KERMAN MILLEFLEURS PICTORIAL RUG, KASHAN SILK PICTORIAL RUG, ESFAHAN PART-SILK PRAYER RUG, SAROUGH PRAYER RUG, FINE KASHAN RUG

A FINE KERMAN MILLEFLEURS PICTORIAL RUG, depicting a pastoral scene, with millefleurs spandrels and a green floral border, single guard stripes, 7ft. 2in. by 4ft. 9in. (218cm.

by 145cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A KASHAN SILK TREE OF LIFE RUG, half cypress trees, a saffron palmette and guard stripes, 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. 4in. (206cm.
the ivory field with a central vase and vine border, three inner and two outer by 132cm.), circa 1930, condition: fair.

A KERMAN PRAYER RUG, the indigo mehrab with a central vase of flowers flanked by trees, animais and birds, with a similar border, single guard stripes, 7ft. 2in. by 4ft. 8in.

(218cm. by 142cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair., slight wear

A KASHAN SILK PICTORIAL RUG, depicting Shah Abbas and a vase of flowers at the base fianked by two angels, a madder border with palmettes and leaves, twin guard stripes, 6ft.

5in. by 4ft. 3in. (196cm. by 129cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A TEHERAN PRAYER RUG, the saffron mehrab with a central vase of flowers fianked by trees, birds and animais, an indigo animal and bird border, twin guard stripes, 6ft. 8in. by

4ft. 6in. (203cm. by 137cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

AN ESFAHAN RUG, the indigo fleld with an ivory pole medallion and madder spandrels ail with flowerheads and vines, madder arabesque border, single guard stripes, 7ft. 5in. by

4ft. lOin. (226cm. by 147cm.), circa 1930, condition: fair.

A KASHAN PART-SILK PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab with a central vase of flowers, arabesques, palmettes and vines, madder floral spandrels, and a floral border, triple guard

stripes, 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. Sin. (206cm. by 135cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair., slight wear

AN ESFAHAN PART-SILK PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab with a vase medallion, palmettes and vines, a madder border of half medallions, vines and flowerheads, three inner and two

outer guard stripes, 7ft. 3in. by 4ft. 10in. (221cm. by 147cm.), circa 1930, condition: fair.

A KASHAN MOHTASHAM RUG, the madder field with an indigo pole medallion and pale indigo spandrels, ail with vines, flowerheads and leaves, an indigo palmette, vine and boteh

border, two inner and one outer guard stripes, 6ft. 7in. by 4ft. 4in. (201cm. by 132cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A FINE ESFAHAN RUG, the indigo field with a star medallion and spandrels, ail with vines and flowerheads, a palmette and vine border, triple guard stripes, 7ft. 9in. by 4ft.

6in. (236cm. by 137cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

AN UNUSUAL BAKHTIARI PRAYER RUG, the ivory field with twin trees forming a mehrab, flowers, animais and birds, a willow tree bird inner border and an outer indigo border of

flowerheads, 6ft. 8in. by 4ft. Sin. (203cm. by 135cm.), dated AH 1323, AD 1907, condition: fair.

A SAROUGH RUG, the indigo field with a madder pole medallion and spandrels, ail with vines and flowerheads, an indigo border of flowerheads and vines, single guard stripes, 6ft.

7in. by 4ft. (201cm. by 122cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

A TABRIZ SILK AND METAL THREAD RUG, the metal thread field with an indigo medallion and pale indigo spandrels, ail with serrated leaves, vines, palmettes and flowerheads, an

indigo turtle and vine border, single guard stripes, 6ft. 5in. by 4ft. 8in. (196cm. by 142cm.), modem, condition: fair.

A FINE SAROUGH PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab with a central floral cypress tree fianked by Trees of Life, animais and birds, pale indigo spandrels with palmettes and vines, a

madder palmette, vine and leaf border, twin guard stripes, 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. 5in. (206cm. by 135cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A TEHERAN PRAYER RUG, the madder mehrab with a central indigo medallion with birds and flowers, pale indigo floral spandrels, and an indigo boteh and vine border, single guard

stripes, 7ft. by 4ft. 4in. (213cm. by 132cm.), circa 1900, condi¬tion: fair.

A MASHHAD PRAYER RUG, the madder mehrab with a central tree, curvilinear vines, palmettes and flowerheads, an indigo palmette and flowerhead border, twin guard stripes, 6ft.

9in. by 4ft. 7in. (206cm. by 140cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A RARE KASHAN PRAYER RUG, the mehrab with a prayer in naskhi script with an inscription above and repeated below which reads : ‘Mashallah-e-Moradi-e-Kashani endowed this rug to

the Holy Shrine of Hazrat-e-Abdol Azim a madder cartouche border with couplets of verse, twin guard stripes, 6ft. lOin. by 4ft. 8in. (208cm. by 142cm.), circa 1930, condition:

fair.

A FINE KASHAN RUG, the madder field with an indigo pole medallion and spandrels, ail with vines and flowerheads, an indigo flower and vine border, triple guard stripes, 7ft.

4in. by 4ft. 4in. (223cm. by 132cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair., slight wear

A FINE KERMAN PICTORIAL CARPET, the indigo field depicting pavilions from the Nizami poems, an ivory pictorial border of flowers and pavilions, single guard stripes, lift. 7in.

by 8ft. 3in. (353cm. by 251cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

A FINE TEHERAN TREE OF LIFE RUG, the ivory field with a central vase flanked by Trees of Life, birds and floral shrubs, ivory cabbage rose border, triple guard stripes, 6ft.

Hin. by 4ft. lin. (211cm. by 140cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

An Armenian Kazakh Rug,
dated A.H.  (A.D. ), the plain
madder field with two stepped
medallions, an indigo stylised tulip and
stepped leaf border, single guard stripes,
by  ft.

A Kazakh Bordjalu Rug, the madder field with three hooked gul medallions, a green gul border and triple guard stripes,  by  ft.

Four Caucasian Rugs,  by
ft.

A Kazakh Rug of Daghestan design, the saffron field with a lattice, each section bearing flowering plants, the madder border with gul motifs, single guard stripes, damaged,  by  ft.

