ANTIQUE CARPETS AND RUGS

AN ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG
the abashed indigo-blue field with overall lozenge lattice containing stylized angular floral sprays, in an ivory and shaded brick-red double border of hooked bars and stellar flower heads  between floral and hooked S-motif stripes, good condition -168cm. x 117cm.(5ft.6in. x 3ft.10in.)

AN ANTIQUE KUBA RUG
the ivory field with overall serrated leaf lattice containing stylized floral sprays, in charcoal-black border of stylized hooked S-motif between striped panels and similar S-motif stripes, outer barber-pole, zigzag and plain stripes, original ends, slightly corroded black _208cm. x 140cm.(6ft.8in. x 4ft.7in.)

AN ANTIQUE MOROCCAN RUG
the yellow feed with stylized seen-wheel motifs around green medallion containing light red hooked panel and hooked floral centerpiece, in double border of hooked panels and rosettes between floral meander, linked lozenge and zigzag stripes, slight loss on end _4ft.3in. Sprout small rug with stylized floral sprays on red ground between stripes ~4ft.2in.

A FINE EAST CAUCASIAN RUG
the shaded indigo field with hooked and checkered lozenges together with animals around single column of hooked medallions, each containing hooked and floral panel centerpiece, in broad brick-red stylized cubic border between hooked S-motif and floral octagon stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, small old repairs, otherwise good condition, original ends -234cm. x 122cm. (7ft.8in.x 4ft.)

A FINE SIVAS RUG
the rust field with central indigo medallion and palmetto pendants containing angular arabesques and palmetto vine enclosing central rosette, in broad indigo border of similar design between light green delicate floral meander stripes, outer zigzag and plain stripes, small damage on cord on one side -168cm. x 119cm.(5ft.6in. x 3ft.11in.)

A FINE SAROUK RUG
the ivory field with stylized angular floral vine and delicate floral sprays issuing hooked and floral both around serrated indigo lozenge medallion with polychrome hearty pattern, light red angular floral vine and both, in an indigo border of stylized floral cartouches and delicate floral meander between floral, zigzag and barber-pole stripes, good condition _198cm. x 122cm.(6ft.6in.x4ft.)

AN ANTIQUE SAROUK RUG
the ivory field with overall design of stylized angular palmettos and angular floral and leafy vine, in an indigo border of bold palmettos and delicate floral tendrils between floral stripes, slight localized wear, replaced cord at each side, old repair in one corner -204cm. x 124cm.(6ft.8in. x 4ft.1in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the field divided to large square compartments, each containing bold serrated floral panel, in stellar flowerage border between S-panel and meander stripes, outer running-dog and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, good condition -204cm. x 130cm.(6ft.8in. x 4ft.3in.)

FINE SHIRVAN LONG RUG
the deep blue field with ivory stepped long medallion containing green and rust hooked octagons together with floral panels and rosettes surrounded by stellar flower head  octagons and hooked panels, in broad border of bold floral stepped panels between rosette and leafy meander stripes, outer 5-motif and barber-pole stripes, small old repairs, well blend lightly corroded black, otherwise good pile -296cm. x 140cm. (9ft.9in. x 4ft.7in.)

A FINE ISFAHAN RUG
the pale beige field with floral and leafy vine around large deep indigo medallion with palmetto pendants containing stylized rust and blue arabesques together with stylized palmettos enclosing rosette centerpiece, light rust spandrels similar, in broad camel beige border of shaped floral cartouches and delicate floral motifs between floral meander and mill-pattern stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, very slight wear on edges otherwise good pile —206cm. x 137cm.(6ft.9in. x 4ft.6in.)

AN ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG
the deep indigo field with rosettes, octagons and S-motifs around three stepped and serrated linked lozenge medallions, each containing open hooked lattice, in hooked panel and hooked bar double border between, vine, barber-pole and linked panel stripes, slight even wear, very slight loss on ends, minute damage on cord -145cm. x 114cm.(4ft.9in. x 3ft.9in.)

A FINE SILK AND METAL THREAD KEYSERI RUG
the beige field with delicate meandering floral and leafy vine around indigo medallion with palmetto pendants containing stylized floral meander enclosing smaller beige medallion with rosette and both open centerpiece, light green floral spandrels, in broad beige border of polychrome palmettos and delicate floral meander between floral and barber-pole stripes, good condition -196cm. x 135cm.(6ft.5in. x 4ft.5in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the shaded indigo field with four polychrome e hooked medallions issuing panels together with hooked lozenges, in deep rust crab-rosette border between floral vine, S-motif and barber-pole stripes, good condition -191cm. x 124cm.(6ft.3in. x 4ft.1in.)

A FINE ANTIQUE MALAYIR RUG
the indigo field with stylized overall polychrome hearty pattern, in broad ivory border of bold turtle-palmettos and angular floral meander between plain and reciprocal stripes, slight loss at one end, secured, minute old repairs on edges otherwise good condition -193cm. x 130cm.(6ft.4in. x 4ft.3in.)

A FINE ANTIQUE KARABAGH RUNNER
the shaded indigo field with overall stylized polychrome open herati pattern, ivory floral spandrels, in soft raspberry-red border of bold polychrome S-motifs and stulised hooked palmettos between golden-yellow floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, good condition -532cm. x 99cm.(17ft.6in. x 3ft.3in.)

A FINE TABRIZ RUG
the ivory field with overall design of delicate meandering palmetto and leafy vine together with various animals and animal combat groups, in broad shaded light blue border of meandering entwined arabesques, cloud bands and floral meander between terracotta and ivory floral arabesque stripes, very slight small localized staining, otherwise good condition -224cm. x 130cm.(7ft.4in.x4ft.3in.)

A FINE TEHERAN RUG
the deep indigo field with floral and leafy vine around large light blackcurrant-red medallion with stylized palmetto pendants containing similar design enclosing arabesque and floral smaller medallion with rosette centerpiece, bold arabesque spandrels, in broad blackcurrant-red border of polychrome palmettos and delicate floral meander between palmetto vine and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, outer plain stripe, slight localized wear one corner -213cm. x 137cm. (7ft. x 4ft.6in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the abashed indigo field with thru bold, stepped and hooked medallions flanked by hooked panels, various hooked motifs and animal figures, in an ivory border of polychrome hooked bars between yellow and light blue meander and floral octagon stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, good condition, dated AH 1331(1912 AD) -173cm. x 117cm. (5ft.8in. x 3ft.10in.)

A FINE ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG
the light beige field with stylized open dotted lattice containing serrated and stepped pole-panels, in broad pale sandy-yellow border of stylized crab-rosette between charcoal-black floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, very slight even wear, slightly corroded black on edges -157cm. x 127cm.(5ft.2in.x4ft.2in.)

A FINE KARABAGH LONG RUG
the abashed pale blue field with single column of seven hooked and floral medallions surrounded by bold rosettes, X-panels and small floral motifs, in shaded tomato-red border of glass motif and serrated leaf between ivory and light green floral meander stripes, outer lozenge and plain stripes, very slight loss on ends, secured, slight wear on cord -347cm. x 119cm.(11ft.5in. x3ft.11in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the abashed indigo field with two column of bold serrated palmettos enclosed by serrated and linked bars at each side together with serrated lozenges and S-motifs around four stepped and floral medallions, in broad ivory border of hooked and linked bars between charcoal-black angular floral meander barber-pole and plain stripes, slight loss at one end, secured, very slightly corroded black -180cm. x 122cm.

A FINE ANTIQUE SENNEH RUG
the ivory field with overall diagonal rows of bold polychrome both and angular floral meander, in light terracotta border of palmetto and angular leafy meander between green flowering vine stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, small scattered repairs, replace cord at each side otherwise good condition -198cm. x 135cm.(6ft.6in. x 4ft.5in.)

