Antique Rug

Eastern Carpets and Rugs - TEXTILES, GELIMS AND FLATWEAVES.

A Paisley Shawl, the field with
all-over arabesques, swirling botch motifs,
Mithras ends, waved side borders,  by ft. in.

A printed Shawl, the ivory field with sage and madder sections, all with floral sprays, ivory border,  by  ft. V by ft. m.

A Susanne embroidered Cover, the ivory field with an all-over design of crimson flower heads, minor floral sprays to ends, minor border, floral botch skirt ends,  by  ft. in.

An Afghan Gelim, the field comprising bands of indigo, madder, camel and ivory stripes, inter-connecting medallions and motifs,  by  ft. in. by ft.
A Kuba Gelim, the indigo field with two columns of nine stylised ‘mask’ guls in camel, madder and ivory, minor geometric motifs, the madder border with stepped diamond motifs, single guard stnpes, restored,  by  ft. by ft. in.

A Caucasian Gelim, the indigo
field with a large madder stepped cross
medallion bearing smaller similar
medallions, each with tarantula motifs to
each section, supported by other
geometric motifs, the ivory border with
crab medallions, tarantula motif skirt
ends,  by  ft. by ft. /in.

A Persian Gelim, the madder
field with an all-over botch design, ivory
border, outer border,  by
ft. l

A Persian Gelim, the field with
madder bands and an ivory diamond
border,  by  ft. in. by ft.

A Persian Gelim, dated A.H.
, A.D. , the madder field with
four bold indigo serrated medallions,
each with a diamond motif, within a
madder and an orange border, hooked
outer guard stripes,  by
lift.

A Turkish Gelim Rug, the madder field with panels, guts and a central tree,  by  ft. ll
Two Gelim Fragments,  by
ft.  and  by  ft.
A Turkish Prayer Gelim, the
plain madder midrib with sage
spandrels, sage plinth beneath, the
saffron border with single guard stripes,
by  ft. W

A Turkish Prayer Gelim, the
plain madder Mehta with sage arch of
figures and animals, main orange
medallion border, inner and outer
borders, holed,  by  ft.

A Turkish Prayer Gelim of similar
design,  by  ft. By ft. in.

A Turkish Gelim Cushion, the field with a diamond design within larger motifs, approx.  by  a similar Cushion, approx.  by  and Turkish flat weave Enzi, the camel field with an ivory medallion with star motifs, indigo border,  by  ft. in. by ft.

A Turkish Flat weave, the madder field with bands of diamond and zig-zag design,  by  ft.

A Mexican Blanket, the indigo
field with madder, indigo and ivory
diamond to centre, arrow motifs and bar
design, arrow bands,  by
ft. by ft. in.
An African Rug, the plain beige
field with a dark-camel diamond
medallion, zig-zag border,  by
ft. by ft. in.

A Turkish Flat weave, the
madder field with a design at one end of
zig-zag bands,  by  ft. /in. By in.

PERSIAN RUGS.
A Tabriz Rug, the plain ivory
field with a floral medallion and
spandrels, seven borders,  by
ft.

A Senneh Hamadan Rug, the
indigo field with an all-over heretic design,
centred by a bold ivory pole medallion,
the madder border with palmettos and
trailing vines, single guard stripes,
by ft. /in.

A Senneh Rug, the shaped ivory
field with a stepped indigo diamond pole
medallion, matching spandrels, all with
an intricate heretic pattern, the madder
border with a palmettos and trailing vine
border, two inner and single outer guard
stripes,  by  ft. in.

A Kurdish Rug, the indigo field with four diamond pole medallions each with an inner cross motif, supported by halved madder medallions, minor flower heads, the madder border with two inner and outer guard stripes,  by  ft. m. by ft.

A Hamadan Rug, the dark-camel
field with an all-over plant, leaf and
diamond design, an ivory and two
madder borders,  by  ft. in.
by ft.; a machine-made piece of Afghan
design .

A Ghasghai Rug, the black field
with two connecting stepped diamond
ivory pole medallions, each bearing a
tarantula motif, sage spandrels, side
motifs, the ivory flower head and leaf
border with twin guard stripes and dice
ends,  by  ft. Vin.
A Khamsie Rug, the indigo field
with three connecting stepped pole
medallions bearing birds and flowering
plants, supported all round by chickens,
animals, other birds and flowering
giants, inner shaped border, the ivory bird border with triple guard stripes,  by  ft. m. by ft. m.

A Sarough Mohall Rug, the
indigo field with an ivory pole medallion
and madder spandrels, all with
flower heads and vines, a similar border,
single guard stripes,  by
ft. m. by ft. m.

An Esfahan Rug, the madder
field with flowers and vines, an ivory bee
border, triple guard stripes,  by
ft. by ft. lin.

An Esfahan Prayer Rug, the ivory
rehab with a vase of profusely floral
sprays, each side a single entwining tree,
rising to a madder arch, the indigo
rosette, palmettos and spray border with
triple guard stripes,  by
ft. lin. by ft. m.

A Kashan Prayer Rug, the
indigo triple rehab with a central vase of
flowers and hanging lamp, cypress trees
flanking twin columns, indigo floral
spandrels, the terracotta border with
floral sprays enclosed in architectural
panels, twin guard stripes,  by
ft. m. by ft. m.

A Kerman Pictorial Mat,
depicting the Madonna and Child, a
madder floral border, single guard
stripes,  by  ft. in. by ft.

A Kashan Harouni Rug, the ivory field with a madder medallion surrounded by garlands of flowers, vines and leaves, a madder floral border, twin guard stripes,  by ft. m.

A Kasha Rug, the ivory field with an overall design of bathes, a similar border, triple guard stripes, holed,  by ft. m.

A Malaya Rug, the ivory field with an overall design of bathes, madder botch and stylised plant border, single guard stripes,  by  ft. m. by ft. m.

A Kurdish Rug, the ivory field with a madder trelliswork enclosing stylised plants, the madder border with polychrome stepped gals, single guard stripes,  by  ft.

ORIENTAL TEXTILES

A navy blue three-quarter-length
Coat, circa 1850, embroidered with
roundels, worked with fruit and foliage.

A large Chinese Bedcover, late
19th Century, the red silk ground
embroidered with multi-colored
flowers; together with a blue and red silk
Altar Hanging embroidered with birds
and flowers; and various other Pieces,
(5 pieces in all).