A Soumac Rug, the madder field with an all-over design of bothers, flower heads and spread wings, the walnut border with a zig-zag design, single inner and two outer guard stripes,  by  ft.

A Gendje Kazakh Rug, the plain
madder field with six single gulls with
hooked medallions, the sage arrowhead
and flower border with single guard
stripes,  by  ft.

A Kazakh Rug, the madder field
with an all-over trellis design, each
section bearing a star motif, the indigo
flower head border with single guard
stripes,  by  ft.

A Kazakh Rug, the indigo field
with rows of flower heads and geometric
motifs, the madder border with animals,
flower heads and leaves, single hooked
guard stripes, holed.

A Garabagh Rug, the indigo field
with three bold madder and indigo
chelaberd medallions, supported DV
flower heads, the madder waved border
with single guard stripes, stained.

A Kazakh Rug, the madder field
with an ivory and two indigo bold
medallions, each bearing squared motif,
ribbons and two horses, supported by
half hooked medallions, the ivory
connecting arrowhead border with triple
guard stripes.

A Kazakh Rug, the walnut field
with an all-over design of stylised pairs
of leaves, cross medallions, tarantula,
motifs, figures and birds, the sage
butterfly border with single inner guard
stripes, holed.

A Kazakh Rug, the black field with three bold lenkoran medallions, each bearing birds, supported by flower heads, birds and crow’s feet, the camel serrated leaf and flower head border’ with single guard stripes.

A Caucasian Rug, the dark-indigo field with a Dold stylised heretic design, the wide. madder border of palmettos, flower head, leaf and bracket design with single guard stripes, cut for reshaping, now  by  ft.

19тн CENTURV TEKKE TURKMAN PART SILK TENT BAND, TURKMAN TEKKE CARPET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY KESHEHIR PRAYER RUG, 19тн CENTURV CHINESE RUG

А TEKKE ENSI RUG, the madder quartered field with candelabra, a madder serrated leaf border and diamond trellis skirt, 4ft. Sin. by 4ft. (135cm. by 122cm.), circa 1920,

condition: fair.

Two FRAGMENTS OF А 19тн CENTURV TEKKE TURKMAN PART SILK TENT BAND, the ivory field with hooked guls and vines, 4ft. lin. by lft. 2in. (124cm. by 36cm.) and 3ft. 4in. by lft.

2in. (102cm. by 36cm.), circa 1860, condition:fair., restored

AZMALYK, the ivory field with serrated leaves and stepped guls, 3ft. 9in. by 2ft. 4in. (114cm. by 71cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

A GHASHGHAI RUG, the saffron field with pale indigo and ivory botehs all with flowerheads and leaves, a madder palmette, arabesque and flowerhead border all in shades of pale

indigo, green, saffron and walnut, twin guard stripes, 9ft. 3in. by 5ft. (282cm. by 152cm.), circa 1860, condition: fair., holed

А TEKKE JUVAL, the madder field with three rows of three guls, half gul skirts, 4ft. lOin. by 2ft. lOin. (147cm. by 86cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A YOMUT AZMALYK, the ivory field with serrated leaves in madder and indigo enclosing stepped guls, an indigo stepped gul border, 4ft. 3m. by 2ft. 6in. (129cm. by 76cm.), circa

1880, condition: fair.

AN UNUSUAL TURKMAN ENSI, the quartered field with flowerheads, people and insects, three borders, an unusual serrated leaf skirt, 6ft. lOin. by 4ft. 9in. (208cm. by 145cm.),

19th Century, condition: fair.

A SALOR RUG, the madder field with two rows of five guls, seven borders, serrated leaf skirts, 4ft. 9in. by 3ft. llin. (145cm. by 119cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A TURKMAN TEKKE CARPET, the madder field with four rows of eight guls, the border with an attractive design of guls and chevrons and with gelim ends, 8ft. lOin. by 6ft. 5im

(270cm. by 198cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

AN 18TH CENTURY GHIORDES PRAYER RUG, the plain pale indigo field with ivory florai spandrels, an indigo florai border, single guard stripes, 6ft. by 4ft. Sin. [183cm. by

135cm.), condition: fair.

AN ANATOLIAN WOOL AND METAL THREAD PRAYER RUG, the metai thread mehrab with cypress trees, animals and birds, beige bird and flower spandrels, а beige border of cypress trees

and birds, single guard stripes, 6ft. lin. by 4ft. 6im {185cm. by 137ст.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A LATE 17TH CENTURY GHIORDES PRAYER RUG, the pale green mehrab with twin columns supporting ivory florai spandrels, an ivory florai border and single olive guard stripes, Sft.

lin. by 4ft. 4in. (ISScm. by 132cm.\ condition: restored and patched

A HEREKE RUG, the honeycomb field with a design of flowerheads, pome-granates and palmettes, an indigo cartouche border with inscriptions, single guard stripes, 4ft. llin. by

3ft. 6in. (ISOcm. by 107cm.), modern, condition: fair.

AN 18TH/19TH CENTURY KESHEHIR PRAYER RUG, the plain green mehrab with pale indigo spandrels and eleven borders, 6ft. lin. by 4ft. (185cm. by 122cm.), circa 1800, condition:

fair.

AN AGRA RUG, the beige field with a green medallion and spandrels with an overall design of stylized sprays of flowers, a green cartouche border and single guard stripes, 5ft.

9in. by 3ft. 8in. (175cm. by 113cm.), circa 1910, condition: fair.

А 19тн CENTURY CHINESE RUG, the beige field with a lotus medallion spandrels with butterflies, a fretwork border, 7ft. llin. by 5ft. 4in. (241cm 162cm.), condition: fair.

A CHINESE RUG, the ivory field with a lotus medallion and spandrels, with florai sprigs, an ivory lotus and vine border, 9ft. lin. by 6ft. 2in. {277cm. by 188cm.), circa 1920,

condition: fair.

