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Click here to subscribeNorth west Persian runner, possibly Karaja area, circa 1930s-40s, 11ft. 6in. x 3ft. 5in. 3.50m. x 1.04m. Some wear in places with corrosion to dark brown; hole/tear to field top end. Terracotta field with diamond shape medallions within pale gold, terracotta and ivory lozenge and floral borders.
Narrow Kurdish runner, north west Persia, first half 20th century, 9ft. 9in. x 2ft. 6in. 2.97m. x 0.76m. Overall even wear; slight loss to ends. The field filled with diagonal stripes in pale blue, terracotta, pale gold, pale green and maroon; ivory main border. Soft palette and soft handle.
Turkmen chyrpy (woman's mantle), Turkmenistan, first half 20th century, dark red cotton(?) ground with interwoven ivory and dark blue lines' ; traditional embroidery to hem and sleeve panels; the front facing, collar and back heavily adorned with various silver coloured metalwork and coins; lined with floral printed cotton and with colourful fringing to hem and cuffs.
Decorative Malayer carpet, north west Persia, early 20th century, 14ft. 4in. x 10ft. 6in. 4.36m. x 3.20m. Overall even wear. Soft terracotta field with all over cypress tree and floral medallion design on a scrolling tendril trellis; main mid-blue palmette and floral main border and ivory and pale blue guards. Soft palette and soft handle.
Kashan carpet, west Persia, second half 20th century, 13ft. 1in. x 9ft. 10in. 3.99m. x 3m. Red cartouche shape field with dark blue, ivory and pale blue centre medallion and spandrels; all over scrolling flowers and foliage; dark blue floral main border within ivory and pale blue guards. Robust handle.
Mashad carpet, Khorasan, north east Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 13ft. 1in. x 9ft. 7in. 3.99m. x 2.92m. Small worn area to left of first pendant of the central medallion at the lower end. Water/damp damage to top end and in other areas throughout. Dark blue field with pale blue, ivory and light red centre medallion and spandrels; light red main border and pale blue guards.
Tabriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 12ft. x 9ft. 3in. 3.66m. x 2.82m. Slight wear in places; old moth damage to outer guards at top end. Ivory field with all over scrolling Shah Abbas design repeated in the light red main border. A very pretty carpet woven in a soft and varied palette.
Bijar kelleh carpet, north west Persia, early 20th century, 11ft. 6in. x 6ft. 4in. 3.50m. x 1.93m. Overall wear with losses to ends; small spots of old moth damage and slight fraying to sides. Plain terracotta field with indigo jewel pendant centre medallion filled with myriad of flowers repeated in the dark blue frame and spandrels; light blue main border and ivory guards. Close clipped wool in a rich palette with unexpected details such as the tiny tribesmen in the dark blue frame.
Mashad carpet with inscription, Khorasan, north east Persia, circa 1930s, 11ft. 2in. x 8ft. 1in. 3.40m. x 2.46m. Overall wear with very slight loss to top end. Machine bound selvedges. Light red field with dark blue, ivory and light blue centre medallion and matching spandrels; dark blue main border with ivory and light blue guards, inscription in the top outer light blue guard. Provenance: Hotel de la Ville, Rome.
Ardebil carpet of Caucasian design, north west Persia, 1930s-40s, 10ft. 5in. x 7ft. 11in. 3.17m. x 2.41m. Overall even wear. Ivcory field with all over design of birds, flowers, leaf brackets and small filler ornaments in the Caucasian style; red rosette and bracket main border; ivory geometric guards.
Heriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 9ft. 10in. x 7ft. 7in. 3m. x 2.31m. Slight wear in places. Terracotta field with large indigo and ivory centre medallion outlined in pale blue; pale gold spandrels; dark blue floral main border; pale gold and terracotta guards. Robust handle.
Fars carpet, Shiraz district, south west Persia, mid-20th century, 8ft. 10in. x 5ft. 7in. 2.69m. x 1.70m. Moth damage lower right corner. Diamond shape terracotta field with diamond shape centre medallions; slate blue spandrels; narrow ivory main border. All over small trees and flowers. Robust handle.
Bakhtiari carpet, Chahar Mahal Valley, west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 8ft. 8in. x 5ft. 3in. 2.64m. x 1.60m. Some moth damage in places, especially to the lower end; 'bite' to lower left corner; losses to lower end. Red cartouche shape field with ivory floral centre medallion; dark blue spandrels; dark red floral main border and ivory guards. Robust handle.