AN UNUSUAL SHIRVAN SMALL CARPET
the light rust field with diagonal rows of large stylized open floral panels together with small rosettes an bold ram-horns with stylized animals at each end, in an ivory floral border between charcoal-black rosette and reciprocal stripes, outer floral meander and plain stripes, slight even wear, minute localized damages on cord, slight loss at one end (secured), slightly corrode black -326cm. x 196cm.(10ft.9in. x 6ft.5in.)

A FINE SILK QUM CARPET
the field with multicolored vertical columns containing various palmetto and leafy vine divided by both arid floral sprays, in shaded mustard-yellow border of animals, inscription cartouches, palmettos and floral scrolls between floral meander and plain stripes, very good condition -286cm. x 178cm.(9ft.5in. x 5ft.10in.)

A FINE TEHERAN RUG
the ivory field with meandering floral vine around large shaded soft red medallion with pendants containing similar design with palmettos enclosing ivory floral centerpiece, light blue spandrels similar, in broad ivory border of polychrome hooked palmettos and angular floral meander between light beige delicate flowering vine stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and plain stripes, good condition -213cm. x 137cm.(7ft. x 4ft.6in.)

AN ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG
the dark blue field with checkered panels, floral octagons together with hooked panels, animals and human figures around single column of large stepped hexagonal medallions containing similar motifs, in board shaded charcoal border between yellow and green hooked S-motif stripes, outer reciprocal, bad barber-pole stripes, small scattered repairs, replaced code at each side otherwise good condition -289cm. x 109cm.(9f t.6in. x 3ft.7in.)

A FINE ANTIQUE KHILA KELLEH
the charcoal-black field with diagonal rows of large polychrome double floral both divided by checkered bands around five hooked and serrated double hexagonal medallions, each with stylized birds and floral motifs, in ice blue border of polychrome birds and rosettes between paneled and shaded rust flower head and leafy vine stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, slightly corroded charcoal-black, slight wear -416cm. x 150cm.(13ft.8in.x4ft.11in.)

AN ANTIQUE GENJE RUG
the field with multicolored diagonal stripes with small hooked motifs, in similar border between ivory stylized rosette and floral meander stripes, outer plain stripes, very slight localized wear and re-wool cord -264cm. x 109cm.(8ft.9in.x3ft.7in.)

A VERY FINE TABRIZ SILK PRAYER RUG
the pale dusky-pink field with stylized floral sprays on inner edges together with single column supporting shaded ice-blue angular arabesque and palmetto midrib, palmetto and cloud band cross band above and below, in shaded lemon-yellow border of polychrome palmettos, arabesques and cloud bands between ivory and pale rust flowering meander and angular panel stripes, outer plain stripe, very slight localized wear otherwise good condition -175cm. x 119cm.(5ft.9in. x 3ft.11in.)

A FINE KONAGKEND LARGE RUG
the light beige field with hooked octagons and various floral panels together with bold dart-motifs around two large charcoal-black stepped medallion containing similar motifs, in broad ivory kulich border between paneled and floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, kylie ends, slightly corroded black, very slight even wear -286cm. x 165cm.(9ft.5in. x 5ft.4in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the indigo field with three multiple polychrome hooked lozenge medallions, each with checkered panel centerpiece flanked by similar half triangles, in an ivory hooked panel border between reciprocal, zigzag and barber-pole stripes, original narrow guard stripe on sides and ends together with kiwis sawn in to the piece, good condition -155cm. x 109cm. (5ft.1in. x 3ft.7in.)

A FINE ANTIQUE HERAT CARPET
the deep indigo field with overall stylized polychrome hearty pattern, in broad shaded rust border of stylized turtle-palmettos, floral and leafy vine between yellow, light blue and indigo floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, slight wear and small old repairs on edges, few minute cuts on sides -523cm. x 208cm. (I7ft.2in. x 6ft.10in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the field with three sunburst octagonal large medallions, containing rosettes and angular vine surrounded by similar motifs, in yellow-beige and ivory double floral meander border between meander and S-motif stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, good condition -191cm. x 132cm. (6ft.3in. x 4ft.4in.)

A FINE KURK KASHAN RUG
the shaded indigo field with stylized angular lattice together with delicate rosette and leafy vine around brick-red floral medallion with pendants containing small similar indigo centerpiece, brick-red floral and palmetto spandrels, in broad shaded indigo border of stylized scrolling arabesques, palmettos and angular floral vine between ivory palmetto vine stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and plain stripe, good condition -206cm. x 135cm.(6ft.9in.x4ft.5in.)

A FINE KONEGKEND RUG
the indigo field with overall design of angular panel vine together with stylized arabesques, in an ivory border of glass motif and serrated leaf between rosette and angular floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole stripe, very slight localized wear -163cm. x 109cm. (5ft.4in. x 3ft.7in.)

A FINE CHICHI RUG
the indigo field with diagonal rows of hooked panels and floral octagons together with hooked leaves, in charcoal-black border of bold rosette and checkered baton between floral octagon, hooked floral vine and stellar flower head stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and barber-pole stripes, good condition -198cm. x 132cm.(6ft.6in. x 4ft.4in.)

A FINE KASHAN RUG
the indigo field with various polychrome floral sprays around rust floral and arabesque medallion with pendants, in rust border of palmettos and meandering arabesques between ice-blue floral meander and stylized running dog-stripes, outer plain stripe, good condition -150cm. x 104cmm.(4ft.11in.x3ft.5in.)

A FINE CHICHI RUG
the indigo field with overall diagonal rows of polychrome hooked panels and rosette divided by angular leave, in dark brown border of baton, rosette and hooked leaf between rust floral meander and ivory stellar flower head  stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and barber-pole stripes, very slight localized wear -183cm. x 119cm.(6ft. x 3ft.11in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the shaded indigo field with various hooked and floral panels, jeweler motifs around three multiple hooked and stepped lozenge medallions with bold pendants, in sandy-yellow border of glass motifs and serrated leaf between floral octagon and checkered panel stripes, replaced cord at each side very slight wear -26cm. x 137cm.(8ft.9in. x 4ft.6in.)

AN UNUSUAL ZEJWA CARPET
the shaded charcoal-black field with rosettes, hooked panels and animals around five large ivory and rust sunburst medallions, each containing, stylized birds and animals enclosing bold hooked and floral centerpiece, in an ivory crab-rosette border between hooked S-motif, floral meander and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, outer barber-pole and vine stripes.

A FINE KONAGKEND RUG
the indigo field with hooked lozenges angular panels and dart-motifs together with single large blue octagon in each corner containing various angular panels around large stepped rust medallion with flower read  octagons and dart-motifs enclosing hooked and checkered octagon centerpiece, in an ivory crab-rosette border between rust and charcoal-black floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, very good condition -201cm. x 135cm.(6ft.7in. x 4ft.5in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the shaded indigo field with hooked panels, human and animal figures around three hooked and stepped polychrome medallions with bold pendants, each containing floral centerpiece, in sandy-yellow border of hooked panels between rosette and S-motif stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, very slightly corroded black, minute loss at each end secured -211cm.x 122cm.(6ft.11in.x4ft.1in.)

AN ANTIQUE SHIRVAN KELLEH
the shaded indigo field with three column of polychrome hooked lozenges divided by hooked panels and various floral motifs, in brick-red and ivory double dart-motif border between open rosette and hooked S-motif stripes, slightly corroded black, slight wear, replaced cord at each side -309cm. x 127cm.(l0ft.2in.x4ft.2in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the charcoal-black field with overall diagonal rows of light blue and ivory hooked borer with occasional S-motif, in double ivory border of stellar flower read  and floral meander between rosette and ribbon stripes, outer plain stripe, good condition -140cm. x 104cm.(4ft.7in. x 3ft.5in.)