A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURV CHINESE RUGS, the saffron field with five dragons
in soft indigo with scale markings, surrounded by cloudbands in delicate shades
of indigo and madder, at each end the Holy Mountain emerges from foaming
waves, Sft. by 2ft. 6in. (lS2cm. by 77ст.), condition: fair.    (2)

А 19тн CENTURV CHINESE RUG, the beige field with sprigs of flowers, а beige fretwork border, single guard stripes, 6ft. lin. by Sft. Sin. {185cm. by 99cm.), condition: fair.,

stained

A CHINESE CARPET, the saffron field with a central florai medallion and spandrels, with sprigs of flowers, four borders, lOft. Sin. by 8ft. Sin. (317cm. by 251 ст.), circa 1920,

condition: fair., slight wear

A Kashan Rug, the madder field
with an indigo lobed medallion,
matching spandrels, all-over palettes
and floral sprays, the indigo palmettos
and vine border with single guard
stripes,  by  ft.

A Tabriz Rug, the plain camel field with a serrated lozenge indigo medallion of heretic design, matching spandrels, an indigo flower head and vine border, single guard stripes,  by  ft.

An Esfahan Prayer Rug, the ivory mehrab with a vase filed with carnations, two entwining trees and flowers rising to a madder arch, the dark-indigo border with floral sprays, twin guard stripes,
by  ft.

A Ghom Pictorial Rug, the field
depicting a landscape with a gathering of
men and women listening to an elder
playing a pipe, the camel border with
figure cartouches and floral sprays,
single guard stripes,  by
ft.

A Kashan Rug, the indigo field
with diagonal rows of rosettes and leaf
medallions, the indigo complementary
border with single guard stripes,  by
ft.

An Esfahan Rug, the camel field
with a bold madder lobed pole
medallion, matching spandrels, with
floral sprays, the madder border with
sprays and flower heads, triple guard
stripes,  by  ft.

An Afshar Rug, the indigo field
with five hooked medallions, supported
by flower heads, the ivory flowering plant
border with single inner and two outer
guard stripes,  by  ft.

A Hamadan Rug, the camel field
with two angular flower head and leaf
medallions, minor floral sprays and
geometric motifs, the indigo border of
flower heads with single guard stripes,
by  ft.

A Tabriz silk Rug, the
pale-indigo field with a lobed madder
pole medallion, matching spandrels, the
madder palmettos and flower border with
triple guard stripes,  by
ft.

FINE ESFAHAN PRAYER RUG, GHOM SILK RUG, GHASHGHAI SADDLE BAGS, 19TH CENTURY BALUCHISTAN RUG, KASHAN SILK RUG

A FINE ESFAHAN PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab with a large central palmette, surrounded by florai sprays, birds, animals, and large curvilinear vines, indigo bird spandrels, a

madder palmette and flowerhead border, single guard stripes, 3ft. 6in. by 4ft. lOin. (107cm. by 148cm.), modern, condition: good

A GHOM PART SILK RUG, the indigo field with a saffron pole medallion, with an overall design of palmettes, flowerheads, animals and curvilinear vines, a pale blue palmette

border, single guard stripes, 5ft. 4in. by 3ft. 7in. (162cm. by 108cm.), modern, condition: fair.

A KASHAN SILK PRAVER RUG, the ivory mehrab with a vase of flowers flanked by twin trees, indigo spandrels, a madder animal, bird and tree border, two inner and four outer guard

stripes, 6ft. 8im by 4ft. 2im {203cm. by 127cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A TEHERAN PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab with trees, sprays of flowers and birds, a pale indigo flowerhead and vine border, triple guard stripes, 6ft. lOin. by 4ft. 6im (208cm. by

137ст.), circa 1900, condition: fair., slight zoear

A GHOM SILK RUG, the gold field with an indigo medallion and gold spandrels, all with vmes and flowerheads, a gold border with flowerheads and vines, one inner and two outer

guard stripes, 6ft. 8im by 4ft. 6im (203cm. by 137cm.), modern, condition: fair.

A FINE SENNEH RUG, the ivory field with an indigo herati medallion and spandrels, a madder turtle and vine border, three inner and one outer guard stripes, woven on silk, 6ft.

3im by 4ft. 4im {190cm. by 132cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair., guard stripes missing at either end

A NAIN PART SILK RUG, the pale indigo field with vines, palmettes and serrated leaves, a similar ivory border and triple guard stripes, 7ft. llin. by 4ft. llin. (241cm. by

150cm.), modern, condition: fair.

A GHOM RUG, the plain madder field with an indigo pole medallion and pale indigo spandrels, all with florai spravs, an ivory palmette and flowerhead border, twin guard stripes,

4ft. 3in. by 6ft. llin. (131cm. by 204cm.), modern, condition: fair.

A RARE GHOM EMBOSSED SILK PRAVER RUG, the ivory mehrab with animals birds, flowerheads and florai shrubs, gold vine spandrels, a cartouche border of flowerheads, animals and

birds, 5ft. lOin. by 3ft. 5in. {178m. by 104cm.), modern, condition: fair.

A KASHAN SILK RUG, the madder field with an indigo pole medallion and spandrels, all with flowerheads, arabesques and vines, a madder arabesque and palmette border, twin guard

stripes, 5ft. 5in. by 3ft. 6in. (165cm. by 107ст.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A HERIZ RUG, the madder field with three geometric medallions surrounded by flowerheads and vines, an indigo border with flowerheads, vines and leaves, triple guard stripes,

6ft. 3in. by 4ft. 8in. (190cm. by 142cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

AN ANTIQUE KARAJAR RUNNER, the indigo field with nine medallions, birds, animals and people, an ivory stepped leaf and wine glass border, single guard stripes, 13ft. 3in. by

3ft. 4in. (404cm. by 102cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

A KHAMSEH RUG, the indigo field with a triple pole medallion all with а design of birds and flowerheads, a madder boteh, vine and flowerhead border, triple guard stripes, 6ft.

2in. by 4ft. 9in. {188cm. by 145cm.), circa 1900, condition.

A PAIR OF GHASHGHAI SADDLE BAGS, the indigo field with an ivory pole
medallion surrounded by four birds, four borders, gelim backs, 4ft. Sin. by lft. lOin.
(135cm. by 56cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair.    (2)

A GHASHGHAI RUG, the indigo field with flowerheads, combs, animals and birds, an ivory hooked^tt/ border, one inner and three outer guard stripes, 6ft. llin. by $ft. (21lem. by

152cm.), circa 1860, condition: fair., slight damage

AN ANTIQUE KARAJAR RUNNER, the field with diagonal bands of flowers and guls in shades of madder walnut, indigo and green, three borders, lOft. 7in. by 3ft. 7in. (323cm. by

109cm.), circa 1860, condition: fair.