A wool felt Bedcover, Indian,
mid- 19th Century, the green ground
embroidered in blue and white floss silk
with flowers and foliage, 109cm.; 43in.
square; together with a similar Cover, the
black ground embroidered in blue, pink
and brown floss silk, 160cm.; 63in.

Two embroidered Panels, Japanese, 19th Century, each with silk ground embroidered with birds and flowers; a small Japanese Hanging, with an eagle; and various other Chinese embroideries .

A pale-pink silk gauze short Jacket, Chinese, mid-19th Century, the
plain brocade ground trimmed with
embroidered border of butterflies and
flowers.

Bilail Chinese three-quarter Robe, early 20th Century, with multi-colored embroidery with people and birds, good condition.

A navy-blue Chinese Robe, mid-19th Century, embroidered with butterflies and flowers in forbidden stitch.

A white silk gauze short Chinese Robe, circa 1870, with yellow and turquoise sleeve bands and trim.

A navy-blue Robe, Chinese, circa 1870, with turquoise sleeve bands embroidered with birds and foliage; together with a three-quarter-length black Robe, embroidered with fish and swags of flowers.

A pale-blue three-quarter Chinese Robe, mid-19th Century, the sleeve bands in forbidden stitch, fawn and yellow flowers and butterflies .

An ice-blue silk Table-Cover, Chinese, early 20th Century, depicting children at play and dragons, 109cm.; 43in. square; together with a yellow silk Skirt, Chinese, unmade-up, 19th Century .

A Persian embroidery Prayer Panel, the madder field with metal thread embroidery with two elephants at base beneath a vase of flowers rising to a pair of parrots, the floral arch with a suspended lantern, with floral border, displayed in a glazed table.

A collection of Islamic Textiles, 17th to 19th Century, including a block printed Indian cotton Panel, decorated with cypress trees and animals, 173 by 109cm.; 5ft. 7in. by 3ft. 7in.; another similar; a Susani Panel, 60 by 27cm.;
a quantity of
Turkish metal thread embroidered
Panels, etc.

A length of silk embroidered Indian Cotton, the natural field decorated with rows of madder bathes with rosette top border, 376 by 92cm.; 12ft. 4in. by 3ft.

A Paisley Shawl, the plain tan field with indigo and madder floral bother surround and ivory border, 324 by 137cm.; 10ft. 8in. by 4ft. 6in

A Paisley Shawl, decorated overall with foliate arabesques and palmettos with mosque cartouche panel ends, 340 by 155cm.; lift. 2in. by 5ft.

Two Uzbek children’s Ikat Coats;
two Middle-Eastern silk embroidered
shirt Front Panels; and two Bedouin
madder, sage and ivory Pillows, 99cm.;

A Turkish Gelim, the white field
with two columns of three madder and
indigo hooked gull and further minor
diamonds, 137 by 79cm.; 4ft. 6in. by
2ft. 7in.; together with a white ground flat weave Bag, with polychrome star motifs, 92 by 82cm.; 3ft. by 2ft. 8in.

A Turkish Gelim Prayer Rug, the
pale-indigo midrib with twin pole
medallions within multiple borders
bearing hooked motifs, 132 by 102cm.;
4ft. 4in. by 3ft. 4in.

A Turkish Prayer Gelim, the sage
midrib decorated with geometric
flower heads and complementary madder
spandrels, within a charcoal and
flower head inner border and orange and
flower head outer border, 176 by 139cm.;
5ft. 9in. by 4ft. 7in.; together with a
Turkish Gelim, 162 by 88 cm.; 5ft. 4in. by

A Bessarabian Gelim, with
tomato-red bands bearing flower heads
alternating with cream bands bearing
meandering vines, 249 by 150cm.; 8ft. 2in.
by 4ft.

A Caucasian Gelim, with ivory
madder and indigo bands supporting
polychrome diamond medallions
interspersed by narrow geometric bands
and stripes, 247 by 148cm.;

A Sarough Rug, the ivory field supporting a bold madder and indigo pole medallion within complementary spandrels and surround within a madder palmetto and vine border, twin guard stripes, 197 by 135cm.; 6ft. 5in. by 4ft. 4in.

A Mahal Rug, the madder field with an indigo and ivory pole medallion, complementary spandrels and all-over flower sprays within indigo palmetto and vine border and twin guard stripes, 198 by 129cm.; 6ft. 6in. by 4ft. 3in.

A Hamadan Rug, the indigo field
supporting a profusion of flower heads,
birds, serrated leaves and other motifs,
within an indigo border and two inner
guard stripes, 128 by 94cm.; 4ft. 2in. by
3ft.

A Ghashghai Rug, the indigo
field with three connecting medallions
bearing hooked rosette medallions and
supporting a profusion of flower heads,
complementary ivory spandrels within a
madder flowering vine border and
multiple guard stripes.

A Shiraz Rug, the madder field
with three connecting ivory medallions
bearing flower heads, with an all-over
design of geometric flower heads and
animals with spandrels, within indigo
and both border, one inner and one
outer guard stripe, reduced, 280 by
144cm.; 9ft.

A Faraghan Rug, the ivory field
with a sage diamond medallion and
all-over hearten design within a madder
flowering plant inner border, indigo
palmetto outer border and single guard
stripes, 194 by 117cm.;

A Kerman Rug, the shaped ivory
field supporting a lobed indigo and
madder pole medallion with an all-over
design of flowering vines with
complementary madder spandrels, within
a walnut palmetto and vine border and
single guard stripes, 208 by 119cm.;

A Hamadan Rug, the washed madder field, indigo pole medallion and ivory spandrels with an all-over hearten design, within an ivory palmetto and vine border and single guard stripes, 213 by 127cm.; 6ft.

A Mashhad Rug, the pale-indigo field with a madder and ivory foliate lobed pole medallion supporting flower sprays, within an indigo border containing foliate cartouches and single guard stripes, 240 by 148cm.; 7ft.

A Senneh Hamadan Rug, the
indigo field with a bold madder and ivory pole medallion, madder spandrels filled with hearten designs, within an indigo border bearing stylized flowering plants and twin guard stripes, 150 by 107cm.; 4ft.