AN ANTIQUE KARABAGH LONG RUG
the abashed indigo field with various flower heads , jeweler motifs with occasional animal figure around five hooked and radiating medallions, in an ivory border of polychrome stepped flower heads  between stylized S-motif and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, outer plain stripe, slightly corroded charcoal, very slight localized wear -305cm. x 117cm.(10ft. x 3ft.10in.)

AN ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG
the shaded indigo field with various angular panels, rosettes, hooked octagons, jeweler and normal figures around three stepped polychrome paneled lozenge medallions with bold hooked palmetto pendants, containing flowering vine, hooked lozenges and animals, in broad ivory border of polychrome hooked bars between floral and vine stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, replaced cord at each side, slight wear -241cm. x 132cm.(7ft. 1 Tin. x 4ft.4in.)

AN ANTIQUE GENJE LONG RUG
the field with polychrome vertical bands containing angular meandering hooked both vine, in blue border of polychrome hooked octagons between checkered square panel stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, old repairs on edges otherwise good condition -283cm. x 114cm.(9ft.4in. x 3ft.9in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN KELLEH
the shaded indigo field with hooked lozenges, S-motifs and hooked panels around single column of multiple hooked and stepped lozenge medallions with serrated panel pendants, in an ivory polychrome hooked bar border between light blue floral octagon stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and barber-pole stripes, good condition -320cm. x 163cm.(10ft.6in. x 5ft.4in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN KELLEH
the abashed indigo field with hooked panels, checkered octagons, human figures and animals around four hooked and stepped linked lozenge medallions, in stylized double dart-motif border between blue and rust rosette stripes, outer hooked S-motif stripes, very slight even wear, small old repairs in one corner, areas of replied black, replaced cord at each side -314cm. x 165cm.(10ft.4in. x 5ft.5in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the shaded indigo field with two columns of checkered and stepped floral lozenge medallions, flanked by hooked panels, small rosettes and animals, in an ivory border of polychrome hooked panels between floral, zigzag and barber-pole stripes, scattered old repairs, well blend, otherwise good condition -231cm. x 137cm.(7ft.7in. x 4ft.6in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN RUG
the shaded brick-red field with overall design of various hooked panels, split palmettos and serrated lozenges, in polychrome paneled border between angular floral meander, reciprocal skittle-pattern and barber-pole stripes, good condition -286cm. x 137cm.(9ft.5in. x 4ft.6in.)

AN ANTIQUE KUBA-SEYCHOUR RUG
the ivory field with indigo linked floral and jeweler motif bands in lozenge shape together with polychrome palmettos, angular floral vine and rosettes, in an ivory border of glass motifs and serrated leaf between rosette and paneled stripes, outer barer-pole stripe, old repairs on edges and ends, possibly reduced in length -218cm. x 107cm. (7ft.2in. x 3ft.6in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN KELLEH
the shaded indigo field with overall diagonal rows of polychrome hooked lozenges, in fox-brown stylized kulich border between hooked and floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, small old repairs on edges, very slightly corroded black -281cm. x 152cm.(9ft.3in. x 5ft.)

AN UNUSUAL SHIRVAN RUG
the field with rosettes and floral panels around two columns of large rust lozenges containing similar motifs, in rust hooked bar border between charcoal-black and barber-pole stripes, outer plain stripes, dated AH 1330 (1911 AD) -251cm. x 163cm.(8ft.3in. x 5ft.4in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN LARGE RUG
the abashed indigo field with various hooked panels, human figures, jeweler motifs and animals together with single hooked tree at each side around four stepped and checkered lozenge medallions with stylized bold serrated pendants, each containing multiple hooked lozenges, in an ivory border of hooked bars between rosettes, floral meander and barber-pole stripes, outer plain stripe, very slight localized wear -314cm. x 165cm.(10ft.4in.x5ft.5in.)

A SIMILAR SHIRVAN RUG
-299cm. x 150cm.(9ft.10in.x4ft.11in.)

AN AKSTAFA PRAYER RUG
the indigo field with serrated leaf lattice containing various polychrome hooked panels with occasional animal figure and small rosette, blue midrib above with similar motifs and stylized comb, in an ivory border of bold hooked panels between mill-pattern stripes, slight wear, part loss of guard stripe at each end, re-wool cord at each side -193cm. x 99cm.(6ft.4in. x 3ft.3in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN KELLEH
the shaded brick-red field with three hooked octagonal medallions with pendants, each containing smaller floral and hooked panels flanked by hooked both, floral octagons and occasional animal figure, in an ivory and indigo double border of crab-rosette and bold flower heads  between hooked S-motif and barber-pole stripes, replaced cord at each side otherwise good condition -299cm. x 152cm.(9ft.10in. x 5ft.)

AN ANTIQUE KUBA KELLEH
the shaded light indigo field with stylized overall hashing design of bold polychrome palmettos, angular floral vine and split palmettos, in shaded brick-red cubic border between light apricot angular floral meander stripes, outer plain stripes, slight localized wear, small old repair, slight loss at each end, secured -379cm. x 168cm. (I2ft.5in. x 5ft.6in.)

A FINE SHIRVAN KELLEH
the indigo field with polychrome rosette lattice around stepped and serrated rust-red panel containing two large hexagonal indigo floral medallions with pendants, in rust-red and ivory double border of polychrome hooked bars and hooked panels between reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, good condition -357cm. x 178cm.(l1ft.9in. x 5ft.10in.)

AN UNUSUAL HILA LONG RUG
the indigo field with various stylized bold polychrome both and small floral motifs around three sunburst rust and blue octagonal medallions, each containing angular rosette vine, yellow floral spandrels, in an ivory hooked bar border between charcoal-black angular floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole stripes, small old repairs otherwise good condition —286cm. x 140cm.(9ft.5in.x4ft.7in.)

A FINE MAHAL CARPET
the indigo field with overall design of floral and leafy lattice linking small rosettes enclosing polychrome palmettos and floral sprays, in dusty-pink border of bold turtle-palmettos and angular floral vine between ivory floral meander and plain stripes, old small repairs on edges otherwise good condition -429cm. x 342cm.(l4ft.1in.x 11ft.3in.)

A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUNNER
the field with two columns of polychrome large octagons, each with Memling gull, in broad ivory border of polychrome stepped panels with animals, birds and floral motifs flanked by checkered and S-motifs between abashed light red palmetto vine and barber-pole stripes, plated cilium at each end, slight wear, slightly corroded black-436cm. x 117cm.(14ft.4in. x 3ft.10in.)

AN AFGHAN CARPET
the shaded light red field with vertical columns of bold Tank Nuskaguls divided by cruciform and checkered lozenges, in shaded red border of hooked lozenges and hooked vine between kootchar and barber-pole stripes, outer plain stripe, some wear, small old repairs -471cm. x 238cm.(15ft.6in. x7ft.10in.)

A FINE KONAGKEND KELLEH
the indigo field with bold rosettes, hooked lozenges and stylized dart motifs around three brick-red stepped medallions, each containing similar motifs and hooked bars enclosing bold octagon with cruciform motif centerpiece, in broad brick-red border of polychrome hooked panels and stylized dart-motifs between floral meander and barber-pole stripes, very slight localized wear, small old repairs at one end, well blended -342cm. x 168cm.(11ft.3in. x 5ft.6in.)

A SPARTA CARPET
the pistachio-green field with central light fox-brown floral medallion with double pendants flanked buy charcoal wide floral spandrels, in fox-brown border of floral cartouches and linked floral lozenges between flowering vine double stripes, outer plain stripe, slight localized wear -324cm. x 236cm.(10ft.8in.x7ft.9in.)

VARIOUS PROPERTIES 64
A FINE LILIHAN CARPET
the deep indigo field with stylized polychrome hearty pattern around double dusky-pink and ivory floral medallions with pendants containing sea-blue floral centerpiece, spandrels similar, in dusky-pink border of bold palmettos and floral meander between flowering vine stripes, outer plain stripe, slight localized wear at one end -414cm. x 322cm.(l3ft.7in. x lOft.7in.)