AN UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY BALUCHISTAN RUG, the indigo field with birds and fiowers in shades of madder, ivory, green and saffron, a camel border of stepped^, twin guard stripes,

4ft. lin. by 2ft. 9in. {124cm. by 84cm.), condition: fair., shght wear

A SHIRAZ RUG, the madder field with a honeycomb design of birds, animals and flowerheads, indigo animals and bird spandrels, seven borders, 8ft. lin. by 4ft. llin. (246cm. by

150cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A SHIRAZ RUG, the pale indigo field with an overall design of stvlized shrubs, birds and animals, all surrounded by flowerheads, an ivory border with stylized palmettes, birds

and animals, triple guard stripes, 7ft. lOin. by 3ft. llin. (239cm. by 120cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

CARPET, the madder field with Kepsi guls, an ivory hooked vine and curled leaf border, serrated leaf and stepped gul skirts, lOft. 2in. by 6ft. lin. (31Ост. by 185cm.), circa

1900

A Tekke Turkoman Rug, the madder field with two columns of six ivory gulls, the madder sunburst border with triple guard stripes, diamond ends, holed,  by  ft. and a Juval fragment.

A Tekke Turkoman Rug, the madder field with three columns of seven gulls, minor supporting motifs, the madder sunburst border with, triple guard stripes, diamond ends.

A Turkoman Juval, the madder field with four rows of four stepped and hooked gulls, minor diamond hooked motifs, ivory star border, single guard stripes, plain skirt, minor band and four motifs to top.

A Tekke Turkoman Rug, the madder field with two columns of eight guls, minor cross motifs, within various borders, diamond skirt ends, holed,  by  ft.
A Tekke Mafrash, the field fIIIed with diamond motifs, leaf border and numerous minor guard stripes.

A Yomut Juval, the madder field with three rows of three gulls, minor cross motifs, minor ivory border, single guard stripes and plain skirt.

‘Cushions’
Two small Turkoman Bags, the madder fields each with a single gull, four borders, skirts; a Kurdish Bag Face, the indigo field with four hooked ivory motifs.
A Persian Yomut Rug, the ivory field with three columns of guls, ten borders,  by  ft.

An unusual Tekke Juval, the
madder field with three rows of three
gulls, the plain madder skirt with three
indigo camels, mouthed,  by
ft.

A Yomut Azmalyk, with an
overall design of stepped guls,  by
ft. in.

A Beluchistan Prayer Rug,   by
an Afghan Prayer Rug,  by  ft. a Beluchistan Rug,  by  ft.

A Beluchistan Rug, the camel
field with rows of stepped flower motifs,
flower and band border, single guard
stripes,  by  ft. ;

A Beluchistan Rug of similar design,
by  ft. in. oy ft. in.;

a Beluchistan Rug, the camel field with
rows of stylised flowering plants, three
borders,  by  ft. lin. by ft.

A Beluchistan Rug, the ivory field with two columns bearing stylised flowers, the wide. madder waved vine border with two inner and outer guard stripes,  by  ft.

a Turkish Prayer Rug, the crimson midrib with two lanterns, sage and crimson border, holed,  by  ft. in.

A Beluchistan Rug, the indigo field with three columns of connecting flower heads and two half columns, the madder border with trailing floral sprays, single guard stripes,  by  ft.

A Beluchistan Saddlebag, the squared madder medallion with a central star motif, four stylised horses, the indigo border with bold madder flower heads, twin outer guard stripes,  by  ft. by ft. lin.

A Beluchistan Prayer Rug, the indigo midrib filed with madder diamond motifs, matching spandrels, three minor borders, glam ends,  by  ft.

A Beluchistan Rug, the indigo
field with a single column of
flower heads, the madder trailing plant
border with single guard stripes,  by
ft.

FINE MANCHESTER KASHAN RUG - KERMAN MATS - TURKISH GELIM RUNNER - FARAGHAN SILK PRAYER RUG - UNUSUAL KHORASSAN SILK RUG

A FINE MANCHESTER KASHAN RUG, the plain madder field with a skeleton pole medallion and pale indigo spandrels, an indigo border with flowerheads, leaves and saffron cartouche

corners, the field breaking into the borders, twin guard stripes, 4ft. Win. by 3ft. 4in. (147cm. by 102cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A FINE TABRIZ RUG, the ivory field with a pale madder medallion and spandrels ail with the herati pattern, seven borders, 5ft. 3in. by 4ft. (160cm. by 122cm.), circa 1800,

condition: worn.

A CAUCASIAN GELIM, the field divided into horizontal bands of stepped guis, ail in shades of madder, indigo, ivory and saffron, 9ft. by 5ft. 5in. (274cm. by 168cm.), circa 1900,

condition: fair.

A TURKISH GELIM RUNNER, the field with bands of stepped guis, in shades of indigo, ivory and madder, an ivory stepped gui border, 15ft. 5in. by 4ft. Win. (470cm. by 147cm.),

circa 1910, condition: fair.

A KASHAN SILK TREE OF LIFE RUG, the saffron field with flowering trees flanked by animais and birds, a floral cartouche border with animais and birds, twin guard stripes, 6ft.

lOin. by 4ft. 5in. (208cm. by 135cm.), circa 1930, condition: fair.

A PAIR OF KERMAN MATS, depicting Nur Ali Shah flanked by two dervishes,
the border with cartouches enclosing inscriptions, 3ft. lin. by 2ft. lin. (94cm. by
64cm.), circa 1890, condition: fair, slight wear.

A BIDJAR RUG, the madder field with stylized flowerheads and indigo spandrels, an indigo border of flowerheads and vines, 6ft. 8in. by 4ft. 6in. (203cm by 137cm.), circa 1920,

condition: fair.

A SENNEH RUG, the indigo field with a design oibotehs and vines in shades of madder, saffron and pale indigo, a madder turtle and vine border, three inner and two outer guard

stripes, 6ft. 5in. by 4ft. 7in. (196cm. by 140cm.), circa 1880, con¬dition: fair, worn in places.