A Hamadan Rug, the washed
madder field with a flowering plant ivory
medallion, indigo spandrels and
flowering vine border, 116 by 74cm.;
3ft. Win. by 2ft. 5in.; a Kurdish Rug, with
a column of three medallions, 132 by
76cm.; 4ft. 4in. by 2ft. 6in.; and a Kerman
Prayer Mat, the mehrab decorated with a
flowering tree, 82 by 54cm.;

A Tabriz Prayer Rug, the ivory
mehrab with an all-over madder and
indigo palmetto, vine and serrated leaf
design, within a madder palmetto and
vine border and twin guard stripes,
217 by 142cm.; 7ft.

A Ghashghai flat weave
Saddlebag, the front with three ivory
rows containing stylized polychrome
pecking birds alternating with sage and
madder rows and barber’s pole stripes,
within an ivory border, the reverse with
polychrome horizontal bands, 125 by
74cm.; 4ft.

A Ghashghai Rug, the madder
field with an ivory medallion and indigo
spandrels, all with a design of minor
flower heads and other motifs, within a
walnut flowering plant border and triple
guard stripes, 256 by 170cm.; 8ft. 5in. by
5ft.

A Ghashghai Rug, the indigo
field with a hearten design, saffron
spandrels filled with flower heads, within
an ivory flowering vine border, one
inner and two outer guard stripes and
diced ends, 202 by 113cm.; 6ft. 8in. by
3ft. 8in.

An Afshar Rug, the indigo field
with a bold madder stepped medallion
suspending stylized vases of flowers with
complementary spandrels, within two
foliate borders and multiple guard
stripes, 173 by 146cm.; 5ft. 8in. by
4ft.

A Tabriz Rug, the indigo field
with an all-over hearten design, within a
madder palmetto and vine border and
twin guard stripes, 193 by 135cm.;
6ft. 4in.
A Sarough Rug, the shaped
indigo field supporting a madder pole
medallion and complementary madder
spandrels, all with floral sprays, within
an indigo palmetto and vine border and
twin guard stripes, 197 by 129cm.;
6ft. 5in. by 4ft. 3in.

A Ghashghai Rug, the dark-
indigo field supporting eight similar
contrasting madder and indigo stepped
diamond medallions with alternating
madder and ivory spandrels, all with
flower heads, within geometric flower-
head border and three inner and three
outer guard stripes, 217 by 160cm.;
7ft.

A Pergam Carpet, the indigo field with a madder hooked medallion bearing minor rosettes and geometric motifs flanked by camel panels bearing similar motifs, within a madder foliate border and single guard stripes, 244 by 192cm.; 8ft. by 6ft, 3in.

A Chinese Carpet, the indigo field with central ivory rosette flanked by dragons and flowering branches, geometric ivory spandrels, within an indigo and ivory bracket and flower head border and two inner and one outer guard stripes, 271 by 197cm.; 8ft

A Shiraz Carpet, the indigo field with three connecting hooked medallions supporting a profusion of flower heads and birds, within an ivory flower head and bracket border and triple guard stripes, 280 by 177cm.; 9ft.

A Ghashghai Carpet, the dark-
indigo field with four connecting madder
medallions with an all-over design of
flower heads, plants, serrated leaves and
animals, within an ivory connecting
sunburst gull border, three inner and
three outer guard stripes and diced ends,
288    by 183cm.; 9ft. 3′hin. by 6ft.

A Shiraz Carpet, the dark-indigo field with a rectangular central panel bearing a hooked medallion and with a shaped ivory surround, all-over with a design of flowering plants, ivory border and twin guard stripes, 284 by 208cm.; 9ft. 4in. by 6ft. 9in.; together with a Kames Rug, 178 by 132cm.; 5ft.

A Yomut Carpet, the madder field with four columns of twelve gull and minor hooked medallions, within a hooked diamond border and Gleam ends, reduced in width, 289 by 192cm.; 9ft. 6in. by 6ft. 3in.

A Turkey Carpet, of Art deco design, the green field with two polychrome striped poles and complementary arched end panels, within ‘barber’s pole’ side borders, monogrammed B.K. at each corner.

A Turkey Carpet, the ivory field with a pale-indigo and brown pole medallion and complementary spandrels, with an all-over design of flowering vines, within a sage trellised vine border and single outer guard stripes, 296 by 269cm.; 9ft. 8in. by 8ft.

A Tekke Turkmen Carpet, the
madder field with five columns of twelve
gull supporting crosses, a sunburst
madder border, triple guard stripes and
diamond skirt ends, 297 by 206cm.;
9ft. 9in. by 6ft. 9in.

A Tekke Turkmen Carpet, the
madder field with five columns of
fourteen gull supporting minor hooked
gull, within a sunburst border, four inner
and four outer guard stripes and
serrated leaf ends, 300 by 209cm.;
9ft.

A Shiraz Carpet, the madder field with three indigo connecting medallions supporting a profusion of flower heads, within an ivory flower head and vine border and triple guard stripes, 300 by 228cm.; 9ft.

A Mashhad Carpet, the indigo field with a pale-saffron pole medallion and shaped spandrels, with an all-over design of flowering vines, within a palmetto and vine madder border and single guard stripes, 307 by 200cm.;
10ft.

A Tekke Carpet, the madder field with four columns of nine gull and stylized crosses within a border of flowering gull and flat weave ends, 307 by 215cm.; 10ft.

A Shiraz Carpet, the indigo field supporting three connecting stepped madder and ivory hooked medallions and a profusion of flowering plants and peacocks, within a star and bracket border and multiple guard stripes, 309 by 216cm.; 10ft. 2in. by 7ft.

A Turkey Carpet, the ivory field with a pink and pale-indigo pole medallion, matching spandrels and trailing vines, within a pink palmetto and vine border and two inner and two outer guard stripes.

A Turkish Carpet, the ivory field with a sage and madder pole medallion, complementary spandrels and all-over design of flowering vines, the pale-madder border with palmetto and vines and triple guard stripes, 314 by 208cm.; 10ft. 4in. by 6ft.

A machine-made Carpet of Turkman design, the madder field with four columns of six gull and minor hooked medallions, 317 by 238cm.;
10ft. 5in. by 7ft.

A Tekke Turkmen Carpet, the
madder field with five columns of twelve gull supported by crossed motifs, within a sunburst border, triple guard stripes and a serrated leaf and diamond skirt, 320 by 221cm.; 10ft. 6in. by 7ft. 3in.