A KIRMAN CARPET
the ivory field with polychrome floral sprays and stylized floral vases around round floral medallion with pendants, in broad burgundy-red and ivory stylized frame border of bold floral cartouches, palmettos, floral arabesques and floral vases, outer plain stripe, very slight localized wear -492cm. x 332cm.(16ft.2in.x 10ft.11in.)

AN ANTIQUE KARAJA RUNENR
the shaded brick-red field with angular floral sprays, hooked bars and panels around single column of nine hooked and stepped polychrome floral medallions, in shaded camel border of f lower heads and hooked vine between light blue floral meander and plain stripes, slight localized wear -431cm. x 87cm.(14ft.2in.x2ft.10in.)

AN EUROPEAN CARPET OF ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN
the deep rust field with overall design do stylized open floral cartouches, in light blue and sea-green lattice frame border of bold leafy vine, floral sprays and palettes, outer shaded sandy-yellow hooked panel with scrolling leaf and plain stripes, slight localized wear -363cm. x 289cm.(11ft.11in. x 9ft.6in.)

A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUNNER
the rust-red field with three camel floral medallions with pendants flanked by similar half medallions at each side, in an indigo border of stepped and checkered panels between stylized s-motif, small lozenge and plain stripes, localized wear, corroded black and small damages on sides, slight loss on ends -264cm. x 107cm.(8ft.8in. x 3ft.6in.)

A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUNNER 2
the abashed blue field with diagonal rows of floral sprays together with
animals and bold hooked panel at one end, in an ivory border of polychrome
hooked and linked panels between floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole
stripes, small old repairs -9ft.10in. x 3ft.5in.; and Chinese rug —6ft.llin. x
3ft.1in.

A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUG
the light shaded rust field with bold hooked Len Koran medallion with pendants containing small hooked lozenges and rosettes enclosing light rust and light blue floral octagon centerpiece, linked hooked spandrels similar, in an indigo border of delicate angular floral vine between barber-pole and plain stripes, localized wear, loss of plated cilium at one end -193cm. x 152cm.(6ft.4in.x5ft.)

A FINE KARABAGH RUG
the shaded soft red feed with three rose head and leafy large shaped
medallions flanked by rosettes and birds, in rose head and angular floral
meander between floral stripes, dated 1948 AD -7ft.9in. x 4ft.4in.; and
Tabriz rug-5ft.7in.x 4ft.2in.

AN ANTIQUE HERIZ CARPET
the shaded pale rust field with angular polychrome palmetto and serrated leaf vine enclosing central hooked and floral panel, in broad abashed light indigo border of stylized bold turtle-palmettos and angular floral meander between sandy-yellow and dusty-pink flowering vine and plain stripes, localized wear, old repairs on the field and one end, part guard stripe rewoven on other end, (very well blend) -368cm. x 281cm.(12ft.1in. x 9ft.3in.)

AN ANTIQUE MAHAL CARPET
the shaded rust field with overall design of multiple hooked lozenge medallions and rosettes, in charcoal border of bold turtle-palmettos and angular floral meander between ivory floral vine stripes, outer reciprocal trefoil and plain stripes, localized wear, small moth damage to the pile in one corner -368cm. x 268cm.(12ft.1in. x 8ft.10in.)

A CONTINENTAL QUALITY CHINESE CARPET
the shaded deep blue field scattered with bold floral sprays around similar larger centerpiece, in light blue border of delicate flower head and leafy vine between ivory floral spray and plain stripes, slight localized wear and old repairs -444cm. x 320cm.(14ft.7in. x 10ft.5in.)

A HERIZ CARPET
the shaded rust field with angular floral vine together with palmettos and hoed leaves around stepped indigo medallion with bold hooked palmetto pendants containing polychrome palmetto cartouches enclosing smaller ice-blue medallion with radiating floral panel centerpiece, ivory spandrels similar, in an indigo border of turtle-palmettos between palmetto vine stripes, slight loss at each end, secured, slight localized wear -329cm. x 248cm.(l0ft.10in.x 8ft.2in.)

AN ANTIQUE FERAGHAN KELLEH
the shaded deep indigo field with overall stylized polychrome herati pattern, camel floral spandrels, in an ivory border of palmettos and angular floral vine between stylized S-motif and floral meander stripes, areas of old repairs mainly on the field, small splits on sides -485cm. x 204cm.(l5ft.11in.x 6ft.8in.)

A FINE MESHED CARPET
the ivory field with meandering floral and leafy vine around concentric floral medallion with palmetto pendants enclosing light blue similar smaller centerpiece, in an ivory border of bold palmettos and leafy vine between rust and blue floral meander stripes, outer plain stripe, signature at one end, very slight localized wear -291cm. x 198cm. (9ft.1in. x 6ft.6in.)

AN ANTIQUE AUBUSSON CARPET, FRAGMENT
the shaded fox-brown field with leafy vine around large polychrome floral medallion, one end with floral cartouches and leafy swags, loss on side and part of the carpet at one end -409cm. x 339cm.(13ft.5in. x 11ft.2in.)

ANTIQUE TAPESTRIES AND NEEDLEWORK PICTURES

A GOOD POST-MORTLAKE MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY from Ovid’s Metamorphoses of Pygmalion sculpting the image of a maiden, observed by Minerva, beyond holding a naming torch as a symbol of his love he implores Venus to bring the statue to life, baroque buildings in the distance and a fountain in a grove to the right, narrow bead and reel border, 7ft. 3in. high by 17ft. wide (202.5cm. by 518.2cm.) early 18th Century, possibly Antwerp for the English market
English Tapestries of the 18th Century, p. 87, calls this composition Pygmalion and Galatea but the maiden is un-named in Smith’s Classical Dictionary. The present tapestry like the Cathleen panel is in reverse to the composition as described by Marilee

THE ERLEIGH COURT ‘CHINOISERIES’ TAPESTRIES
2AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH SOHO ‘CHINOISERIES’ TAPESTRY by Joshua Morris, woven with Chinese figures in various pursuits on scattered islands, two men in a boat ferrying porcelain vases and in the left foreground a boy chased by a lion, to the right a Chinese temple with a priest coming down the steps, almost black background, the three-sided border (left border missing) woven with carnations, tulips and other flowers, strap work and blue acanthus clasps on a pale blue ground, the corners with scallop shells, 7ft. 6in. high by 15ft. wide (230cm. by 455cm.) signed I. Morris, F., circa 1720

Provenance: by descent from the 1st Viscount Sid mouth whose second wife was the granddaughter of John Bengal of Eloign Court, near Reading. See E. W. Dormer, Eloign Court and its Owners, Reading, 1912.

ANOTHER ‘CHINOISERIES’ TAPESTRY by Joshua Morris from the same set, a mandarin holding court in an island pavilion, reading a petition, the foreground with travelers on horseback, the background with Chinese figures on islands including two merchants bargaining and eel catchers, in a four-sided border as before, 7ft. 6in. high by 13ft. wide (230cm. by 396cm.) signed My circa 1720, cut and joined down the right hand side.

A THIRD ‘CHINOISERIES’ TAPESTRY from the same set, in the foreground a mandarin with attendants and massive porcelain vases, beyond a mother and baby outside a summer house, the background with various figures on scattered islands including a child feeding Chinese geese, four-sided border as before, 7ft. 6in. high by 10ft. wide (230cm. by 306cm.) circa 1720, cut and joined down the right hand side.

VARIOUS ‘CHINOISERIES’ FRAGMENTS from the foregoing set, including three joined background pieces with a two-sided corner border, 25in. by 35′/2in. (64cm. by 90cm.); two border strips, 26in. and by 23in.; a corner fragment, 28′Mn. square (72cm.); and another fragment with attached border strip, (72cm. by 57cm.) circa 1720.

