carved and pierced ivory puzzle pieces.

Lot 243

Ï’A Chinese ivory figure of Guanyin, circa 1880, standing holding a basket and ruyi sceptre, 27cm high Ï’ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.

Lot 249

Ï’A pair of Chinese inlaid stone and hardwood panels, circa 1900, size of visible area to inside edge of frame 46cm x 20cm, framed, and a pair of Japanese ivory and lacquer panels, circa 1900, size of visible area to inside edge of frame 44cm x 29cm, framed (4) Ï’ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.

Lot 3006E

Violin 14 1/8'' one piece back, with label 'Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Cremonisis Fecit Taurini C. L. G. Auinuns Antoni Stradivarit 1381'; with bow with ivory frog

Lot 3009

Violin 14'' two piece back, no label; together with two bows one with ivory frog and button length excluding button 712mm (bow has warped under tension and adjuster is seized) the other unmarked with ebony frog 710mm (cased)

Lot 114

Chobi rug of Caucasian design, Afghanistan, late 20th century, 6ft. 2in. X 4ft. 11in. 1.88m. X 1.50m. The field composed of horizontal bands of boteh, medallions and zoomorphic motifs; ivory winged medallion main border and dark blue angular floral guards.

Lot 117

North west Persian jajim with weft float brocading, Bijar(?) area, circa 1930s-40s, 5ft. 5in. X 6ft. 2in. 1.65m. X 1.88m. Six widths. Dark blue and dark terracotta bands woven with various motifs in ivory and dark blue divided by narrow stripes.

Lot 124

Kurdish runner, (reduced) north west Persia, early 20th century, 16ft. 10in. X 3ft. 3in. 5.13m. X 1m. Overall wear; some crease marks; hole to field lower end; reduced in length by horizontal cut across the centre of the runner; losses to ends.; fabric patch verso. Narrow ivory field with all over small floral design in dark blue and terracotta; wide mid-green main border of stylized floral and medallion motifs; terracotta floral guards.

Lot 129

Saraband runner, north west Persia, early 20th century, 14ft. 11in. X 3ft. 5in. 4.55m. X 1.04m. Overall even wear; corrosion to dark brown; small repairs to top end; and reweave to lower left corner. Earthy-red field filled with small floral boteh with pale blue and yellow details; mid-green main border of stars within octagons; ivory linked medallion inner guard and earthy-red floral outer guard; brocaded flatweave ends. Soft palette.

Lot 131

Malayer runner,north west Persia, circa 1930s, 12ft. 4in. X 3ft. 7in. 3.76m. X 1.09m. Overall wear; heavy in places; small split to top left side; slight loss to ends. Dark blue field with all over trellised flowering plants; ivory star main border; narrow guards.

Lot 136

Sarab runner, north west Persia, mid-20th century, 9ft. 8in. X 2ft. 8in. 2.94m. X 0.81m. Surface marks in places. Camel field with central row of large medallions; narrow ivory main border and light red floral guards. Robust handle.

Lot 137

Senneh runner, north west Persia, mid-20th century, 9ft. 6in. X 3ft. 9in. 2.90m. X 1.14m. Leatherette strips to selvedges verso. Dark blue field closely filled with stylized herati design with pale blue and ivory highlights; dark red palmette main border. Robust handle.

Lot 142

Kurdish runner, north west Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 8ft. 7in. X 3ft. 11in. 2.62m. X 1.20m. Overall even wear; crease marks and split crease mark to left side with hessian strip verso; slight loss to lower end. Blue field with rows of terracotta boteh motifs;' terracotta and dark brown medallion borders and outer ivory boteh border.