A FINE TEHERAN PRAYER RUG, the madder mehrab with a central flowering Iree of Life, flanked by two elephants, with camels and goats at the base, beige floral spandrels an ivory

palmette and flowerhead border, triple guard stripes, 7ft. by 4ft. 6in. (213cm. by 137cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A FINE EGYPTIAN SILK RUG, the indigo field with a madder pole medallkm and spandrels, with an overall design of palmettes, vmes and flowerhcads a madder border with a similar

design, triple guard stripes, 4ft. 6in. by 3ft. 2m. (137cm. by 97 cm), modem, condition: good.

A KARAJAR RUNNER, the indigo field with stepped leaves, vines, flowerheads, palmettes and animais, ivory floral spandrels, a madder flowerhead and vine border, single saffron

guard stripes, 17f t. by 3ft. 3in. (518cm. by 99cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

A FARAGHAN SILK PRAYER RUG, the pale green mehrab with two columns and a hanging lamp, slate spandrels with two vases of flowers, an ivory border with cartouches of inscriptions

and scrolling vines, single guard stripes, 6ft. 2in. by 4ft. 4in. (188cm. by 132cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

AN ESFAHAN RUG, the ivory field with an overall design of flowering Trees of Life and birds, a madder border with a similar design, triple guard stripes, 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. 7in.

(206cm. by 140cm.), circa 1910, condition: fair, slight wear.

A SERAPI RUNNER, the walnut field with an overall design of botehs and flowerheads, two borders, with a camel floral surround, 9ft. 3in. by 3ft. 3in. (282cm. by 99cm.), circa

1860, condition: fair, black corroded.

AN ESFAHAN PICTORIAL RUG, the ivory field depicting a shepherd with his sheep in a landscape with two flowering Trees of Life with pigeons flying overhead, a pale indigo

palmette and bird border, single guard stripes, 6ft. 2in. by 4ft. 3in. (188cm. by 129cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A SERAPI RUG, the camel field with tulips, flowerheads, animais and vines, in shades of madder, ivory and indigo, a madder border with botehs, flowerheads and vines, single

guard stripes, 6ft. 4in. by 5ft. 3in. (193cm. by 160cm.), circa 1860, condition: fair.

A KERMAN MASHAHIR PICTORIAL RUG, depicting important historical figures (Mashahirs) including Napoleon, surrounded by a madder inscription cartouche border and single floral

guard stripes, 7ft. 5in. by 4ft. Sin. (226cm. by 135cm.), circa 1890, condition: fair.

A GHOM PART SILK RUG, the indigo field with hunting scenes, a madder animal border, single guard stripes, 7ft. 3in. by 4ft. 8in. (221cm. by 142cm.), modem, condition: fair.

A PAIR OF SAROUGH MATS, the indigo field with an overall design of floral botehs, boteh spandrels, with a madder floral border, 2ft. 2in. by 2ft. 4in. (66cm. by 71cm.), and 2ft.

by 2ft. 4in. (61cm. by 71cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair, mothed.

AN UNUSUAL KHORASSAN SILK RUG, the ivory field with a design of flowering trees surrounded by animais, birds and flowerheads, an ivory flower and leaf border, four inner and two

outer guard stripes, 7ft. 3in. by 5ft. (221cm. by 152cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

SHIRVAN RUG - MELYBEYLY KAZAKH RUG - ANTIQUE CHINESE TEMPLE CARPET - ANTIQUE CHINESE PILLAR RUG

AN UNUSUAL SHIRVAN RUG, the ivory field with a design of butterflies and trees in shades of madder, walnut, indigo, saffron and rose, an ivory wine glass and stepped leaf

border, single guard stripes, 7ft. by 4ft. 7in. (213cm. by 140cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

AN ANTIQUE GARABAGH RUNNER, the indigo field with an overall design of flowerheads and leaves in attractive shades of saffron, madder, green and ivory with a pale indigo border

of vines and flowerheads, with saffron guard stripes,’ 16ft. 9in. by 3ft. 4m. (511cm. by 102cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair, slight damage

A CHAYLY KAZAKH RUG, the indigo field with an ivory medallion and four large palmettes, ail with guis and flowerheads, a madder wine glass and serrated leaf border, single

reciprocal trefoil guard stripes, 9ft. lOin. by 6ft. 3in. (300cm. by 190cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

AN ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG, the madder field with two rows of six guis, sur-rounded by flowerheads, with a diagonal band border and single floral guard stripes, 9ft. 3in. by 4ft.

8in. (282cm. by 142cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

A KAZAKH RUG, the indigo field with a central medallion surrounded by guis, an ivory ^/border and serrated leaf skirts, single guard stripes, 4ft. by 3ft. Win. (122cm. by

117cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair.

A SHIRVAN CARPET, the indigo field with three medallions, surrounded by a stylized design of peacocks, animais, people and birds, an ivory hooked gui border, twin guard stripes,

9ft. Win. by 4ft. (300cm. by 122cm.), circa 1880, con¬dition: fair, colour run.

A GARABAGH RUNNER, the madder field with the herati pattern, three borders, 21 ft. 7in. by 4ft. (657cm. by 122cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

ANOTHER SIMILAR, 21ft. by 3ft. Hin. (640cm. by 119cm.), circa 1880, con¬dition: fair.

A MELYBEYLY KAZAKH RUG, the madder field with two large medallions, containing cloudbands and flowerheads, surrounded by guis and flowers, with an indigo hooked gui and wine

glass border, single reciprocal trefoil guard stripes, 7ft. 8in. by 4ft. 8in. (234cm. by 142cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

A KUBA CARPET, the indigo field with an overall design of medallions, flowerheads and vines, a madder Kufic border, single guard stripes, 9ft. Win. by 5ft. 3in. (300cm. by

160cm.), circa 1830, condition: fair, slight wear.

AN ANTIQUE CHINESE PILLAR RUG, the beige field with Y in- Yang symbols interspersed by Buddhist symbols, with a dog of Fo, a deer and a Shou sign, all in shades of saffron,

beige, ivory and indigo, with a decorative canopy above edged by a pearl border, the detailed mountains emerging from foaming waves below, 8ft. Win. by 3ft. Hin. (269cm. by

119cm.), condition: fair.
This is one of four Chinese Carpets listed in the Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-6. Catalogue number 2295, Carpet in Four pieces; wool, Average

size 122cm. by 269.3cm., 17th/18th Century A.D., Lent by Saxton Noble, London.