An Afghan Carpet, the madder field with three columns of six gull supporting minor hooked diamond medallions, within a geometric crossed border and twin guard stripes, 320 by 242cm.; 10ft. 6in. by 7ft.

A Chinese Carpet, the cream field decorated with two tones of indigo with a central foliate boss containing a temple dog and overall profusion of Buddhistic symbols, including: birds in flight, figures, fruit bats, etc., within three cream and indigo borders, 325 by 249cm.; 1 Oft. 8in. by 8ft.

A Kashan Carpet, the pale-
indigo field centered by an ivory
medallion with a shaped inner camel
surround and madder outer surround,
with an all-over design of leaf sprays and
flowering vines and single ivory
flowering leaf border, 333 by 205cm.;
lift, by 6ft. 8in.

An Indian Carpet of Chinese
design, plain beige field with a central
rosette and four minor corner rosettes
and four vases within double border and
three guard stripes, 428 by 363cm.;
14ft. by lift.

TURKMEN AND OTHER TRIBAL RUGS

A Fara Beluchistan Rug, the
dark-madder field with indigo and pale-madder rows of hooked pole medallions, within a pale-madder border and one inner and four outer guard stripes, 188 by 125cm.; 6ft. 2in. by 4ft. 2in.

A Beluchistan Prayer Rug, the
black mehrab with madder and indigo
flower heads, within multiple border
stripes, 150 by 100cm.; 4ft.

A washed Afghan Enzi, the
madder quartered field decorated with
candelabra and serrated leaf, within two
borders, 188 by 125cm.; 6ft. 2in. by
4ft. 2in.

A part silk Tekke Torba, the
madder field with five columns of five
gullps and minor cross motifs, within
geometric crossed border, triple guard
stripes and serrated leaf skirt, 114 by
72cm.; 3ft. 9in. by 2ft. 4in.

A pair of Soumakh Saddlebags,
each with an indigo and ivory hooked medallion flanked by bands of stylized pecking birds, within ivory geometric motif border, 53cm. square; 1ft. 9in.

An Afghan Prayer Rug, the
madder mehrab with three columns of four gull supported by crosses and star centered arch, within ivory palmetto and vine border and triple guard stripes, 95 by 81cm.; 3ft. 2in. by 2ft. 8in.; together with a Turkish Mat of two panels, each with diamond-shaped medallion, 92 by 44cm.;

A Tekke Bag, with four rows of four gull separated by ivory trellised bands, 48 by 41cm.; 7in. by 1ft. 4in.; a Shiraz Cushion; a Beluchistan Bag Face, with central radiating indigo and madder medallion, 74 by 61cm.; 2ft. 5in. by 2ft; and a Turkish Mat.

A Yomut Saddle Cloth, the
madder field with three rows of four gull
within a connecting gull border, 76 by
28cm.; 2ft. 6in. together with a
Soumakh Bag, the indigo field with
flowering bothers, with an ivory border of
stylized pecking birds, 57 by 46cm.;

A pair of Afghan Prayer Rugs,
each with a madder mehrab with two hexagons bearing a flowering plant and other minor motifs, within a flower head border with single guard stripes, 104 by 79cm.; 3ft. 5in. by 2ft. 7in.; together with a Turkey Runner Section.

A Turkmen Juval, the strong
madder field with four rows of three gull
and minor cross motifs, within three
geometric border stripes and flower head
skirt, 175 by 107cm.; 5ft. 9in. by 3ft. 6in.

A Tekke Turkmen Rug, the
madder field with three columns of six gull supported by minor hooked medallions, within a sunburst border, single guard stripes and serrated leaf ends, 126 by 97cm.; 4ft.

A pair of Beluchistan Rugs, each with a madder field with a column of five hooked gull and other minor motifs, multiple indigo, sage and ivory border stripes and flat woven ends, 197 by 88cm.; 6ft. 51hin. by 2ft.

A Tekke Turkmen Rug, the
madder field with two columns of eight
gull and minor hooked crosses, within
sunburst border and twin guard stripes
with serrated leaf ends, 206 by 130cm.;

A Tekke Turkmen Rug, the
madder field with four columns of ten gull supporting minor hooked medallions, within a sunburst border, twin guard stripes and serrated leaf skirt, 187 by 134cm.; 6ft. 2in. by 4ft. 4in.

A Beluchistan Rug, the indigo
field with a column of three madder
rectangullar motifs supporting minor
gull, within ivory and madder multiple
borders and flat woven ends, 184 by
123cm.; 6ft.

A Yomut Juval, the madder field
with three rows of three gull and minor
hooked motifs, within a geometric
hooked border and triple guard stripes,
the skirt decorated with stylized plants,
151 by 112cm.; 4ft.

An Afghan camel-hair Prayer
Rug, the natural field with a single
indigo and madder linear border and an
arrangement of stylized birds, 137 by
88cm.; 4ft. 6in. by 2ft. together
with a Bedouin flat weave Gelim Rug,
210 by 99cm.; 6ft.

A Beluchistan Saddlebag, each
panel with a serrated madder and
charcoal diamond and multiple guard
stripes, 152 by 57cm.; 5ft overall; together with a Beluchistan
flat weave Saddlebag, 143 by 66cm.;

A Beluchistan Rug, the camel field with diagonal rows of stepped madder diamonds, within madder arrow-head border, 143 by 82cm.; 4ft. 8in. by 2ft. 8in.; together with a Hamadan Rug, 160 by 109cm.; 5ft. 3in. by 3ft. 7in.

An Afghan Saddlebag, each madder panel with a single hooked gull within a connecting diamond border and ivory guard stripes, 106 by 78cm.;
3ft.

A Turkmen Ensi, the madder quarter sectioned mere bearing candelabra separated by crossed panels decorated with geometric motifs, within an inner flower head surround, a madder and serrated leaf border, outer border and barber pole guard stripes, with a madder flower head skirt, 142 by 117cm.; 4ft. 8in. by 3ft.

A Turkmen Ensi, the madder quarter-sectioned mehrab bearing candelabra, the separating crossed panels bearing geometric motifs, within inner flower head surround, serrated leaf border, geometric secondary border and single guard stripes, 137 by 119cm.;
4ft. 6in. by 3ft.