Lot 16

Two Swat Valley floss silk embroidered long cushions, Pakistan, 20th century, each 24in. X 12in. 61cm. X 30cm. Red floss silk embroidery with yellow and ivory details on a black cotton ground, black cotton backs. (2)

Lot 161

Impressive Aubusson carpet, France, circa 1850, 20ft. 7in. X 12ft. 5in. 6.27m. X 3.78m. Overall fading; some surface marks in places; minor splits to seams in a few places with some minor fraying. Any crease marks evident in the images of this carpet are purely the result of long term storage. Garland of summer flowers to the centre within a meandering foliage frame to the pale coloured field; ivory main border with cartouches of flowers and in the corners.Tape to all edges verso and lined. . Provenance: By repute purchased from C. John Rare Carpets in 1969 and purchased by the present owners in 1978.

Lot 163

Attractive Tabriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1920s, 18ft. 2in. X 10ft. 8in. 5.54m. X 3.25m. Some wear in places; small spots of old moth damage in places. Light terracotta cartouche shape field with dark blue centre medallion with inner pale yellow flowerhead; pale blue pendants; ivory and dark blue spandrels; all over flowers and foliage; dark blue floral main border and pale blue floral guards.

Lot 164

Magnificent American Saruk carpet, north west Persia, circa 1920s, 18ft. X 9ft. 1in. 5.49m. X 2.77m. Very slight wear in some places with corrosion to browns. Note: The added fringes have protected the original ends. The terracotta field with all over large sprays of flowers and various floral arrangements, the cascading flowers drawn with a lightness of hand enhancing the overall design. Dark blue main border of cascading flowers and palmettes within terracotta and dark blue floral guards and pale yellow narrow guards. Close clipped velvety wool finely woven in a rich palette of many colours including pale yellow, greens, blues and ivory. Soft handle. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner in New York in the early 1980s.

Lot 166

Attractive Heriz carpet of all over design, north west Persia, early 20th century, 15ft. 7in. X 11ft. 6in. 4.75m. X 3.50m. Overall even wear. Terracotta field with all over trellised design in pale blue, ivory and pale yellow; all over angular flowers and foliage with some boteh motifs; dark blue meandering leaf and flowerhead main border; pale yellow floral guards. Soft palette and soft handle.

Lot 168

Dorokhsh carpet, Khorossan area, north east Persia, early 20th century, 14ft. 7in. X 9ft. 8in. 4.45m. X 2.94m. Overall wear, heavy in places, down to the foundation with some holes; corrosion to dark brown; outer guard stripes missing at top end; slight loss to lower end. Dark brown field closely filled with all over herati design; terracotta main border; ivory outer border within multiple guard stripes. Soft, velvety wool and soft handle.

Lot 173

Tabriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 13ft. 7in. X 9ft. 8in. 4.14m. X 2.94m. Overall wear with small areas of re-weaving and spots of repiling to left side border and edge of field. Ivory field with all over small and delicate rendition of the Shah Abbas design; wide mushroom main border of palmettes and flowers; pale green and pale pink guards. Overall soft palette; medium handle.

Lot 178

Attractive Heriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 13ft. 1in. X 9ft. 6in. 3.99m. X 2.90m. Few small splits in places. Slight loss to ends with small area of repiling to top end outer borders. Terracotta diamond shape field with dark blue inner medallion with pale blue details; ivory and terracotta spandrels; all over angular flowers and foliage; dark blue floral main border.

Lot 179

Anatolian long carpet, circa 1950s, 13ft. X 6ft. 6in. 3.96m. X 1.98m. Small area of wear top left side of field and border. Dark red field with all over floral design; light blue flowerhead main border and ivory and pale yellow guards.

Lot 181

Decorative Tabriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1920s, 12ft. 10in. X 9ft. 11in. 3.90m. X 3.02m. Slight wear in places; slight loss to top end. Ivory centre flowerhead medallion on a soft red centre medallion; pale blue cartouche shaped field and light red spandrels with all over scrolling Shah Abbas design; dark blue palmette and floral main border within light red and ivory floral guards. A very pretty carpet woven in a superb soft palette, especially the pale blue.

Lot 186

Attractive dhurrie, India, mid-20th century, 11ft. 5in. X 8ft. 5in. 3.48m. X 2.56m. Surface marks in places. Pale blue field with pale pink and green centre medallion; all over spaced geometric motifs; quarter medallions in each spandrels; pale green main border of ivory stepped medallions; plain pale pink outer guard.