AN ANTIQUE CHINESE PILLAR RUG, the beige field with Y in- Yang symbols interspersed by Buddhist symbols, a dog of Fo, a deer and a Shou sign, all in different shades of saffron,

beige, ivory and indigo with a decorative canopy above edged by a pearl border, with detailed mountains emerging from foaming waves below, 8ft. Win. by 4ft. (269cm. by 122cm.),

condition: fair.
This is one of four Chinese Carpets listed in the Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-6. Catalogue number 2295, Carpet in Four pieces ; wool, Average

size 122cm. by 269.3cm., 17th/18th Century A.D., Lent by Saxton Noble, London.

AN ANTIQUE CHINESE PILLAR RUG, the beige field with Buddhist symbols surrounding a dog of Fo, Yin- Yang symbols, a deer and a Shou sign all in different shades of saffron,

beige, ivory and indigo, with a decorative canopy above, edged by a pearl border, with detailed mountains emerging from foaming waves below, 8ft. Hin. by 4ft. (272cm. by

122cm.), condition: fair.
This is one of four Chinese Carpets listed in the Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-6. Catalogue number 2295, Carpet in Four pieces; wool, Average

size 122cm. by 269cm., 17th-18th Century A.D., Lent by Saxton Noble, London.

AN ANTIQUE CHINESE TEMPLE CARPET, the ivory field depicting two Lama figures blowing a conch shell, to call the monks to prayer, attended by devotees seated on small pedestals

and surrounded by cloudbands and Buddhist emblems, ail above cloudbands over a mountain rising from the foaming waves, with a decorative Buddhist canopy edged by a pearl and key

design border, 8ft. Un. by 5ft. 4in. (246cm. by 162cm.), 18th Century, condition: worn.

A NINGSHIA RUNNER, the field divided into panels of medallions with a saffron vine border, 13ft. Hin. by 2ft. 4in. (424cm. by 71cm.), circa 1830, condition: fair.

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SILK RUG, the ivory field with an overall design of birds, flowerheads and butterflies, an ivory border with lotus blossom and vines, and an inscription

which reads ‘Made for use in the Hall of Supreme Harmony’, 6ft. Hin. by 4ft. (211cm. by 122cm.), condition: fair.

AN UNUSUAL KHOTAN SAPH, the saffron field divided into mehrabs con-taining flowerheads and palmettes, 9ft. by 2ft. 8in. (274cm. by 81cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair.

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SILK AND METAL THREAD RUG, the ivory field with a central bat medallion and dragon spandrels, ail with Sfo* signs and floral sprays, a gold file

border with dragons, single guard stnpes, 8ft. Un. by 5ft. 3in. (246cm. by 160cm.), circa 1820, condition: fair.

AN ANTIQUE CHINESE PILLAR RUG, the beige field with two central Yin-Yang symbols interspersed by Buddhist symbols surrounding a deer, dog of Fo and a Shou sign all in shades of

saffron, beige, ivory and indigo, with a decorative canopy above edged by a pearl border, with detailed mountains emerging from foaming waves below, 8ft. 8in. by 3ft. Hin.

(264cm. by 119cm.), condition: fair.

This is one of the four Chinese Carpets listed in the Catalogue of the Inter¬national Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-6. Catalogue number 2295, Carpet in Four pieces; wool,

Average size 122cm. by 269.3cm., 17th/18th Century A.D., Lent by Saxton Noble, London.

DAGHESTAN PRAYER RUG - ARMENIAN KAZAKH RUG - SHIRVAN RUG - TURKMAN TEKKE CARPET - HERIZ CARPET

A DAGHESTAN PRAYER RUG, the ivory trellis
mehrab with an overall design of stylized flower-
heads, similar ivory spandrels, three borders,
5ft. 6m. by 3ft. 2m. (168cm. by 97cm.), circa 1900,
condition: fair, restored
A SHIRVAN RUG, the indigo field with five
medallions surrounded by flowerheads, medallions
and animais, three borders, 7ft. 10m. by 4ft. 8m.
(239cm. by 142cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair,
repaired

A SHIRVAN RUG, the walnut field with three medallions, two borders, 8ft. 2in. by 4ft. 5m. (249cm. by 135cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair        ?250/350

AN ARMENIAN KAZAKH RUG, the indigo field
with four medallions, three borders, 5ft. 8m. by
4ft. 6m. (173cm. by 137cm.), circa 1920, condition:
fair, patched

A DERBEND RUG, the indigo field with two
medallions, five borders, 6ft. 5m. by 4ft. 8m. (196cm.
by 142cm.), modem, condition: fair    ?150/200
A GONAKGHEND RUG, the trellis field with
stylized flowerheads, four borders, 9ft. 4in. by
3ft. 5m. (284cm. by 104cm.), circa 1930, condition:
fair

A GARABAGH RUG, the blue field with three
medallions, three borders, 9ft. by 3ft. 11m. (274cm.
by 119cm.), modem, condition: fair

A GOLLU CHICHI RUG, the indigo field with three crossband medallions and an ivory border, 5ft. 10m. by 3ft. 8m. (178cm. by 112cm.), circa 1900, condition : fair

A SHIRVAN RUG, the plain madder field with
a double star medallion and two borders, 5/f. by
3/f. 6m. (152cm. by 107cm.), circa 1930, condition:
fair
A TURKMAN TEKKE CARPET, the madder
field with five rows of thirteen guis, a sunburst gui
border, serrated leaf skirts, 9ft. 4m. by Ift. 3m.
(284cm. by 221cm.), circa 1930, condition: fair, slight
wear, chemically washed

A KAZAKH RUG, the indigo field with two
medallions and three borders, 6ft. 6m. by 3ft. 10m.
(198cm. by 117cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair,
patched

A GARABAGH RUG, the madder field with
three medallions and two borders, reduced in size,
now 4/f. 2m. by 3ft. 5m. (127cm. by 104cm.), circa
1930, condition: fair