A Turkmen Juval, the washed madder field supporting two rows of three hooked gull and minor hooked gull, within multiple guard stripes and flower skirt, 142 by 76cm.; 4ft. 8in. by 2ft. 6m.; together with a Pakistan Bokhara Rug, 126 by 65cm.; 4ft. 2in. by 2ft.

An Afghan Ensi, the madder quarter-sectioned field each bearing stylized candelabra, a black bother flower border and twin guard stripes, 229 by 127cm.; 7ft. 6in. by 4ft. 2in.

A Turkmen Tent Band, the
natural cream ground decorated with stylized Tree-of-Life and geometric designs, 247 by 38cm.; 8ft.

A Soumakh Bag Face, in the form
of a bold radiating medallion compiled
Of polychrome diamonds, each with
minor motifs, hooked border
and Gelim skirt, 115 by 82cm.; 3ft.

An Ersari Rug, the field of
saffron, madder, ivory and black bands
of ‘fir tree’-shaped motifs, within madder
multiple borders, some moth damage,
214 by 109cm.; 7ft. by 3ft. 7in.; together with a Beluchistan Rug, the madder field with diagonal rows of flowering plants, 187 by 106cm.; 6ft.

An Ersari (Beshir) Torba, the
madder field with a row of four hooked
gull, within a diamond gull pattern
border, 180 by 52cm.; 5ft. together with a similar Beshir
Torba, with a row of five ivory, madder
and indigo gull, 180 by 54cm.; 5ft.

CAUCASIAN RUGS

A Bordjalou Kazakh Rug, the
madder field with a bold indigo medallion bearing minor hooked medallions, within indigo serrated leaf border and triple guard stripes, 206 by 142cm.; 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. 8in.

An Erivan Rug, the indigo field
with two connecting madder diamonds
and minor flower heads, within a saffron
stylized flower head border and two inner
and one outer guard stripes, inscribed
Lenin and dated 1933, 142 by 108cm.;
4ft. 8in. by 3ft.

A Lenkoran Caucasian Rug, the
indigo field with three magenta and
ivory Lenkoran horned medallions and
further minor cross motifs, within an
ivory cross motif border and magenta
guard stripes, 233 by 123cm.; 7ft. 8in. by
4ft.

A Caucasian Rug, the madder field with four crossed medallions supported by flower heads and animals, within ivory and geometric motif border and three inner guard stripes, 257 by 117cm.; 8ft. 5in. by 3ft. Win.; together with a Kazakh Rug, 183 by 134cm.; 6ft.

A Kazakh Rug, the compartmented field with two columns of seven polychrome hooked gull, within an ivory star and bracket border and triple guard stripes, 199 by 110cm.; 6ft.

A Shirvan Rug, the indigo field with a washed madder geometric pole medallion, within ivory serrated leaf border and two inner and one outer guard stripes, 156 by 113cm.; 5ft.

A Kazakh Rug, the sage field with an ivory hooked octagon and further madder and indigo geometric motifs, within a madder serrated leaf border and two inner and three outer guard stripes, 250 by 183cm.; 8ft. 2in. by 6ft.

A Shirvan Prayer Rug, the indigo
mehrab with various crossed diamond
stepped motifs with an ivory arch
bearing crosses, within a walnut and
geometric-shaped border and one inner
and two outer guard stripes, 167 by
92cm.; 5ft.

A Kazakh Rug, the indigo field
with four connecting stepped diamonds
bearing star and hooked medallions, the
madder surround with men and animals,
within an indigo and geometric
flower head border and single guard
stripes, 207 by 102cm.; 6ft. Win. by
3ft. 4in.

An Erivan Rug, the indigo field with rows of stylized flowers and serrated leaves and five border stripes, 178 by 107cm.; 5ft.

A Kazakh Rug, the madder field with a bold indigo geometric medallion, within four border stripes bearing bold geometric motifs, 178 by 132cm.; 5ft.

A Kazakh Rug, the madder field with two columns of eight hooked gull, minor motifs and people, within an ivory and inter-connecting gull border and three inner and two outer guard stripes, 229 by 115cm.; 7ft. 6in. by 3ft. 9in.

An Erivan Rug, the indigo field with an all-over design of hooked medallions and diamonds, within an indigo flower head border and three inner and two outer guard stripes, 136 by 84cm.; 4ft. 5in. by 2ft. 9in.

A Kazakh Rug, the shaped indigo field and madder surround with two inter-connecting stepped madder diamonds and two indigo arched end panels supported by flower heads and geometric motifs, within serrated leaf border and three inner and three outer guard stripes, 238 by 131cm.; 7ft.

A Caucasian Rug, the madder field with three rows of nine hooked medallions supported by geometric flowering vines, within an ivory serrated leaf and wine glass border and one inner and one outer guard stripes, 159 by 130cm.; 5ft. 3in. by 4ft. 3in

A Shirvan Rug, the ivory field with three legit medallions, minor flowers, an ivory flower and bracket border and guard stripes, 140 by 112cm.; 4ft. 7in. by 3ft. 8in.; and a Shirvan Rug, the indigo field with four gull, pairs of animals and various flowers, an ivory leaf and tulip border and single guard stripes, 172 by 100cm.; 5ft. 7V2in. by
3ft.

A Shirvan Prayer Rug, the
indigo mehrab with rams’ horns, star gull
and flower heads, within an ivory stylized
bird border and two inner and three
outer guard stripes, 176 by 103cm.;
5ft. 9in. by 3ft. 4in.

A Hamadan Runner, the madder field with three connecting ivory and indigo palmettos, within meandering vine border and twin guard stripes, 277 by 79cm.; 9ft.

A Shirvan Runner, the saffron field supporting an all-over design of flowering plants, within a walnut wine glass and serrated leaf border and single guard stripes, 290 by 114cm.; 9ft. 6in. by 3ft. 5in.    ?250-350
1840    A Kurdish Runner, the ebony field with an all-over design of bothers, within a madder and stylized bird border and single guard stripes, 313 by 102cm.; 10ft. 3in. by 3ft. 8in.

A Kurdish Runner, the camel
field with an all-over design of bothers,
within three ivory, camel and saffron
flower head borders, 236 by 90cm.;
7ft. 9in. by 2ft.

A Hamadan Runner, the field with an all-over design of bothers, within saffron meandering vine border and multiple guard stripes, 315 by 94cm.; 10ft.

A Persian Runner, the plain magenta field with a border of ivory linked arabesques, 340 by 91cm.; lift. 2in. by 3ft.