NEEDLEWORK PICTURES

A RARE ENGLISH CREWEL-WORK PANEL worked in red on white linen with biblical subjects, the centre with Adam and Eve and the serpent under the Tree of Knowledge, surrounded by other subjects including Daniel in the Lions’ Den, the Sacrifice of Isaac, the Adoration of the Shepherds, Suzanna and the Elders and Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the corners each with a coat of arms, the field strewn with animals, insects, birds and trees and the border with alternate animals and trees, 4ft. 4in. by 4ft. 2in. (132cm. by 127cm.) circa 1600, slightly damaged.
The bottom two coats of arms are of the City of London (on the left), and the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylor’s.

A GOOD CHARLES I TENT STITCH PICTURE of the Judgment of Paris, the scene set in a hillocky landscape with Paris seated on the right offering the apple to Venus who \   stands with an attendant Cupid and the two other Goddesses Juno and Minerva, in shades of red, blue, green, buff and yellow, 142in. by 19in. (37cm. by 48cm.) circa 1640.

A CHARLES I TENT STITCH PICTURE of Eliza and Rebecca the latter standing by a fountain on the left and giving Eliza water from a pitcher while his camel rests on the right in a hillocky landscape, chiefly in pink, blue and white, by (19cm. by 24cm.) circa 1640.

A CHARLES II BEADWORK PICTURE of a lady and a gentleman with an attendant standing before a building surrounded by animals, insects, and flowers, the foreground with the initials H.F. by a pond, in shades of blue, green and yellow, Ump. by 16in. (29cm. by 40.5cm.)circa 1660, background restored.

A FINE CHARLES II SILK TENT STITCH PICTURE of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, of fresh colorings, the couple shown informally standing in a garden, Whiny, by Whine. (32cm. by 42cm.) circa 1660.

A GOOD CHARLES II SILK PICTURE, with three female figures, possibly representing Catherine of Braganza, the Duchess of Portsmouth and another, dressed in contemporary costume as goddesses, in shades of blue and red and with a pair of cherubs flying above, in an oval with leaf spandrels (29cm. by 34cm.) circa 1670.

A CHARLES II TENT STITCH PICTURE possibly depicting Elyse and Rebecca at the well and treated in contemporary costume, the centre with the girl drawing a bucket from the well while a man stands before her, set in a hillocky landscape with houses in the distance, in shades of blue, green, yellow and red, by 14in. (25cm. by 35.5cm.) circa 1660.

AN ATTRACTIVE NEEDLEWORK PANEL worked in silk tent stitch with a variety of animals from a bestiary including an elephant and a unicorn and a gryphon, surrounded by flowers in green, red, blue and white, all on a silver thread ground, 92tn. high by 3ft. 72in. wide (55cm. by 11 lcm.) circa 1620.

A CHARLES II SILK-EMBROIDERED PANEL probably from a toilet casket showing Hagar and Ishmael being sent into the Wilderness by Abraham, with an upper border of insects and flowers, in shades of blue and buff on an ivory satin ground, (14cm. by 26cm.).

A PAIR OF GEORGE I “TURQUESERIE” SILK PICTURES, each worked in freshly colored silk with a turn with a plumed turban, rose pantaloons and green coat and his wife in pink and green elaborate dress, standing by flowering trees (26cm. by 23cm.) circa 1720, background slightly discolored.

A VERY RARE QUEEN ANNE CHINOISERIE EMBROIDERED PANEL, the Chinese ivory ask ground woven with peony and embroidered with an elaborate scene of figures buildings in freshly colored wine, yellow, blue and green silk and silver thread tin a floral border, 9ft. 6in. by 8ft. 3in. (290cm. by 251cm.)
The central design appears to be based on a contemporary coriander screen.

A GOOD BORDER-BAND SAMPLER of bright coloring with four bands of silk-embroidered flowers worked in a variety of stitches divided by seven lines of words and with an elaborate, partly padded floral panel below in bright shades of cerise, blue, green and lemon, 15in. by  (38cm. by 19cm.) late 17th Century.

A COMMONWEALTH BORDER-BAND SAMPLER dated 1652, with numerous horizontal floral bands in green, blue, buff and cerise above an alphabet, the date and the initials L.P., 19in. by 73Ain. (48cm. by 19.5cm.).

A COMMONWEALTH BORDER-BAND SAMPLER with horizontal bands in a variety of stitches, in light blue, leaf green and pale brown and with an alphabet below, 224in. by 63in. (56.5cm. by 17cm.) mid 17th Century.

ANOTHER, half filled with horizontal colored bands in the same colors as the preceding lot, one with three cherubs divided by fleur-de-lye, the lower part entirely in white stitches with horizontal bands below an alphabet and the initials A.P., Win. by 7in. (48cm. by 18cm.) mid 17th Century.
Donald King, Samplers (H.M.S.O. 1960) illustrates as plate 9 a sampler dated 1633 with some very similar bands of embroidery and, as plate 11, another also with a band of cherubs.

A GEORGE II SAMPLER by Elizabeth Smith 1757, with numbers, alphabets and a pair of peacocks, in cherry red and green by 9 in. (28cm. by 23.5cm.).

CARPETS: Afghan Carpet, Ghashghai Carpet, Chinese Carpet, Heriz Carpet, Ushak Carpet

An Afghan Carpet, the madder field
with three columns of six gab and minor
motifs, within a cross border and single guard
stripes, 233 by 204cm.; 7ft. 8in. by 6ft. 8in.

A Ghashghai Carpet, the washed madder field with three connecting indigo medallions and all-over stylized flower heads, within an ivory border and ‘barber-pole’ guard stripes,

243 by 153cm.;

A Ghashghai Carpet, the madder field with three connecting medallions with an all-over hearten design, within complementary indigo spandrels, within a palmetto and vine border

and single guard stripes, 259 by 150cm.; 8ft. 6in. by 4ft.

A Ghashghai Carpet, the indigo field with three connecting ivory diamond medallions with all-over stylized flowers, birds and minor motifs, within an ivory border and guard

stripes, 260 by 146cm.; 8ft. 7in. by
4ft. Win.

A Ghashghai Carpet, the indigo field
with two columns of four polychrome hooked
gab with all-over bother, within an ivory
flowering vine border and guard stripes, 263 by
140cm.; 8ft. 7in. by 4ft. 7in.

A Ghashghai Gelim, the field with alternating polychrome bands bearing hooked motifs within three stylized borders, 272 by 166cm.; 8ft.

A Kashmir chain-stitch Carpet, the pale-indigo field with a large madder reserve enclosing a flower-filled ivory lobed medallion, overall floral sprays, within an indigo

cartouche and acanthus leaf and flower head border,
274 by 188cm.; 9ft. by 6ft.    A Turkish Gelim, the indigo and madder field with two columns of three octagonal medallions, stained, 301 by 176cm.; 9ft.

An Indian Durries, the pale-indigo field with an overall design of madder, pale-indigo, ivory and saffron stepped gulls, 283 by 217cm.; 9ft. 3in. by 7ft.

A Chinese Carpet, the indigo field with a saffron and pale-indigo circular medallion bearing a stylized dragon and all-over flowering vases, cloud bands and butterflies, within

a complementary saffron border and two inner guard stripes, stained, 297 by 209cm.; 9ft. 9in. by 6ft.

A Kashmir chain-stitch Carpet, the ivory field with flowering vine medallion, within complementary spandrels and border and one inner and one outer guard stripes, slight

damages, 306 by 243cm.;

A Gabeh flat weave Carpet, the camel field with a diamond medallion and radiating bands of cross motifs, within a complementary ivory border and guard stripes, 317 by 227cm.;

10ft. 5in. by 7ft. 6in.