Pair of Chinese silk embroidered armbands, joined vertically to form one embroidery, late 19th/early 20th century, 20in. x 9in. 51cm. x 23cm. The walnut silk field embroidered principally in shades of pale blue and ivory with butterflies and flowers around two central peonies embroidered in Peking knot, within a brocaded silk ribbon border. Few watermarks in places.
Two Chinese silk shawls and an Indian stole, circa 1920s-30s, the first an ivory silk shawl, 62in. x 60in. 157cm. x 152cm. With plaited silk fringing. Embroidered in ivory silk with flowers in each corner and along the borders. Few surface marks; the second a peach silk shawl, 37in. 94cm. Square embroidered in coloured silks with flowers in one corner; plaited silk fringing. Small hole/tear one corner; the third an Indian ivory silk gauze stole, 88in. x 19in. 224cm. x 48cm., embroidered in floss silks with a pyramid of floral motifs each end, narrow floral embroidered stripe to borders. Few time stains and small holes. (3)
Ghiordes prayer rug, west Anatolia, second half 19th century, 5ft. 11in. x 4ft. 7in. 1.70m. x 1.40m. Overall even wear; some repairs with small areas of re-piling in places; some corrosion to dark browns. Pale green mihrab with columns of flowerheads above the arch on a pale blue field; exceptionally ornate main border with dark brown secondary borders and narrow ivory guard stripes. Soft palette and handle. Cf. Zipper & Fritsche, Oriental Rugs, Vol. 4. Turkish, pp. 38 & 39.
Kayseri silk prayer rug, central Anatolia, second half 20th century, 5ft. 5in. x 3ft. 6in. 1.65m. x 1.07m. Pale blue floral mihrab, the rounded prayer arch with inscription cartouche, outlined with inscriptions; cream bird, vase and flower spandrels above the prayer arch; ivory floral main border with pale green cartouches of inscriptions; pale blue and dark red floral guards.
Two similar Anatolian rugs, 20th century, both with a silhouetted large flowerhead and leaf design, the first 6ft. x 3ft. 5in. 1.83m. x 1.04m. Dark red field with dark blue design. Slight wear and crease marks in places. The second, 4ft. 1in. x 2ft. 11in. 1.25m. x 0.89m. Dark blue field with ivory design and outer border. Lacking top border. Both with lustrous wool and soft handle. (2)
Early 19th century silk dress, with short sleeves and boned bodice, lacing at the back, the skirt open at the back. The green silk woven with tiny ivory and terracotta flowerheads on a delicate ivory trellis; lace trim to bodice, sleeves and back edges; satin facings to back edges and hem; pocket on left side of skirt. 17in., 43cm. Underarm to underarm, 11in. 28cm. Waist; 48in. 122cm. Long at back from neck edge to hem. Damage to bodice in places with crude repairs; lace trim loose in places.
Ersari Turkmen ensi, south west Turkmenistan, early 20th century, 5ft. 4in. x 3ft. 9in. 1.63m. x 1.14m. Overall wear; some crease marks in places; slight loss to ends; 'nicks' to sides in places. The four rectangles divided by a central 'curled leaf' motif bar; inner ivory stepped medallion 'U' shaped border and outer ivory sainak motif 'U' shaped guard; inner frieze at the lower end of pairs of part motifs in a diagonal design above a stepped medallion panelled elem. Cf. Jourdan, U. Op.cit. P. 278, pl. 251 for an almost identical example.
Pair Ersari Turkmen khalyks, south west Turkmenistan, circa 1930s-40s, each 5ft. 5in. x 2ft. 7in. Overall 1.65m. x 0.79m. Both with tassels. Curled leaf design on an ivory field. These weavings would have been used as decoration for the bridal carriage, or for the bridal camel in the wedding train, and are slightly different to similar weavings (kapunuks) for door surrounds. (2) Literature: Jourdan, U. op. cit. p.297, pl. 276 & Azadi, et al. Wie Blumen in der Wuste, p. 54, pl. 29 where a Tekke version is published.
Yomut Turkmen 4 x 4 gul chuval face, Turkmenistan, first half 20th century, 2ft. 3in. x 4ft. 5in. 0.69m. x 1.35m. Overall wear with holes and repairs to lower left corner and other places. The guls divided by chemche motifs within a syrga motif ivory mainb border; the lower elem filled with diagonal rows of miniscule medallions. Pale blue details.
