Archive for February, 2010

Eastern Carpets and Rugs

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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 [...]

ORIENTAL TEXTILES

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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 [...]

A Tabriz Rug, An Afshar Rug, A Ghashghai Rug

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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 [...]

An Indian Carpet, A Kashan Carpet, An Afghan Carpet

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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, [...]

TURKMEN AND OTHER TRIBAL RUGS

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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.; [...]

CAUCASIAN RUGS

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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 [...]

TURKISH AND MISCELLANEOUS RUGS

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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.; [...]

A Kerman Carpet, A Mahal Carpet, A Samarkand Carpet

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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, [...]

Antique Turkmen Rugs

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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 [...]

An Afghan Carpet, A Tabriz Carpet, A Kerman Carpet

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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 [...]