A similar Gabeh flat weave Carpet, the camel field with diagonal rows of ivory motifs, 303 by 217cm.; 10ft. by 7ft.

A Tekke Turkmen Carpet, the madder field with five columns of sixteen guls supported by minor crossed motifs, within a sunburst border, triple guard stripes and serrated leaf

ends, 304 by 220cm.; 10ft. by
7ft. 3in.

A Yomut Carpet, the madder field with
all-over hooked gulls, within an ivory
meandering vine border, single guard stripes
and end panels, 307 by 206cm.; 10ft. by 6ft. 9in.

A Gorevan Carpet, the madder field with an indigo flower head medallion, pale-indigo spandrels, overall angular vines, within an indigo turtle palmetto border, 309 by 211cm.;

10ft. 2in. by 6ft.

A Kashan Carpet, the shaped ivory field with a lobed ivory and indigo pole medallion and an all-over profusion of flowering vines, within an indigo flowering tree border and

triple guard stripes, damages to sides, 316 by 232cm.; 10ft. 4in. by 7ft. 7in.

An Afghan Carpet, the madder field
with three columns of six octagonal gulls and
minor motifs, within a gull border and triple
guard stripes, 317 by 208cm.; 10ft. 5in. by
6ft.

A Heriz Carpet, the madder field with
an indigo medallion, pale-indigo spandrels,
overall angular vines, within an indigo rosette
border, 332 by 287cm.; 10ft

A Kuba Long Rug, the indigo field
with overall diagonal bands of star gulls, within
three borders, 318 by 134cm.; 10ft. 5in. by
4ft. 5in.

A Heriz Carpet, the madder field with
an indigo pole medallion and all-over
flowering vines and plants, within
complementary ivory spandrels, an indigo
palmetto and vine border and single guard
stripes, stained in one comer, 335 by 230cm.; lift,
by 7ft.

A Kashan pictorial silk Carpet, the
camel field with a Tree-of-Life flanked by horses, birds and flowering plants, the bottom end with a stream with fish and swans and various animals to one side, within a madder

palmetto and vine border and guard stripes, 350 by 320cm.; lift. 6in. by 10ft. 6in.

A Faraghan Carpet, the charcoal
field with all-over bother within a madder
palmetto and vine border and twin guard
stripes, 364 by 181cm.; 12ft. by 5ft.

A Heriz Carpet, the madder field with
a large indigo and madder flower head
medallion, pendant palmettos, pale-indigo and
madder spandrels within an indigo palmetto
and flowering vine border, cut for fireplace,
384 by 300cm.; 12ft.by 9ft.

A Kerman Carpet, the indigo field with
a lobed madder flower head medallion, camel
and madder spandrels, overall scrolling
flowering vines, within a madder plant
cartouche border, 390 by 305cm.; 12ft. Win. by
10ft.

An Ushak Carpet, the pale-camel field with an overall design of palmettos and angular vines within a pale-camel flower head border, 404 by 331cm.; 13ft. 3in. by 10ft.

A European hand-knotted Carpet, the
overall pink field with a trellis of flowering
vines within an ivory surround decorated with
roses, within complementary border and guard
stripes, tear at one end, 403 by 300cm.; 13ft. 3in.
by 9ft.

An Esfahan Carpet, the indigo field
with a central ivory foliate medallion,
complementary spandrels and all-over
flowering vines, within indigo cartouche and
flower head border and triple guard stripes,
412 by 301cm.; 13ft. 6V2in. by 9ft

A Kerman Carpet, the indigo field with
a madder arabesque medallion issuing scrolling
vines and arabesque palmettos, ivory cartouche
spandrels, overall floral vines, within a madder
vine interlace and palette border, 437 by
327cm.; 14ft.

A Kerman Carpet, the claret field with
indigo and pale-blue lobed pole medallion with
a profusion of flowering vines, within
complementary spandrels and a palette and
flowering vase border, 452 by 370cm.;
14ft.

An Eastern European Carpet, the
madder field with a lobed pole medallion and
a floral surround and flowering vase spandrels,
within an ivory cartouche border and twin
guard stripes, 460 by 359cm.; 15ft. by lift. 10m.

A Chinese Carpet, the pale-green field
with a beige oval medallion bearing a flower
spray, within complementary spandrels, an
ivory flowering vine border and one inner and
two outer guard stripes, 560 by 365cm.;
18ft. 4in.

A Mahal Carpet, the madder field with
an overall profusion of flowering plants and
vines, within an indigo palette and vine
border and twin guard stripes, border cut,
585 by 372cm.; 19ft. 3in. by 12ft.

An Indian silk and metal thread embroidered Prayer Panel, the charcoal field with a flowering vase supporting various birds and animals within complementary spandrels and

border, slight damages, 151 by 104cm.;

An Ottoman silk and metal embroidered Botha Fragment, 18th Century, the madder field with all-over flowering vines and plants, framed, cut, 76 by 114cm.; 2ft. 6in. by 3ft. 9in.;

together with a Provincial Ottoman Panel, the indigo field embroidered all-over with diagonal rows of madder gulls, 200 by 133cm.;

A Bokhara Susana, the ivory field with an all-over design of flowering plants within complementary spandrels and a palette and rosette border, worn, 161 by 109cm.; 5ft. 3in. by

3ft.

A Paisley pattern Shawl, the emerald field with a design of latticework vines supported by flowering plants and trees within a palmetto and vine border, 360 by 152cm.; lift

A Paisley pattern Shawl, with central crossed medallion and all-over madder palmettos and botch within complementary border, 335 by 162cm.; lift, by 5ft. 4in.

A Kashmir Shawl, the ivory ground
with a madder ‘diamond-shaped’ pole
medallion supported by complementary both
within an arabesque border, 185 by 108cm.;

CAUCASIAN RUGS AND RUNNERS

A Soumakh Rugr the madder field with
four saffron and pale-indigo serrated gull
medallions, overall dice rosettes and people,
within three borders, 158 by 87cm.; 5ft. 2in. by
2ft. 10m.

A Kazakh Rug, the madder field with three indigo and ivory gull medallions with overall rosettes, animals and dice, within a sea-green polychrome gull border, 239 by 145cm.;

7ft. 10m. by 4ft. 9m.

A Seychour Rug, the ivory field with three madder and indigo ‘St. Andrew’s Cross’ medallions, within stylized border and single ‘running dog’ guard stripes, 178 by 125cm.;
5ft. 10m. by 4ft

An Erivan Rug, the pale-indigo field
with five octagonal medallions and all-over
stylized flowers and motifs, within an
aborigine star motif and bracket border and
guard stripes, 175 by 115cm.; 5ft. 9in. by
3ft. 9in.

A Peribedil Rug, the ivory field with
all-over rams’ horns, flower heads and animals,
‘within a madder rosette and bracket border
and triple guard stripes, 175 by 133cm.; 5ft. 9in.
by 4ft. 4m.

A Garabagh Rug, the indigo field with two-and-a-half connecting polychrome hooked gulls, within complementary border and guard stripes, 186 by 104cm.; 6ft together with a Kazakh

long Rug, the field with four polychrome hooked medallions, worn, 220 by 97cm.; 7ft. 4in. by 3ft.

A South Caucasian Rug, the madder field with all-over flower sprays, within an ivory diced polychrome motif border and guard stripes, cut, 170 by 100cm.; 5ft. 6in. by 3ft. 3in.;

together with a Kurdish Rug, the indigo field with an he rate design, cut, 110cm.; 3ft. 8in.

A Shirvan Rug, the indigo field with three madder and camel medallions and minor floral motifs, within a star and bracket border and one inner and two outer guard stripes, 152

by 121cm.; 5ft. by 4ft.

A Garabagh Chelaberd Rug, the madder field with an ivory ’sunburst’ medallion and complementary end sections, within a flowering vine border and single guard stripes, 212 by

135cm.; 7ft. by 4ft. 5in.