Tekke Turkmen 3 x 6 gul dip khali, Turkmenistan, circa 1930s-40s, 4ft. 11in. x 3ft. 3in. 1.50m. x 1m. Overall even wear; slight loss to ends and fraying to sides and lower right corner. The field enclosed by a uriuk (apricot blossom) gul main border, the narrow narrow elems each end with the dogdanm motif and a narrow ivory p8iled stripe each end.
Lenkoran rug, Talish area, south east Caucasus, early 20th century, 8ft. 4in. x 4ft. 11in. 2.54m. x 1.50m. Overall wear; corrosion to dark browns; repairs and patches in places especially the lower end; fraying to sides and to lower right corner; hole lower right corner; fabric patch verso. Two and a half large 'Lenkoran' medallions on a terracotta field with narrow ivory main border.
Caucasian rug, Kazak area, south west Caucasus, early 20th century 6ft. 1in. x 3ft. 4in. 1.86m. x 1.02m. Overall wear with spots of repiling in places; repaired crease mark to lower right side; losses to ends; fabric tape each end verso. Mid-blue field with a central column of quartered diamond shape medallions flanked by a single tree motif to each side; narrow 'S' motif ivory main border and pale blue flowerhead outer border.
Two Caucasian rugs: the first a Karabakh long rug, circa 1930s, 7ft. 4in. x 3ft. 7in. 2.24m. x 1.09m. Overall wear; corrosion; losses to ends. Dark brown field with three medallions surrounded by various stags and other animals; green floral main border. The second: Erivan, mid-20th century, 4ft. 11in. x 3ft. 4in. 1.50m. x 1.02m. Surface marks. All over boteh on an ivory field; red and pale yellow floral guards. (2)
Unusual Karabakh prayer rug of cane design, south west Caucasus, early 20th century, 6ft. 5in. x 3ft. 10in. 1.96m. x 1.17m. Overall even wear. The stepped prayer arch emanating from the narrow ivory band to give the merest suggestion of a prayer rug; the polychrome narrow bands of ribbon and flower design, within a narrow black/brown outer floral border; the ends neatly stopped. Soft palette and soft handle.
Fachralo Kazak prayer rug, south west Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 7ft. 3in. x 5ft. 6in. 2.21m. x 1.68m. Some wear in places; few small crease marks; long crease skilfully repaired upper left side; small reweave to inner guard top end; slight loss to lower end flatweave and slight unravelling of braid finish top left corner. Fabric tape each end verso. Lustrous wool with a rich palette enlivened by the use of a very pale blue and a light green with ivory outlining of the single medallion. Soft handle. Cf. Bennett, I. op. cit. pp. 44 & 45; pl. 25-27.
Fine Shirvan long rug featuring pairs of 'akstafa' peacocks, south east Caucasus, late 19th century, 10ft. 6in. x 4ft. 4in. 3.20m. x 1.32m. Overall even wear with corrosion to browns in places. Dark blue field with a very colourful rendition of the five medallions, alternately pale blue and bluey green with contrasting centres, the top four medallions all outlined in ivory featuring tiny animals; tiny leaves in the lower medallion; typical terracotta bar at each end; filler ornaments of pairs of Akstafa peacocks; other small birds, animals, flowers and medallions all within an ivory ivory leaf and calyx main border which degenerates at each end into single leaf motifs; terracotta guards. A rug with the same idiosyncratic rendition of the border is illustrated in Gardiner, Roger, Oriental Rugs from Canadian Collections, p. 64, pl. 27 where this type of rug is discussed at length; similarly, Bennett, I. op. Cit. pp. 210-211, pl. 259 in particular. Note: the rug has benefitted from a recent clean. Finely woven with soft handle.
Three north west Persian rugs, all circa 1930s, the first Saraband, 6ft. 7in. x 4ft. 9in. 2.01m. x 1.45m. Small floral boteh on light red field; narrow borders; the second, Hamadan, 6ft. 4in. x 4ft. 2in. 1.93m. x 1.27m. Light red centre medallion on dark blue field with ivory spandrels; all over angular flowers and foliage; narrow ivory border. The third, Hamadan, 6ft. 5in. x 5ft. 8in. 1.96m. x 1.73m. Camel field with all over foliate design; narrow ivory border. All with varying degrees of wear; losses to ends; some crease marks. (3)
Rug by the Kashkuli taifeh of the Qashqa,'i Confederation, Fars, south west Persia, early 20th century, 6ft. 10in. x 3ft. 11in. 2.08m. x 1.20m. Overall wear; colour run in some places; re-selvedged; lacking outer guards. Dark blue field with ivory centre medallion and spandrels; all over herati design; terracotta floral border.