Lot 188

Tabriz carpet with signature, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 11ft. 2in. X 7ft. 9in. 3.40m. X 2.36m. Some wear in places; slightly heavier in the centre; some surface marks. Ivory field with all over Shah Abbas design; pale terracotta palmette and floral main border; indigo floral guards with signature for Ghafari(?) in cartouche in outer guard at the top end.

Lot 189

Bijar carpet, north west Persia, circa 1930s, 11ft. 1in. X 7ft. 6in. 3.38m. X 2.29m. Ivory field with all over floral motifs within strapwork medallions; dark blue palmette and floral main border; remains of fine plaited wool ties to each corner. Robust handle.

Lot 193

Bakhtiari carpet, Chahar Mahal Valley, west Persia, circa 1930s, 10ft. 10in. X 7ft. 11in. 3.30m. X 2.41m. Slight loss to ends. All over ogival floral medallion design; ivory leaf and palmette main border. Soft palette; robust handle.

Lot 196

Tabriz carpet with signature, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 10ft. 6in. X 7ft. 2in. 3.20m. X 2.18m. Some wear in places; slightly heavier in centre. Ivory field with all over large trailing flowers and foliage; ivory floral main border and guards. With signature in red in the inner guard lower end.

Lot 200

Fars carpet, Shiraz district, south west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 10ft. 1in. X 7ft. 2in. 3.07m. X 2.18m. Small spots of old moth damage. Terracotta field with three dark blue flowerhead medallions, various filler ornaments, ivory stepped medallion and angular leaf main border; narrow guards. Lustrous wool; soft handle.

Lot 201

Tabriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1950s, 10ft. 1in. X 6ft. 8in. 3.07m. X 2.03m. Surface marks to lower right corner. Ivory field with all over herati design; terracotta palmette and floral main border; pale yellow floral guards. Medium handle.

Lot 202

Yalameh carpet, south west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 10ft. x 6ft. 10in. 3.05m. x 2.08m. Slight wear in places; slight loss to lower end. Dark blue field with triple pole medallion in terracotta and ivory; various filler ornaments including a pair of comical birds in the field centre and to each side; ivory main border.

Lot 205

Fars carpet, Shiraz district, south west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 9ft. 9in. X 6ft. 11in. 2.97m. 2.11m. Overall wear, heavy in places; small repairs; corner missing lower left corner; slight losses to ends. Step-sided terracotta field with indigo and ivory flowerhead centre medallion repeated in the spandrels; dark blue frame to field with numerous small animals and birds; multiple narrow borders.

Lot 206

Ersari Turkmen 3 x 6 gul carpet, south west Turkmenistan, circa 1930s-40s, 9ft. 6in. X 6ft. 11in. 2.90m. X 2.11m. The rust-red field with ivory quartered guls within traditional borders; flatweave ends. Rich palette and good pile.

Lot 208

Abadeh carpet, Fars, south west Persia, circa 1950s-60s, 9ft. 5in. X 6ft. 6in. 2.87m. X 1.98m. Slight colour run in main border lower end. Red shield-shape field with dark blue centre medallion with inner Qashqa'i emblem repeated in the dark blue spandrels; horses head column to each side of the centre medallion; all over angular flowers and small boteh motifs with birds hiding in the spandrels; ivory flowerhead and leaf main border. Robust handle.

Lot 25

Exquisite Chinese silk embroidered altar frontal (tokwi) for a domestic altar, late 19th/early 20th century, 22in. X 21in. 56cm. X 53cm. The salmon pink silk ground (now faded to a beige) very finely embroidered in coloured silks and fine metal threads with figures in a rural landscape; a pale yellow stag at the base among flowers and auspicious objects, pair of cranes in flight with a setting sun in the top left corner. A hanging upper panel of three squares above, each depicting a different figure among flowers and various objects embroidered on pale blue silk ground within narrow border; ivory border to the main embroidery worked with individual endless knot motifs; the top with brocaded silk edging; salmon pink brocaded lining and coloured silk plaited fringing to the base. Provenance: A hand-written family note addressed to 'Betty' declares: 'This embroidery was bought by my parents from Chinese travellers about 1906 and was thought to be some of what was looted after the Boxer risings (1890-1900??)'