A Shirvan Rug, the indigo field with three connecting medallions, within an ivory border and ‘running dog’ guard stripes, 156 by 110cm.; 5ft.

A Kazakh Prayer Rug, the indigo
mere with two madder diamond medallions
and stylized flower heads, within madder
surround, an ivory stepped motif border and
single guard stripes, 120 by 100cm.; 4ft. by
3ft. 3in.

A Shirvan Rug, the indigo field with two octagonal medallions and all-over stylized flower heads, within an ivory stylized bird border and single guard stripes, 188 by 127cm.;

6ft.

A Seychour Rug, the madder field with an indigo panel enclosing an urn supporting two birds, overall stylized acanthus scrolls and
palmettos, within a dice and flower head order, 200 by 146cm.; 5ft. 82in.

A Gender long Rug, the field with two
columns of six octagonal medallions bearing
polychrome hooked gab within an ivory
flower head border, one inner and one outer
guard stripes, 238 by 129cm.; 7ft.

A Kazakh Long Rug, the madder field
with six hooked gull medallions within an ivory
gull and bracket border, 273 by 113cm.; 9ft.

fA Garabagh Runner, the madder field
with eight lozenge medallions bearing
polychrome hooked gab, within an indigo
stylized flower head border and single guard
stripes, 323 by 130cm.; 10ft. 7in. by 4ft.

A Hamadan Runner, the indigo field with six foliate medallions and all-over minor motifs and animals within three borders, 350 by 83cm.;

A Kurdish Runner, the camel field with eight octagonal medallions bearing hooked motifs, within three flower heap borders and guard stripes, 248 by 109cm.;

A Bidjar Runner, the charcoal field
with all-over madder flower sprays, within an
ivory flowering vine border and single guard
stripes, 529 by 107cm.; 17ft. 3in. by 3ft. 6in.

A North-West Persian Runner, the indigo field with three lozenge-shaped medallions, within a madder star border and single guard stripes, 320 by 99cm.; 10ft. 6in. by 3ft. 3in.

?300-500
1994    A Hamadan Runner, the indigo field with an all-over hearten pattern, within a madder meandering vine border and single guard stripes, 266 by 96cm.; 8ft. 9in. by 3ft.

2in.

A Kula Runner, the madder field with five linked indigo medallions enclosing paneled grub, within an ivory floral border, 332 by 131cm.; 10ft.

A Hamadan Runner, the paneled ivory field with rows of bother within an indigo flower head border, 302 by 97cm.; 9ft.

TURKISH RUGS, TURKMEN AND AFGHAN RUGS

A Keyseri silk and metal thread Prayer
Rug, the ivory rehab with madder spandrels,
overall leafy vines and palmettos, within a
madder border, 193 by 130cm.; 6ft. 4in.

A Keyseri silk Prayer Rug, the orange
mehrab with a hanging vase, within a sage
border and twin guard stripes, 94 by 58cm.;

A Turkish Prayer Rug, the rust
madder midrib within ivory spandrels
decorated with flowering trees and a camel
border, 245 by 131cm.; 8ft.

A Turkish Rug of Caucasian design,
the madder field with grub and animals within
an ivory ‘bird’ border, 200 by 137cm.; 6ft. 7in.

A Turkish Rug, the madder field with
a pale-indigo pole medallion, overall trees
within three madder and sea-green geometric
borders, 169 by 126cm.; 5ft. 6in. by 4ft. 2in.

A Melas Prayer Rug, the madder
rehab with ivory palette spandrels, within a
ale-madder palmetto and angular vine order, 146 by 107cm.;

A Borlu Prayer Rug, the plain
sea-green midrib supporting madder polka dot
spandrels and surround, within an ivory
flower head border, 146 by 87cm.; 4ft.

A Beluch Rug, the madder field with four columns of ascending hook vine meanders within a paneled star gulf border, 216 by 139cm.; 7ft.

A Beluch Rug, the dark-indigo field with three columns of five madder panels bearing trees within trailing vine border, 219 by 122cm.; 7ft. 2m.

A Tekke Rug, the madder field with
two columns of ten ‘Sailor’-type gab, within a
sunburst border, multiple guard stripes and
serrated leaf ends, 191 by 106cm.; 6ft. 3in.

A Tekke Rug, the madder field with
two columns of nine gulls within a sunburst
border, triple guard stripes and serrated leaf
ends, 186 by 112cm.; 6ft.

A Tekke Rug, the madder field with
two columns of nine gulls, within a wide gull
border, triple guard stripes and serrated leaf
ends, 149 by 110cm.; 4ft.

A Beluch Rug, the indigo field with
diagonal rows of hooked madder gulls, within
an ivory meandering border and single guard
stripes, 190 by137cm.; 6ft. 3in.

A Beshir Juval, the madder field with foliate indigo bands and rows of sprays, 146 by 96cm.; 4ft. 9m. by 3ft. 2m.

A Yomut Rug, the madder field with diagonal rows of indigo gulls, within cross border, single guard stripes and serrated leaf ends, 146 by 103cm.; 4ft. 9in. by 3ft. 4in.

An Afghan Rug, the madder field with
two columns of six gulls, within a cross border
and guard stripes, 215 by 130cm.; 7ft.

A Tekke Rug, the madder field with two columns of ten gulls and minor motifs, within multiple borders and serrated leaf ends, 183 by 115cm.; 6ft. by 3ft. 9m.

A Beluch Afghan Rug, the walnut field with all-over octagonal motifs within complementary multiple borders, 220 by 130cm.; 7ft. 3in. by 4ft. 31/2in.; together with an Afghan

Rug, 200 by 137cm.; 6ft. 7m.

A Beluch Rug, the indigo field with diagonal rows of gulls within a madder border, 156 by 71cm.; 5ft. 2m. by 2ft. 4in.

A Persian Rug of Bokhara design, the madder field with three columns of eight gulls supported by minor motifs, within a sunburst border and single guard stripes, 171 by 140cm.;

5ft. 7m.

A Tekke Rug, the madder field with four columns of nine gut supported by minor crossed motifs, within a sunburst border and single guard stripes, 200 by 145cm.; 6ft. 7in. by

4ft. 9m.

A Beluch Prayer Rug, the mehrab decorated with all-over gulls, 134 by 90cm.; 4ft. 4in. by 3ft.; together with an Afghan Rug, 116 by 80cm.; 3ft.

A Yomut Juval, the brown madder field with three columns of three gulls, within ivory ‘bird’ border and single guard stripes, the skirt with flowering plants, 123 by 80cm.; 4ft.

by 2ft

A Beluch Prayer Rug, the camel midrib with a Tree-of-Life, hooked plant spandrels, multiple borders, 143 by 79cm.; 4ft. 8in.

PERSIAN RUGS: Shiraz Rug, Hamadan Rug, Kerman Pictorial Rug, Kurdish Rug, Sarongs Farrakhan Rug

A Sarongs Hamadan Rug, the indigo field with a soft madder and sage pole medallion and spandrels with all-over flowering vines, within a pale-indigo flowering vine border and

single guard stripes, 216 by 135cm.; 7ft.

A Kerman Rug, the madder ‘mille-fleur’ field with a Tree-of-Life, ivory arabesque flower head spandrels and surround, within a similar ivory border, 224 by 138cm.; 7ft. 4m. by

4ft. 6m.

A Shiraz Rug, the indigo field with two connecting hooked madder medallions and all-over stylized flower heads and animals, within a hooked motif border and two inner and two

outer guard stripes, 176 by 142cm.;
5ft. 9m. by 4ft. 8m.

