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Click here to subscribeHeriz carpet, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 11ft. 9in. X 8ft. 4in. 3.58m. X 2.54m. Light rose field with large dark blue lobed medallion with ivory and light rose flowerhead centre; ivory spandrels; all over angular flowers and foliage; dark blue mille-fleurs main border and yellow floral guards. Robust handle.
Esfahan pictorial hunting rug, central Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 6ft. 11in. X 4ft. 5in. 2.11m. X 1.35m. Overall wear; losses to ends. Ivory field with huntsmen on horses aiming at elephant, giraffe, zebra, warthog, deer, fox and other predators; butterflies, pheasants, flowers and landscape vignettes; light red main border and pale blue guards of deer and other animals.
Indian carpet, Mirzapur area, north east India, last quarter 20th century, 11ft. 9in. X 8ft. 5in. 3.58m. X 2.56m. Slight wear to top end and surface marks in places. Dark blue field with all over herati design; ivory main border of palmettes and flowers; light red and pale blue reciprocal guards with inscription cartouche in outer guard at the lower end. Robust handle.
Tabriz prayer rug dated 1310 (AH) [1892 AD], north west Persia, 5ft. 9in. X 4ft. 6in. 1.75m. X 1.37m. Overall even wear; small repairs and small spots of old moth damage; small splits to lower end; slight loss to both ends. Faded light terracotta mihrab with date at the top of the arch; vase of flowers at the base; pale blue columns to each side; ivory top spandrels; ivory flowering plant main border and dark blue floral guards.
Harun Kashan carpet with inscription, west Persia, second half 20th century, 13ft. 2in. X 10ft. 4.01m. X 3.05m. Water damage and loss to lower end right side; otherwise in good pile. Rich red field with all over floral sprays, cloudbands, deer, pheasants and boteh motifs; ivory palmette and floral main border with pale blue and pale yellow floral guards. Workshop inscription in pale green cartouche at the lower end in the outer yellow guard. Robust handle.
Bijar carpet, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 10ft. 6in. X 7ft. 3in. 3.20m. X 2.21m. Small paint mark lower left corner. Pale walnut field with all over flowerheads and fine strapwork lattice with pale blue details; aubergine palmette main border, narrow red and ivory floral guards. Good pile and robust handle.
Kirman carpet, south east Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 11ft. 6in. X 8ft. 2in. 3.50m. X 2.49m. Some wear in places; small splits to top end; slight loss to both ends. Ivory cartouche shape field with dark green centre medallion; pale blue spandrels; all over flowers and foliage; dark green floral main border with wide ivory panels each end with ivory lozenge in each corner; pale rose floral guards.
Bergama rug, west Anatolia, early 20th century, 4ft. 5in. X 3ft. 8in. 1.35m. X 1.12m. Overall wear with several holes in places; losses to ends. Dark red field with two large mid-blue rectangular medallions with arrowhead pendants; pale green half medallions to the sides of the field and quarter medallions in each corner. Ivory leaf and calyx main border; terracotta ribbon guards. Lustrous wool and soft handle. Cf. Batari, F. Ottoman Turkish Carpets, The Collections of the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, p. 114, pl. 19 for a 17th century version with an almost identical field design.
Sparta carpet, south west Anatolia, early 20th century, 19ft. 10in. X 11ft. 1in. 6.05m. X 3.38m. Overall wear, heavy in places; some old moth damage; small split to top end; slight losses to ends. Light rose field with all over design of palmettes and flowers; mid-blue floral main border and ivory and pale blue floral guards.
Kashan rug, west Persia, circa 1930s, 6ft. 11in. X 4ft. 3in. 2.11m. X 1.30m. Overall even wear with slight loss to ends; remnants of glue to each end verso. Classic design of red cartouche shape field with dark blue centre medallion with ivory inner medallion repeated in the dark blue spandrels; dark blue scrolling floral main border and pale gold floral guards.
Fine Karabakh rug, south west Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 6ft. 10in. X 3ft. 9in. 2.08m. X 1.14m. Slight wear in places; small repair to centre field; reweaves to selvedges in places; surface mark to left side centre. Dark blue field with all over large floral boteh alternating with stylized flowering plants; four narrow floral borders in pale yellow, dark blue, terracotta and ivory with a pale green and dark blue reciprocal medachyl outer border. Fine velvety wool and soft handle. Cf. Kerimov et al. Rugs & Carpets from the Caucasus, The Russian Collections, pl. 100 where a carpet with an almost identical field design is attributed to the village of Gadrut, Nagorny Karabakh and at the time of publication could be seen in the Museum of the History of Armenia, Yerevan, no. 9134.
Saruk rug, north west Persia, circa 1940s-50s, 6ft. 7in. X 4ft. 2in. 2.01m. X 1.27m. Dark red cartouche shaped field with dark blue centre medallion on a trellised red medallion; sprays of blue flowers framing the field with ivory floral spandrels; main border of floral medallions and cartouches. Close clipped velvety wool; robust handle.
Kirman pictorial rug, south east Persia, circa 1920s-30s, 7ft. 1in. X 4ft. 3in. 2.16m. X 1.30m. Overall wear and corrosion; damage and holes to lower left corner; losses to ends. Ivory field with red centre medallion and blue spandrels with animals, the spandrels with masks within cartouches; ivory and red floral borders.
Attractive Heriz carpet with inscription and date, north west Persia, early 20th century, 12ft. 11in. X 9ft. 1in. 3.94m. X 2.77m. Overall wear, heavier at the lower end; some repairs and small holes; slight loss to ends. Ivory lozenges to top of field, the left woven 1340 (AD) [1921 AH]; the right lozenge with inscription. Terracotta field with centre dark blue shield shape medallion filled with flowers and foliage, outlined in pale blue; all over angular flowers and foliage strapwork trellis; dark blue floral main border; pink and pale blue floral guards. Soft handle.
Antique ivory chess set and board; the hinged folding board having foliate decorative inlay, complete with antique carved, stained ivory pieces, king and queen approx 7.5 cms h, the board measures approx 42 x 42 cms, with letter of provenance.Transcript: My (Dear) Rev'd William Parkes - your having lately adopted chess as one of your recreations I have much pleasure in proposing for your acceptance a board and pieces , which have been long in my possession, over quite ....., never once having been used in my house. The board belonged to a valued friend of mine, the late Capt. O'Farrill, to whose talented son Peter; I shall never forget you so kindly offered a home on one occasion, and the advantage of your aid in his studies, Yours very sincerely Alex Fair.
INDIE ROCK RIAA AWARDS. Three mounted and framed CD awards to include two presented to Sandy Alouette for the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of 'Fall For You' by Secondhand Serenade (10.5x13"), 500,000 digital downloads of 'Angels On The Moon' by Thriving Ivory (11x20") and an award presented to Kurt Steffek for the sale of 500,000 CD/cassette copies of 'Villains' by The Verve Pipe (20x28").
A 19th century Graingers Worcester two handled ivory ground vase with gilded mask, scrolling and flower head detail and pierced and gilt handles, with printed mark to base no 1248, 26.5cm approx., together with a Royal Worcester ivory ground plate, commemorating the Pakistan Cricket Team, 1962, with gilt facsimile signatures, inscribed Worcester May 2nd, 27cm diameter approx. (2)
A JAPANESE IVORY ‘LIONS’ COMPACT, MEIJI PERIOD, 1868 – 1912 NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORTCircular, raised to the centre with a domed ivory boss incised and painted with a lion, the edge decorated with another confronting lion, the screw-top lid concealing a conforming compartment, the interior fitted with a mirror, age wear, discolouration, minor separation line6,5cm diameter
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