Lot 26

Japanese silk crepe kimono, shoes and slippers, circa 1950s, the ivory kimono printed with brightly coloured flowers and foliage with gold coloured metal thread trim; lined with ivory silk with a broad band of red silk lining, printed with butterflies, to the hem. Together with pink and silver brocaded open toed shoes and cotton slippers with fleece lining. (5)

Lot 279

Konya kelim, central Anatolia, late 19th century, 12ft. 5in. x 4ft. 10in. 3.78m. X 1.47m. Some wear with corrosion to blacks/browns. Small holes and repairs; losses to ends. Two widths joined vertically. The field composed of horizontal bands of goemetric motifs, divided by narrow geometric stripes; ivory main border of meandering 'ribbon' and feather edged geometric motifs. Good range of colour in a soft palette.

Lot 28

Two Chinese silk embroideries, late 19th/early 20th century, the first, ivory silk damask ground embroidered in silks and gold coloured metal thread with flowers and foliage, within a dark blue silk embroidered border, 20in. X 10in. 51cm. X 26cm. Framed and glazed as a two-handled tray. The second, beige ground silk embroidered with flowers and foliage and butterflies in shades of blue within a black silk embroidered border, 27 1/2 in. X 12in. 70cm. X 30cm. Framed and glazed. (2)

Lot 282

Attractive Konya kelim, central Anatolia, late 19th/early 20th century, 12ft. 7in. X 5ft. 7in. 3.84m. X 1.70m. Some corrosion to browns with a few small old repairs. Two widths joined vertically. The field composed of broad horizontal bands each featuring two large hooked medallions; with various small ornaments; ivory outer border of foliate design. Soft palette.

Lot 285

Fine Anatolian panelled kelim, early 20th century, 11ft. 5in. X 5ft. 5in. 3.48m. X 1.65m. The ivory field with three columns of large squares in light terracotta; dark blue and terracotta and black each with a variety of hooked and trellised ornaments; the squares within an ivory lattice of small stars. Soft palette.

Lot 313

Two Ersari Turkmen torba faces of Salor design, south west Turkmenistan, early 20th century, the first, 1ft. 5in. X 3ft. 7in. 0.43m. X 1.09m. Moth damage in places with bites to lower elem and to selvedges. Central large medallion above four kejebe motifs; dark blue small medallion main border. The second, 1ft. 3in. X 3ft. 4in. 0.38m. X 1.02m. Small spots of old moth damage; slight loss to lower elem. All over diagonal rows of small medallions in the field; ivory medallion main border. (2)

Lot 327

Yomut Turkmen tent band, Turkmenistan, early 20th century, 49ft. 1in. X 8in. 14.97m. X 20cm. Slight wear in places. The ivory ground brocaded in panels of lattice design in dark red and dark blue. With remains of plaited wool tassels to one long side.

Lot 330

Ersari Turkmen ensi, south west Turkmenistan, early 20th century, 6ft. 3in. X 4ft. 5in. 1.91m. X 1.35m. Overall even wear with small repairs and small spots of re-weaving; slight losses to lower end. The four rectangular panels divided by a horizontal panelled bar with a star and boteh mihrab between each pair of panels in the centre; within an ivory curled leaf border on three sides and across the middle; mid-blue boteh inner guard; main border of stars and hooked motif; outer sainak motif outer guard to three sides leading to the lower elem of a row of tall flowering plants. Rich palette including a deep greeny/blue with yellow and ivory details; soft handle. cf. Jourdan, U. op. cit. p. 276, pl. 249 for an example with a similar inner curled leaf border.

