BESSARABIAN GELIM CARPET - TEHERAN PART SILK RUG - ESFAHAN PRAYER RUG - FINE TURKISH GELIM - TABRIZ PART SILK PRAYER RUG

A FINE INDIAN EMBROIDERED PRAYER PANEL, the plain madder mehrab, with a central flowering tree, enclosing a building, flanked by columns, entwined with floral vines, supporting

the mehrab, the border with an overall design of similar flowering trees, each supporting a building, single guard stripes, with a delicate design of flowerheads, ail in

attractive shades of pale green, pale indigo and ivory, 186cm. by 121cm. (oft.lin. by 4ft.)

AN ATTRACTIVE 18TH CENTURY BESSARABIAN GELIM CARPET, the saffron field, decorated with a design of floral medallions, surrounded by botehs, flowers and leaves, the wide border

divided into oblong panels enclosing floral shrubs, with circular floral medallions at each corner, ail in delicate shades of madder, ivory, saffron and green, 551cm. by 358cm.

(18ft. lin. by lift. 9in.)

A GHASHGHAI GELIM, the field divided into twelve square panels, separated by a stylized gui design, a reciprocal trefoil border, the skirts with a striped band design, 235cm. by

173cm. (7ft. 8in. by 5fi. 8in.)

A FINE TEHERAN PART SILK RUG, the ivory field decorated with large palmettes, flanked by cloudbands, serrated leaves and floral sprays, the indigo border decorated with

palmettes, flanked by serrated leaves and surrounded by flowerheads, single madder floral guard stripes, 246cm. by 160cm. (8ft. lin. by 5ft. 3in.)

A BESSARABIAN GELIM CARPET, the pale indigo field decorated with decorative stylized plants, sprays of flowers and four cocks, the madder border with a stylized design of floral

sprays, single floral guards stripes, 315cm. by 215cm. (lOft. 4in. by 7ft lin)

AN ATTRACTIVE BOKHARA SUSANI PANEL, the ivory field decorated with diamond-shaped medaillons, enclosing a single flowerhead and surrounded by delicate flowerheads, flanked by

serrated leaves, ail forming a trelliswork, the ivory border with a serrated leaf design enclosing flowerheads, ail in different shades of green, pale indigo madder and saffron,

252cm. by 198cm. (8ft. 3in. by 6ft 6in)

A VERY FINE ESFAHAN PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab with a large central palmette motif, flanked by scrolling vines with leopards and surrunded by an overall design of floral

sprays and exotic birds, with a stag and a deer at the base, indigo spandrels decorated with exotic birds, the madder border with palmettes, flanked by stylized sprays of

flowers, single guard stripes, 148cm. by 107cm. (4ft. lOin. by 3ft. 6in.)

A CAUCASIAN GELIM, the field divided into horizontal bands of large decorative medaillons, enclosing hooked guis, separated by ivory bands with a wave design, woven in two

parts, 316cm. by 188cm. (lOft. 4in. by 6ft. 2in.)

A PERUVIAN GELIM, the ivory and walnut striped field, decorated with a central medaillon, surrounded by half medaillons, 213cm. by 150cm. (7ft. by 4ft. lhn.)

A BESSARABIAN GELIM RUNNER, the brown horizontal field with an attractive design of three pots of flowers, decorated with a striped and check design, flanked by stylized

flowerheads, all within a wide wave border, enclosing sprays of flowers and a narrow striped outer guard stripe, 330cm. by 144cm. (lOft. Win. by 4ft. 9in.)

A LARGE GELIM, the field decorated with two large stepped medallions, enclosing other similar medallions, all in shades of ivory, madder, indigo and green 400cm. by 191cm.

(13ft. 2in. by 6ft. 3in.)

A FINE KASHAN MOHTASHAM PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab decorated with three central vases of flowers, flanked by two entwining flowering trees and birds, saffron spandrels,

enclosing a floral design, the indigo border decorated with palmettes and flanked by floral sprays and pictorial cartouches depicting birds, twin guard stripes, 203cm. by 132cm.

(6ft. 8in. by 4fi. 4in.)

A BESSARABI AN GELIM RUNNER, the black field decorated with three stylized vases of flowers, surrounded by eight rows of stylized crab-shaped motifs, ail within a narrow

stylized flowerhead border, 400cm. by 145cm. (13ft. 2in. by 4ft. 9in.)

A FINE TURKISH GELIM, the field divided into rectangular panels enclosing medallions, guis and stylized motifs, the ivory border decorated with guis, 325cm. by 177cm. (lOft.

8in. by 5ft. 9in.)

A FINE TABRIZ SILK PRAYER RUG, the plain beige mehrab with a stylized hanging lamp above and flanked by two unusual domed columns on either side, the attractive beige spandrels

with a diagonal design of sprays of flowers, the green and beige border with palmettes and serrated leaves, twin guard stripes, 168cm. by 126cm. (5ft. 6in. by 4ft. 2in.)

A FINE SAROUGH PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab decorated with an attractive central flowering Tree of Life with fruit, flanked by two similar trees, with a floral cypress tree on

either side and two striped columns supporting the madder spandrels each enclosing a spray of flowers, the madder border with a design of flowerheads flanked by arabesques,

single guard stripes, 200cm. by 133cm. (6ft. 7in. by 4ft 4in)

A BESSARABIAN GELIM RUNNER, the black field decorated with a repeated design of a decorative stylized spray of flowers, surrounded by vines and flowerheads, ail within a wavy

tulip border, 400cm. by 158cm. (13fi. 2in. by 5fi. 2in.)

A BESSARABIAN GELIM RUNNER, the black field decorated with five rows of two stylized boquets of flowers, flanked by two maidens, ail within a floral border, 360cm by 140cm.

(lift. lOin. by 4fi. 7in.)

AN UNUSUAL TABRIZ PART SILK PRAYER RUG, the plain madder mehrab with a central column holding an urn and a stylized hanging lamp above, flanked by two columns on either side,

supporting the domed-shaped mehrab, with a boteh design, the green spandrels with a stylized boteh design, ail flanked by two crossbands, the pale indigo border decorated with

flowerheads and serrated leaves, one inner and two outer guard stripes, 214cm. by 133cm. (7ft. by 4ft. 4in.)

A FINE KASHAN RUG, the indigo field decorated with a madder medaillon, enclosing an arabesque design, surrounded by sprays of flowers, the madder spandrels with a similar

design, the indigo border with an overall design of palmettes, flanked by flowerheads, twin guard stripes, 203cm. by 135cm. (6ft. 8in. by 4ft. 5in.)

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