A set of four Turkey Runners,
each with a madder field supporting five hooked indigo gull, within indigo and vine border and guard stripes, 355 by 101cm.; lift. 8m. by 3ft. 4in.

A Bidjar Runner, the ivory field with an all-over design of rows of flowering single plants, a sage hooked vine border and single guard stripes, 362 by 104cm.; lift. 5in., signed and dated.

A Tabriz Runner, the soft madder field with six connecting stylized flower heads, serrated leaves and minor motifs, within an ivory flower head border and triple guard stripes, cut,
378 by 91cm.; 12ft. 5in. by 3ft.

A Hamadan Runner, the indigo field with a row of nine ivory connecting medallions and madder half-medallions, within an ivory flower head and bracket border and three inner and three outer guard stripes, 249 by 102cm.; 14ft.

A Seychour Runner, the
pale-indigo field with a column of five madder St. Andrew’s cross motifs and with minor flower heads, within sage border filled with flower heads and duo chrome ‘running dog’ outer border, 386 by 122cm.; 12ft. 8in. by 4ft.

A North-West Persian Runner,
the dark-indigo field with an all-over
hearten design, within an indigo star and
bracket border and one inner guard
stripe, 444 by 89cm.; 14ft. 7in. by
2ft.

A North-West Persian Runner,
the indigo field with a hearten design and
with animals, within a madder hooked
diamond border and saffron trailing vine
single guard stripes, dated AH 1295,
A.D. 1878, 501 by 101cm.; 16ft. 5in. by
3ft. 4in.

A Kurdish Runner, the indigo
field with an all-over hearten design, with a
camel border of flower heads and triple
guard stripes, 503 by 102cm.; 16ft. 6in. by
3ft. 7′hin.

TURKISH AND MISCELLANEOUS RUGS

A Turkish village Rug, the sage field with a bold foliate medallion and ivory spandrels bearing flowering plants, within a rose border and one inner and two outer guard stripes, 183 by 113cm.; 6ft. by 3ft.

A Turkish village Prayer Rug,
the purple madder mehrab with hooked medallions within multiple borders, 139 by 114cm.; 4ft. 7in. by 3ft. 9in.; another similar Prayer Rug, 137 by 103cm.; 4ft. 6in. by 3ft. 4V2in.; and a Yuruk, with three columns of seven hooked gull, 155 by 107cm.; 5ft.

A Bergama Rug, the field with polychrome ‘arrow-head’ bands, within ivory bracket border and triple guard stripes, 239 by 114cm.; 7ft  together with an Afshar Rug, the indigo field with two stepped medallions, 156 by 117cm.; 5ft.

A Yuruk Rug, the three-sectioned field bearing panels of flower heads, a hooked gull border and single guard stripes, 183 by 136cm.; 6ft. by 4ft.

An Anatolian Prayer Rug, the
indigo mehrab with an all-over design of floral vines and animals, the madder complementary border with triple guard stripes, 109 by 82cm.; 3ft. 7in. by 2ft. 8in.

A Navaho Rug, the dark-brown
natural field with an ivory stepped
diamond medallion and ivory border
bands, 195 by 127cm.; 6ft. 5in. by 4ft. 2in.

An Amritzar Runner, the blue
ground with overall flower sprays and
twin guard stripes, 328 by 89cm.;
10ft. 9in. together with a
machine-made Rug of Shiraz design,
242 by 178cm.; 7ft.

A pair of Chinese Rugs, each
with a golden-brown field supporting
polychrome flower sprays and butterflies,
180 by 92cm.; 5ft.

A Tibetan Rug, the madder field with a row of three rosettes supported by flowering branches, within a walnut and flowering vine border and two inner and one outer guard stripes, 142 by 74cm.; 4ft. 8in. by 2ft.

A Chinese Rug, the pale-madder field with flowering branches, within a pale-indigo flowering vine border and one inner and two outer guard stripes, 149 by 76cm.; 4ft.

A pictorial Samarkand Rug, the
washed madder field with a peacock
against a rocky outcrop supporting
flowering branches, within a meandering
Greek-key inner border and outer
border of rows of octagons, 243 by
170cm.; 8ft. by 5ft.

An Indian Rug of Bokhara design, the madder field with three columns of eleven gull and minor motifs, within multiple borders, 166 by 110cm.; 6ft.; together with another similar, 198 by 108cm.; 6ft. 6in. by 2ft.

An Indian Bokhara Rug, the
madder field with four columns of sixteen gull supporting crosses, a madder sunburst border, five inner and outer guard stripes and diamond skirt ends, 190 by 128cm.; 6ft. 3in. by 4ft.

A Pakistan Rug, of ‘Bokhara’ design, the madder field with three columns of ten gull, within multiple guard stripes and trellised ends, 183 by 125cm.; 6ft. by 4ft.

A similar Rug, of ‘Golden Afghan’ design, the field with two columns of seven hooked gull, 180 by 119cm.; 5ft.

A similar Rug, of ‘Bokhara’ design, the ivory field with diagonal rows of hooked grub, within multiple borders and trellised ends, 189 by 126cm.; 6ft. 2in. by 4ft.

An oval Chinese Rug, the indigo field with a charcoal and flower head border, 208 by 121cm.; 6ft. Win. by 4ft.; together with a pair of similar oval Mats, 151 by 76cm.; 4ft.

A Kashmir Rug, of Persian
design, the dark-madder field with an
ivory foliate lobed medallion suspended
with hanging lamps, with complementary
spandrels, within indigo border filled
with foliate cartouches and single guard
stripes, 220 by 137cm.; 7ft. 3in. by
4ft.

A machine-made Rug, of Persian
design, the madder field with a palmetto
and vine hearten design, within ivory
border and twin guard stripes, 230 by
173cm.; 7ft. 7in. by 5ft. 8in.

A Sarough Carpet, the madder field with all-over floral sprays and bouquets, a black complementary border and twin guard stripes, 371 by 282cm.; 12ft. 2m. by 9ft. 3in.

A Mahal Carpet, the madder field with an indigo diamond medallion and spandrels with an all-over herate design, within a palmetto and vine border and twin guard stripes, 372 by 275cm.;
12ft. 2in. by 9ft.