Qashqa'i boteh rug, possibly by the Kashkuli taifeh of the Confederacy, Fars, south west Persia, late 19th century, 6ft. 8in. x 3ft. 8in. 2.03m. x 1.12m. Overall even wear; small repairs; lacking outer guards; re-selvedged. Very finely woven with three medallions on a dark blue medallion and ivory spandrels with all over floral boteh; red main border and pale yellow inner guard; outer yellow guard and ivory piled chequered stripe each end.
Three south west Persian rugs, Shiraz region; all circa 1920s-30s, the first, 8ft. 9in. x 5ft. 2in. 2.67m. x 1.58m. Three ivory centre medallions on a terracotta field. Overall wear; holes in places; losses to ends; 'bites' to sides. The second, Afshar, 6ft. 9in. x 4ft. 10in. 2.05m. x 1.47m. Three diamond shaped medallions within a narrow striped frame; Overall wear; surface mark lower end; slight losses to ends; fraying to left selvedge. The third, 4ft. 6in. x 3ft. 7in. 1.37m. x 1.09m. Three hooked medallions on a dark blue field. Overall wear; slight losses to ends. (3)
Qashqa'i ghileem horse blanket, Fars, south west Persia, first half 20th century, 5ft. 9in. overall x 4ft. 11in. 1.75m. x 1.50m. Holes in places, mainly on the left side; colour run in places. Polychrome woollen tufts to sides and few tufts to field. Dark blue field brocaded with all over peacocks; ivory main border of variously coloured goats.
Three small Baluchi weavings, Khorasan, north east Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, the first a balisht, 2ft. 7in. x 1ft. 6in. 0.79m. x 0.46m. Narrow ivory centre panel within a dark blue border of flowewrheads; striped the second a pillow face, plainweave back with flatweave end and closing loops; the second a pushti (pillow) face, 2ft. 1in. x 1ft. 2in. 0.64m. x 0.36m. Two panels with hooked centre medallion and narrow ivory border; the third a banded flatweave salt bag, 2ft. 3in. x 1ft. 7in., 0.69m. x 0.48m. With remains of tassels to the open sides. (3)
Three Ardebil rugs, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, all of Caucasian design, the first a prayer rug, 4ft. 11in. x 3ft. 6in. 1.50m. x 1.07m. Ivory mihrab and spandrels with all over latticed flowering plants. The second, 6ft. 1in. x 3ft. 8in. 1.86m. x 1.12m. Light creamy/yellow field with three geometric medallions; pale blue border. The third, 5ft. 4in. x 3ft. 5in. 1.63m. x 1.04m. Red field with columns of flowerheads within narrow ivory medallion and star main border. (3)
Seven north west Persian small rugs, Hamadan region, all mid-20th century, the largest 4ft. 11in. x 3ft. 1.50m. x 0.91m. Central pink and ivory medallion on a pale ivory/green field and main border; the smallest, 3ft. 6in. x 1ft. 11in. 1.07m. x 0.57m. All flowers and foliage on terracotta or red field; one pale blue with all over small boteh motifs. (7)
Six mostly north west Persian rugs, all mid-20th century; the first Saraband rug, 5ft. x 3ft. 4in. 1.52m. x 1.02m. Pale blue centre medallion on a terracotta field with ivory spandrels and main border. Some wear top end of field; robust handle. The second, Veramin, 5ft. 8in. x 3ft. 5in. 1.73m. x 1.04m. Dark blue medallion on terracotta field ivory spandrels; pale blue and red borders. Robust handle. Together with a small Baluchi khorjin; a north east Persian Turkmen mat and two other small mats;. (6)
Three rugs all 1930s-40s: the first Dosmealti, West Anatolian, 5ft. 9in. x 3ft. 9in. 1.75m. x 1.14m. Dark blue field with three stepped medallions; ivory main border. Dark, subdued palette. The other two rugs, both Hamadan, the first, Sarab region, 6ft. 5in. x 3ft. 6in. 1.96m. x 1.07m. Overall wear. Centre medallion on ivory beige-lattice field; red spandrels and brown border; the second, 6ft. 7in. x 4ft. 4in. 2.01m. x 1.32m. Pink medallion on a red field with birds, animals and tribesmen, pale blue rosette main border. (3)
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