A Bakhtaran Rug, the field of polychrome cartouches filled with rosettes or flowering trees, within an indigo palmetto and vine border and single guard stripes, 211 by 127cm.;

6ft. 11 in. by 4ft. 2in.; and a Shahs van Bag Face, the indigo field with all-over polychrome stars within an ivory border, 56 by 66cm.;

A Kashan Rug, the madder field with an indigo pole medallion, within complementary spandrels, flower spray border and two inner and three outer guard stripes, 202 by 128cm.;

6ft. 7in. by 4ft. 3m

A Sarough Rug, the ivory field with an all-over trellis of flowering vines and peacocks, within an indigo flowering vine border and single guard stripes, 146 by 104cm.; 4ft.

9in. by 3ft. 5in.

A Bakhtiari Rug, the madder field with all-over flowering vines and palmettos, within meandering vine spandrels, an indigo serrated leaf and wine glass border and single guard

stripes, 200 by 133cm.; 6ft. 7in. by 4ft. 4in.

A Shiraz Rug, the indigo field with diagonal rows of polychrome gulls, within barber-pole border and single guard stripes, 182 by 135cm.; 5ft.

A Kashan silk Prayer Rug, the aborigine midrib with cypress trees and an all-over profusion of flowering vines, within complementary spandrels, a pale-indigo flower head border

and twin guard stripes, stained in one comer and a rip to one end, 194 by 135cm.; 6ft. 4in. by 4ft. 5m.

A Malayer Rug, the ivory field with a madder and indigo pole medallion, within complementary spandrels, a palmetto and vine border and single guard stripes, 198 by 129cm.; 6ft.

5V2in. by 4ft.

A Hamadan Rug, the indigo field with a pole medallion and an all-over hearted design, within an indigo serrated leaf and flower head border and single guard stripes, 195 by

125cm.; 6ft. 5m.

A Hamadan Rug, the orange field with vases and stylized flowers, within complementary ivory border and single guard stripes, 173 by 109cm.; 5ft. 8in. by 3ft. 3in.

A Kerman Rug, the ivory field with birds standing amongst flowering plants, within an indigo flowering vase and bird border and one inner and two outer guard stripes, 196 by

139cm.; 6ft. 5m. by 4ft. 7in.

A Kashan raised silk Rug, the ivory field with a mauve and indigo cartouche-shaped pole medallion with an all-over profusion of flowering vines, within complementary spandrels,

a palmetto and vine border and two inner and three outer guard stripes, 204 by 129cm.; 6ft. 8in. by 4ft. 3in.

A Sarongs Farrakhan Rug, the ivory
field with an indigo Wilted pole medallion,
within complementary spandrels, an indigo
flowering vine border and single guard stripes,
some damage caused by glued patches on reverse,
208 by 131cm.; 6ft.

A Kerman Pictorial Rug, the ivory
field with a Prince kneeling on a stool with
male attendants to side, the border with deer
and warriors wearing feathered helmets, with
single guard stripes, inscribed at the top, 209 by
142cm.; 6ft. 10m. by 4ft. 8in.

A Tabriz silk double-ended Prayer
Mat, the saffron midrib with an ivory pole
medallion, within complementary spandrels, a
palmetto and vine border and single guard
stripes, 84 by 56cm.; 2ft. 9in.

A Sarough Rug, the indigo field with a
central palmetto and vine circular medallion
and all-over flowering vases and trees, within a
camel palmetto and vine border and twin
guard stripes, 212 by 135cm.; 7ft. by 4ft. 5in.

A Shiraz Rug, the charcoal field with
five hooked medallions, within madder
surround, indigo spandrels and a flowering
vine border, 184 by 158cm.; 6ft. by 5ft. 2in.

A Kurdish Rug, the madder field with all-over rows of stars and brackets, within an ivory flower head border and two inner and one outer guard stripes, 203 by 158cm.; 6ft. 8in.

by 5ft. 2m.

PERSIAN RUGS: A Shiraz Rug, Ghashghai Rug, Kedar Hamadan Rug, Bakhtiari Prayer Rug

A Shiraz Rug, the madder field with three connecting indigo medallions with all-over stylized birds and flowers, within an ivory border and single guard stripes, 152 by 106cm.;

5ft. by 3ft.

An Indo-Persian Rug, the indigo field with a lobed madder pole medallion and all-over flower sprays, within an indigo and madder cartouche border and single guard stripes, 151

by 91cm.; 5ft. by 3ft.

A Kurdish Rug, the indigo field with two columns of six octagonal gun supported by minor motifs, within an indigo flower head border and triple guard stripes, 236 by 158cm.;

7ft. 9m. by 5ft. 2m.

A Hamadan Rug, the charcoal field with two camel and madder medallions, 157 by 120cm.; 5ft. 2in. by 3ft. together with another Hamadan Rug, 137 by 91cm.; 5ft. 6in. by 3ft.

A Ghashghai Rug, the madder field with a charcoal medallion and all-over stylized flowers, within complementary indigo spandrels, a flowering tree border and guard stripes,

holed, 232 by 140cm.; 7ft. 7in.

A Gore van Rug, the camel field with
two madder and indigo medallions within a
madder border, 174 by 70cm.; 5ft. 8in. by
2ft. 4in.; together with a Shiraz Rug, 149 by 116cm.; 4ft. 11m.

A Ghashghai Rug, the madder field
with an indigo diamond medallion bearing a
hooked motif with an all-over profusion of
flowers and songbirds, within complementary
indigo spandrels, an indigo border and single
guard stripes, 197 by 126cm.; 6ft. 5in. by
4ft. 2m.

A pair of Tabriz Rugs, each with a
madder field and a pictorial pole medallion,
within hearten spandrels, ivory flowering vine
border and single guard stripes, 127 by 87cm.;
4ft. 2m. by 2ft.

A Kerman Prayer Rug, the indigo
rehab with a vase of flowering plants and
birds above a pond with ducks, within side
columns and madder spandrels, all within an
indigo bird and flowering shrub border and
one inner and two outer guard stripes, 222 by
137cm.; 7ft. 3m.

A Kerman Prayer Rug, the indigo
mehrab with three flowering vases and an
all-over profusion of flowers, within a
complementary pale-indigo border and twin
guard stripes, 205 by 140cm.; 6ft. 9m.

A North-West Persian Rug, the indigo field with overall stepped star gulls within a cane border, 175 by 134cm.; 5ft. 9m. by 4ft. 5m.

A Kedar Hamadan Rug, the madder field with an indigo Kadar medallion and spandrel within an ivory serrated leaf border, 192 by 131cm.; 6ft. 4m. by 4ft. 4m.

A Teheran Rug, the ivory flowering
urn field within a madder arabesque and
palmetto border, with an inscription, 197 by
148cm.; 6ft. 51/2in. by 4ft.

A Bakhtaran Rug, the madder field with
an ivory reserve enclosing an indigo flowering
medallion, indigo spandrels, madder arabesque
border, 192 by 129cm.; 6ft. 31/2in. by 4ft.

A Bidjar Rug, the indigo hearten field within a pale-madder flower head border, 209 by 117cm.; 6ft. by 3ft.

A Joshua Rug, the madder field with an indigo stepped medallion and spandrels, overall flower heads, within an ivory palmetto border, 205 by 133cm.; 6ft.

A Malayer Rug, the ivory field with an indigo medallion and spandrels, all with the herate pattern, within a madder arabesque and flower head border, 200 by 142cm.; 5ft.

A Kashan Rug, the indigo field with a madder lobed pole medallion, similar spandrels, overall flowering urns and vines, within an indigo flowering urn and curled leaf border,

201 by 135cm.; 5ft. 9in. by 4ft. 5in.

A Bakhtiari Prayer Rug, the indigo
rehab with a central flowering urn,
polychrome tile pattern spandrels, within a
madder flowering vine border, 198 by 132cm.;

A Hamadan Rug, the indigo field with
an ivory pole medallion and all-over stylized
flowers within a complementary border and
single guard stripes, 189 by 120cm.; 6ft. 2in. by
3ft.