A TURKMAN TEKKE CARPET, the madder
field with four rows of twelve guis, a madder
sunburst gui border, serrated leaf skirts, lOft. Hin.
by Ift. lin. (333cm. by 231cm.), circa 1930, condition:
fair

A GOLLU CHICHI RUG, the indigo field with
two crossband medallions, two borders, 5ft. 2m. by
3ft. 9m. (157cm. by 114cm.), circa 1900, condition:
fair

AN AFGHAN CARPET, the madder field with
three rows of seventeen guis and four borders,
11/f. 4m. by 3ft. lOin. (345cm. by 117cm.), circa
1910, condition: fair

A SHIRVAN RUG, the indigo field with star
guis and three borders, 5ft. 1 lin. by 2ft. 1 lin. (180cm.
by 89cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair

AN AGRA CARPET, the ivory field with two
medallions, vines and leaves, seven borders,
11/r. by 6ft. lOin. (335cm. by 208cm.), circa 1900,
condition: fair

A KAZAKH RUG, the plain indigo field with three medallions and three borders, Ift. by 3ft. 2m. (213cm. by 91cm.), circa 1880, condition: fair

A ZILE CARPET, the ivory field with hooked guis and a panelled border, Ift. 6m. by 5ft. 6m. (229cm. by 168cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair

A LORIPAMBAK KAZAKH CARPET, the madder
field with three medallions surrounded by double
‘E’ motifs and an animal, an ivory star gui border,
triple guard stripes, Ift. 4in. by 6ft. 2m. (223cm. by
188cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair

A SARABAND CARPET, the madder field with
botehs, a triple border with vines and botehs, single
guard stripes,    11m. by 8/f. 11m. (363cm. by
272cm.), circa 1940, condition: fair

A HERIZ CARPET, the madder field with an
indigo medallion and pale indigo spandrels, ail
with vines, flowerheads and leaves, an indigo turtle
and vine border, single guard stripes, 11/f. 11m.
by 9/f. 2m. (363cm. by 279cm.), circa 1920, condition:
fair, slight wear

A SiVAS CARPET, the ivory field with a floral indigo medallion, cypress trees, vines and flower¬heads, five borders, 13/f. lm. by 9/f. 10m. (399cm. by 300cm.), circa 1930,

condition: fair

ANGORA RUG - RUMANIAN GELIM - BESSARABIAN GELIM - INDIAN AUDIENCE CARPET - GARABAGH RUNNER - NOMADIC KAZAKH RUG

AN AGRA COTTON RUG, the saffron field with
a honeycomb design and six borders, oft. 8m. by
Aft. 2m. (203cm. by 121 cm.), circa 1880, condition:
fair.

A PAIR OF SAROUGH MATS, the indigo field with an overall design of floral botehs, boteh span-drels, with a madder floral border, 2ft. 2m. by 2ft. 4m. (66cm. by 71cm.) and 2ft.

by 2ft. Ain. (61cm. by 71cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair, mothed

AN ANGORA RUG, the pale green field with flowerheads, a rose floral border, oft. lin. by Aft. 2m. (201cm. by 127cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair

A SENNEH GELIM, the walnut field with an
ivory medallion ail with the herati pattern, three
borders, oft. lin. by 3ft. 11m. (185cm. by 119cm.),
circa 1920, condition: fair

A RUMANIAN GELIM, the ivory field with bands of guis, an ivory gui border, 8/r. 8m. by 5ft. 11m. (246cm. by 180cm.), condition: fair

A MASHHAD RUNNER, the madder field with
an overall design of palmettes, flowerheads and
serrated leaves, with a saffron boteh border, 16/t.
11m. by 3ft. Ain. (51cm. by 102cm.), circa 1920,
condition fair

A BESSARABIAN GELIM, the walnut field with
sprays of flowers, lift. 5m. by Aft. 10m. (348cm. by
147cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair

A ZIEGLER RUNNER, the indigo field with six medallions, palmettes and flowerheads, three borders, reduced in size, now 13/f. 8m. by 3ft. 9m. (417cm. by 114cm.), circa 1900,

condition: fair

A SHIRVAN RUNNER, the indigo field with
tulip guis and leaves, an ivory gui border, twin guard
stripes, 9ft. 6m. by 3ft. Ain. (290cm. by 102cm.),
circa 1900, condition: fair

A TALYSH RUNNER, the field with diagonal
bands containing stylized flowerheads, an ivory
flowerhead border and single guard stripes, 9ft. Ain.
by 3ft. lin. (284cm. by 109cm.), circa 1860, condition:
zoom and damaged

A KAZAKH RUG, the indigo field with a
madder pole medallion surrounded by guis and
flowerheads, madder spandrels and a madder wave
border, single guard stripes, Ift. 8m. by Aft. 11m.
(234cm. by 150cm.), circa 1920, condition: f air, slight
wear

AN INDIAN AUDIENCE CARPET, the red and
green velvet ground embroidered with gold thread
with a design of flowerheads, vines and leaves,
together with two elbow rests and a pillow, Ift. Ain.
by Aft. Ain. (223cm. by 132cm.), Ift. lin. by 2ft. lin.
(231cm. by 64cm.)

A GARABAGH RUNNER, the indigo field with
five floral medallions surrounded by flowerheads
and animais, a madder flowerhead border, two
inner and one outer guard stripes, 13/r. 8m. by
3ft. 6m. (Allem, by 107cm.), circa 1900, condition:
fair, slight wear

A BERGAMA RUG, the madder field with a pale indigo gui medallion, hooked gui spandrels with animais, and a saffron border, 3ft. lin. by 3ft. Ain. (109cm. by 102cm.), circa 1900,

condition: fair

A SHIRVAN RUG, the wine madder field with
four medallions and four borders, 5ft. 10m. by
Aft. 5m. (178cm. by 135cm.), circa 1930, condition:
fair

A PEKIN RUG, the indigo field with a fret-work medallion and spandrels, ail with sprays of flowers, fretwork borders, 6ft. by 5ft. lin. (183cm. by 170cm.), circa 1900,

condition: fair

A KAZAKH RUG, the indigo field with four medallions, birds and flowerheads, a madder vine and flowerhead border, 8ft. 3m. by Aft. lin. (251cm. by 124cm.), circa 1880, condition:

damaged

AN ARMENIAN GELIM, the indigo field with
rows of stepped guis, 8ft. Ain. by 2ft. 11m. (254cm.
by 89cm.), circa 1900, condition: f air    ?100/200