Lot 331

Yomut Turkmen dyrnak gul carpet, (reduced in length) Turkmenistan, early 20th century, 8ft. 10in. X 6ft. 1in. 2.69m. X 1.86m. Some wear in places; patches in places and repairs to top end. Reduced in length by horizontal cut at top end of field within the ivory inner guard; slight loss to lower end. The dark terracotta field with all over dyrnak guls within an ivory curled leaf main border; the elems at each end with a version of the erre gul. Rich palette and soft handle.

Lot 332

Attractive Ersari Turkmen 3 x 6 gulli-gul carpet, north east Afghanistan/south west Turkmenistan, late 19th century, 11ft. 9in. X 8ft. 4in. 3.58m. X 2.54m. Slight wear in places with small holes to each flatweave end. The major guls divided by dark blue skeletal medallions with ivory details; main border of trellised medallions within typical dark blue and mid-blue boteh guards; pale green detail to main border left side centre; narrow band of small winged motifs each end in dark blue and pale green; the band at the lower end with pale yellow and ivory centre details; wide kelim ends of narrow bands. Lustrous wool, rich palette and soft handle. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner from an eminent rug trader in Australia in 2001.

Lot 371

Good Lenkoran rug, Talish area, south east Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 8ft. 9in. X 4ft. 5in. 2.67m. X 1.35m. Overall even wear. Light red field with three large Lenkoran motifs outlined in ivory and pale blue with pale gold lozenge centres; the lower medallion featuring a tribesman 'au naturel'; wide ivory floral medallion main border; serrated edge and striped narrow guards.

Lot 375

Kasim-Usag rug, Karabakh, south west Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 7ft. 3in. X 3ft. 10in. 2.21m. X 1.17m. Overall wear; heavy in places; crease marks to sides; some splits; fraying to sides; repairs to field and other small repairs. The mid-blue field with large terracotta centre medallion with ivory and pale blue inner medallions; typical ivory brackets at each end; narrow ivory main border of linked medallions in terracotta and pale blue. cf. Bennett, I. Oriental Rugs, Vol. 1. Caucasian Rugs, pp. 104-107, pls. 97 and 99 for similar.

Lot 376

Kuba long rug, Shirvan district, north east Caucasus, late 19th century, 12ft. X 4ft. 2in. 3.66m. X 1.27m. Overall wear with corrosion to dark brown; damage and repairs to right side centre; other repairs and holes; crease marks with losses and 'bites' to lower end; fabric tape to all edges verso. The dark blue field with all over pale gold trellis enclosing various flowering plants; ivory bracket and medallion main border; dark brown rosette guards; terracotta and mid-blue reciprocal medachyl guards. Cf. Bennett, I. op. cit. p. 244, pl. 314

Lot 378

Kazak rug, south west Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 7ft. 1in. X 3ft. 9in. 2.16m. X 1.14m. Overall wear, heavy in places with holes and fraying; corrosion to dark brown; some re-piling; slight loss to ends. Terracotta field with two large ivory medallions filled with angular floral motifs; the field filled with polychrome hooked triangular motifs; pale blue spandrels; ivory geometric main border.

Lot 380

Kuba 'racing car' kelim, north east Caucasus, circa 1920s-30s, 8ft. 3in. X 5ft. 5in. 2.51m. X 1.65m. Few surface marks. Dark brown field with all over racing car motifs; the ivory border with brocaded details. Bright palette.

Lot 382

Gendje boteh rug, south east Caucasus, early 20th century, 5ft. 5in. X 3ft. 11in. Overall wear; corrosion to dark brown; slight loss to ends and fraying to sides. Terracotta field with all over horizontal rows of boteh motifs; miniature birds and other small ornaments in the field; ivory main border of plaque medallions; flowerhead and medallion guards.

Lot 387

Sewan Kazak rug, south west Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 6ft. 4in. X 3ft. 5in. 1.93m. X 1.04m. Overall wear with corrosion to dark brown; some repiling. Red field with large centre medallion; ivory inner border and mid-blue rosette outer border. Soft handle.

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