A Kerman Carpet, the pale-
walnut field with a repeating design of
pale-indigo vases of flowers and
flower heads, within dark-indigo palmetto
and flower vase border and twin guard
stripes, 374 by 110cm.; 12ft. 3in. by
9ft. 2in.

A Turkey Carpet, the indigo field
with an all-over design of bold palmetto
and vines, within an ivory flower head
and palmetto border and one inner and
two outer guard stripes, 379 by 339cm.;
12ft. 5in. by lift.

A Tabriz Carpet, the dark-indigo
field with an ivory medallion bearing
palmettos, pale-madder spandrels and an
all-over design of palmettos and vines,
within a soft madder palmetto and vine
border and two inner and three outer
guard stripes, 380 by 269cm.; 12ft.

A Turkmen Pallas Carpet, the
madder field embroidered with an
all-over design of hooked gull, within
connecting diamond border and madder
skirt, 384 by 208cm.; 12ft. 7in. by
6ft.

A Samarkand Carpet, the washed
madder field with three bold medallions
and further minor hooked medallions,
within two main borders and one outer
guard stripe, 378 by 194cm.; 12ft. 5in. by
6ft. 4in.; together with a similar washed
Samarkand Carpet, with an all-over
trellis design, 390 by 182cm.; 12ft.

A Hamadan Carpet, the indigo
hate field with a bold madder diamond
to centre, ivory hearten spandrels, a
madder palmetto border, single guard
stripes and a camel surround, 393 by
321cm.; 12ft.

A Tabriz Carpet, the madder field with a bold pole medallion, a complementary surround, pairs of birds, the madder palmetto and spray border with twin guard stripes, 400 by 295cm.; 13ft.

A Donegal Carpet, the plain sage field surrounded by a border of naturalistic roses, foliage and entwined ribbon, single inner guard stripes, 400 by 345cm.; 13ft.

A Kerman Carpet, the shaped
ivory field with an indigo and madder
circular-shaped pole medallion, indigo
surround and madder spandrels, all with
flowering vines and palmettos, within an
ivory cypress tree and flower spray
border and four inner and four outer
guard stripes, 400 by 280cm.; 13ft. 2in. by
9ft. 2in.

A Caucasian Carpet, the indigo
field with two bold madder crosses
supported by angular vines and floral
designs, a dark-camel cubic border and
three inner and two outer guard stripes,
404 by 217cm.; 13ft. 3in. by 7ft.

A Tabriz Carpet, the indigo field
with an all-over design of palmettos and
vines, within a pale-madder palmetto and
flower head border and triple guard
stripes, 408 by 288cm.; 13ft. 5in. by
9ft. 6in.

A Kerman garden Carpet, the
dark-sage field with an all-over repeating design of angular compartments bearing indigo cartouches of flower sprays, within an indigo palmetto and vine border and twin guard stripes, 418 by 292cm.; 13ft. 8}/2in. by 9ft.

A Sparta Carpet, the pink field with a bold double indigo diamond, floral sprays, sage spandrels, an indigo cartouche and floral border with triple guard stripes, 419 by 326cm.; 13ft. 9in. by 10ft. 8in.

An Afghan Carpet, the madder field with four columns of twelve hooked gull and further minor gull, within multiple guard stripes and serrated leaf ends, 419 by 228cm.; 13ft. 9in. by 7ft. 6in.

A Kerman Carpet, the ivory field with a madder and indigo lobed pole medallion and complementary spandrels, with all-over flowering vines, within an indigo palmetto and vine border and twin guard stripes, 428 by 314cm.; 14ft. by 10ft. 4in.

A Turkey Carpet, the madder field with alternating columns of diamonds and palmettos, within an indigo border decorated with flower heads with two inner and three outer guard stripes, 429 by 338cm.;

A Mashhad Carpet, the madder field with an indigo lobed medallion and indigo spandrels, all-over filled with palmettos and vines, within an indigo palmetto and vine border and triple guard stripes, 437 by 297cm.; 14ft. 4in. by 9ft. 9in.

A European Carpet of Sparta design, the pale-indigo field with an ivory pole medallion and brown spandrels, all with palmettos and flowering vines, within a complementary ivory border and twin guard stripes, 458 by 359cm.; 15ft. by lift. 9in.

A Tabriz Carpet, the pale-madder
field with an all-over hate design, within
an indigo palmetto and vine border and
triple ivory guard stripes, 480 by 396cm.;

A Tabriz Carpet, the madder
field with a sage and ivory medallion
supporting flower heads and vines, with
complementary foliate spandrels and
surround, within a palmetto and vine
border and two inner and one outer
guard stripes, 550 by 408cm.; 18ft. 2in. by
13ft.

A Kerman Carpet, the ivory field
with an all-over design of flowering vines
and palmettos, within a rose palmetto
and vine border and four inner and four
outer guard stripes, 557 by 297cm.;
18ft. 3in. by 9ft. 9in.

A Hamadan Kelleh, the indigo
field with a madder diamond-shaped
pole medallion and shaped ivory
surround and spandrels, all with a hearten
design, within a madder palmetto and
vine border and single guard stripes,
562 by 247cm.; 18ft. 6in. by 8ft.

A Sarough Carpet, the madder
field with a sage, indigo and ivory foliate
lobed pole medallion supporting sprays
of flowers, within an indigo palmetto and
flowering vine border and triple guard
stripes, 590 by 343cm.; 19ft. 4in.

A Kerman Carpet, the burgundy field with floral bouquets, an indigo palmetto and vine border and two inner and three outer guard stripes, 595 by 265cm.; 19ft.

TURKMEN RUGS

A Tekke Rug, the washed madder
field with three columns of five gulls, and
minor motifs with a sunburst border,
together
with a Sara band Mat, the madder field
with all-over Bothe.

A Beluch Saddle Bag, each panel with all-over flower head design on an indigo field, with polychrome flat-weave backing.

A Tekke Rug, the madder field with three columns of twelve guls, and minor cross motifs within multiple borders.

A Beluch prayer Rug, the tree
of life metre with plant spandrels, within
multiple borders.

An Afghan Rug, the washed
madder field with a column of four gulls,
within a diagonal lattice border,
together
with a similar Afghan Rug, with a
column of three and a half gulls.

A Beluch Rug, the purple madder field with two columns of seven gulls and minor hooked motifs within multiple borders.

An Afghan Rug, with two columns of five hooked gulls, each filled with petals, similar minor motifs and a hooked border, together with an Afghan Ensi, the quartered field with rows of candelabra.

An Afghan Rug, the madder field with a column of four octagonal gulls, together with an Afghan Prayer Rug, and a Shirvan Rug, the indigo field with ram’s horns and palmettos.

Beluch Rug, the madder field with vertical stripes of indigo vines within three arrowhead borders and flat weave ends.

A Take Rug, the madder field
with three columns of minor octagonal
gulls, and minor cross motifs, within a
’sunburst’ border and serrated leaf ends.

An Afghan Rug, the dark brown
field with three rows of three octagonal
gulls and minor cross motifs within two
borders.

A Yomut Rug, the madder field
with all-over hooked gulls, within an ivory
border.

A pair of Yomut Juvals, each
madder field with four rows of four gulls,
within ivory border and stylised plant
skirts.

A Beluch Rug, the brown madder field with overall design of hooked gulls within a reciprocal border.

A Turkman Juval, the brown madder field with two rows of three hooked ’sailor’ gulls, within gull border.

A Beluch Afghan Rug, the
madder field with three columns of twelve guls within polychrome arrowhead border.

A Beluch Afghan Rug, the
madder field with two columns of four
gulls and geometric motifs within madder
trailing vine border.

A Tekke Rug, the madder field
with four columns of five gulls, within a
madder hooked border.

CAUCASIAN RUGS

A Kazakh Rug, the saffron plant
trellis field within a broad ivory star gull
and bracket border.

A Kazakh Rug, with three columns of six polychrome compartments, each containing a hooked medallion within an ivory border.

An Erivan Rug, the indigo field with rows of polychrome hooked gulls, within an ivory wine glass and serrated leaf border and reciprocal guard stripes.

A Kazakh Rug, the madder field
with a column of five polychrome gulls
within a walnut stylised floral border and
multiple guard stripes.

A South Caucasian Rug, the
walnut field with overall Bothe, birds and
gulls, within three narrow borders.

A Kazakh Rug, the indigo field with diagonal rows of Bothe, within an ivory gul and bracket border.

A Kazakh Rug, the indigo field with all-over large polychrome Bothe within an ivory serrated leaf and wine glass border.
A Caucasian Rug, the indigo field
with a column of four medallions and all-
over minor motifs, within an indigo
trailing vine border.

A Caucasian Rug, the madder
field with rows of Bothe, within ivory and
indigo geometric border.

RUNNERS

A pair of Kerman Runners, each with a pale-indigo field with all-over flowering vines, within a madder foliate cartouche border.

A Kurdish Runner, the madder field with a column of connecting indigo medallions, within three trailing vine borders.

A Kurdish Runner, the indigo
field with a column of hooked gulls within
two borders.

A Shirvan Runner, the charcoal
field with a column of six polychrome
star medallions and minor motifs, within
an ivory leaf and wine glass border.

A South Caucasian Runner, the
madder field with a column of medallions, within an ivory flower head border and walnut outer border.

A West Persian Kurdish Runner,
the indigo field with an all-over design of
Bothe, within an ivory trailing vine border,
one inner and two outer guard stripes,
patched and repaired.

A Hamadan Runner, the madder
field with an indigo and ivory pole
medallion, indigo spandrels and all-over
her ate design, within two borders,

A Malayer Kelleh, the indigo
he rate field within five floral borders.

A Shiraz Carpet, the madder field
with a pole medallion, washed indigo
spandrels and all-over flower sprays and
minor motifs, within three serrated leaf
borders.

An Agra Carpet, the purple madder field with an all-over design of palmettos and flowering vines, within a complementary sage border and single guard stripes.

A Beshir Turkman Kelleh, the
madder field with an all-over polychrome
gull and flower head design within
geometric border.

A Romanian Carpet, the madder field with an ivory medallion and indigo spandrels, overall boteh and he rate, within an ivory rosette border.

A Mahal Carpet, the indigo field with an all-over design of flowering vines, within a madder palmetto and vine border and twin guard stripes, one corner missing, worn.

A Shirvan Kelleh, the dark-
indigo field with three columns of
madder and ivory shaped medallions,
minor motifs and animals, within ivory
star border, two inner and one outer
guard stripes.

An Afghan Carpet, the madder
field with three columns of six octagonal
gulls, minor hooked motifs and stars,
within two borders and flat weave ends,
dated.

A Bidjar Kelleh, the indigo field with an ivory pole medallion and madder surround with an all-over he rate design, within an ivory palmetto and plant border and reciprocal guard stripes.

A post-War South Persian Gabeh,
the plain cream field with ten rows of
seven squares, each containing stylised
plants or animals.

A post-War Chinese Carpet, the
pink field with an ivory floral medallion and complementary border.

A Mashhad Carpet, the indigo field with a large lobed madder reserve enclosing an indigo and ivory lobed pole medallion, overall flowering vines within palmettos, within an indigo and palmetto flowering vine border, inscription cartouche.

A Bakhtiari Kelleh,
the polychrome compartmented field enclosing flowering plants, within a madder and ivory reciprocal border.

A Tabriz Carpet, the ivory field with a rosette medallion and spandrels, all with birds, within an ivory animal and tree border and single guard stripes.

A Mahal Carpet, the pale-indigo field with a madder pole medallion and spandrels and all-over flowering vines, within madder palmetto and vine border bearing inscription panels and twin guard stripes.

A Ziegler Mahal Carpet, the
indigo field with an all-over design of
floral palmettos and vines, within a
madder palmetto and vine border and
single guard stripes.

A Kerman Carpet, the ivory field with an indigo pole medallion, all-over palmettos and vines, within multiple floral borders.

A Faraghan Kelleh, the indigo field with an all-over he rate design, within ivory meandering vine border and triple guard .

A Kerman Carpet, the indigo field with overall medallions and large palmettos linked by lance late leaves and flowering vines, within a madder palmetto and leafy vine border, fireplace cuts.

A Tabriz Carpet, the madder field
with an indigo arabesque medallion,
saffron arabesque spandrels, overall
floral sprays and birds, within an indigo
cloud band and palmetto border.

A Garabagh Kelleh, the madder
field with all-over flowering vases, birds
and flower heads within multiple borders.

An Afghan Carpet, the rich
madder field with three columns of eight
octagonal gulls and minor cross motifs
within multiple borders.