A SHIRVAN RUG, the plain madder field
with three medallions and three borders, Ift. lin. by
5ft. lin. (216cm. by 170cm.), circa 1900, condition:
fair, restored

A NOMADIC KAZAKH RUG, the madder field
with four hooked medallions, animais and guis, four
borders, 6/r. 11m. by 3ft. 10m. (211cm. by 171cm.),
circa 1900, condition :fair

KASHAN SILK RUG - GHASHGHAI RUNNER - HERIZ SILK RUG - MALAYER RUG - BAKHTIARI PRAYER RUG - KERMAN PRAYER RUG - SAROUGH RUG

A KASHAN SILK RUG, the indigo field with a madder lobed medallion, enclosing a
floral design, surrounded by sprays of flowers, the madder spandrels with a floral design
the madder border decorated with palmettes, flanked by serrated leaves, twin guard stripes’
147cm. by 100cm. (4ft. Win. by 3ft. 3in.)    ‘

A FINE SAROUGH CARPET, the madder field decorated with an indigo lobed medallion, enclosing a palmette and flowerhead design, the field with a design of delicate stylized sprays

of flowers, with similar spandrels, the indigo border with a wave design, enclosing madder palmettes, flanked by stylized serrated leaves and flowerheads, with attractive green

guard stripes with an overall design of flowerheads, flanked by stylized vines, 442cm. by 320cm. (14ft. bin. by 10ft. bin.)

A RARE GHASHGHAI RUNNER, the indigo field decorated with eight stepped medallions, in shades of madder and ivory, with an overall design of stylized flowerheads and plants, with

a narrow madder border of stylized flowerheads, triple guard stripes, attractive diced skirts, dated AH 1319, AD 1902, 456cm. by 93cm. (15ft. by 3ft.)

A SEMNAN RUG, the pale indigo field with a madder pole medallion, enclosing a design of flowerheads, vines and serrated leaves, the madder spandrels decorated with large

palmettes, surrounded by leaves, flowerheads and vines, the madder border with a design of palmettes and flowerheads, triple floral guard stripes, 218cm. by 141cm. (7ft. 2in. by

4ft. 8in.)

A FINE ZEL-OL-SOLTAN RUG, with a Shah-Ghavazni design, the ivory field with an intricate overall design of dotted scrolls in madder, ending in ^-shaped motifs and enclosing

stylized palmettes and delicate floral sprays, the beige narrow border decorated with stylized palmettes, flanked by tofoA-shaped motifs and stylized serrated leaves with single

scroll guard stripes, 140cm. by 123cm. (4ft. 7in. by 4ft. hn.)

AN ATTRACTIVE HERIZ SILK RUG, the plain madder field decorated with a beige lobed medallion, with a palmette design, the indigo spandrels with an overall design of stylized

leaves and vines, the madder border decorated with indigo and ivory stylized palmettes, flanked by serrated leaves, pale blue guard stripes with a wave design of stylized floral

sprays, 172cm. by 132cm. (Sft. 8in. by 4ft. 4in.)

A FINE TABRIZ RUNNER, the madder field decorated with seven stepped ivory medallions, surrounded by an overall design of stylized flowerheads, serrated leaves and vines, an

ivory border with a design of medallions, flanked by serrated leaves, madder guard stripes, 540cm. by 60cm. (17ft. 9in. by 2ft.)

A MALAYER RUG, the ivory field with an overall design of herati pattern with a plain indigo surround, the madder spandrels with herati pattern and with an indigo turtle and vine

border, twin guard stripes, 225cm. by 141cm. (7ft. 5in. by 4ft. 8in.)

A SENNEH RUG, the ivory field decorated with an overall design of green botehs, surrounded by stylized floral sprays, the madder border with a design of flowerheads, triple

guard stripes, 186cm. by 126cm. (6ft. lin. by 4ft. 2in.)

A PAIR OF GHASHGHAIBAGS, the indigo field with a madder stepped medallion
enclosing a stylized palmette-shaped motif, surrounded by a design of stylized flowerheads,
medallions, serrated leaves and botehs, three borders, 62cm. by 63cm. (2ft. by 2ft lin ) and
60cm. by 62cm. (2ft. by 2ft.)

A MALAYER RUG, the indigo field with an overall design of botehs and flowerheads
joined together by vines, the ivory spandrels with stylized flowerheads and animais, the
ivory border with flowerheads and vines, one inner and two outer guard stripes 220cm bv
140cm. (7ft. 3in. by 4ft. 7in.)

A SHIRAZ CANE RUG, the field divided into vertical bands, each enclosing a design of stylized plants, surrounded by a design of half guls, an ivory border decorated with guls,

separated by stylized vines, single guard stripes, 203cm. by 166cm. (6ft. 8in. by Sft. Sin.)

A RARE SENNEH SILK RUG, the ivory field decorated with a stylized floral design, forming a trelliswork, enclosing stylized palmette-shaped motifs and stylized sprays of flowers,

madder and indigo spandrels, the madder border decorated with an overall design of flowerheads, flanked by delicate sprays of flowers, saffron inner guard stripes and ivory

outer guard stripe, 177cm. by 131cm. (Sft. Win. by 4ft. 4in.)

A ZIEGLER RUNNER, the indigo field with an overall design of botehs, in shades of ivory and green, each enclosing a stylized spray of flowers, the madder border decorated with

flowers, flanked by vines, single floral guard stripes, 401cm. by 102cm. (13ft. 2in. by 3ft. 4in.)

AN UNUSUAL BAKHTIARI PRAYER RUG, the ivory field with two entwining flowering Trees of Life, joining to form the mehrab, enclosing a vase of flowers in full bloom and flanked by

flowering shrubs, birds, animals and unusual beasts on either side, with a madder inner border, decorated with willow trees and stylized vases of flowers, flanked on either side

by birds and an indigo outer border with an overall design of medallions, alternating flowerheads, enclosed by serrated leaves, datedAH 1323, AD 1906 203cm. by 135cm. (6ft. 8in.

by 4ft. Sin.)

A SAROUGH RUG, the madder field decorated with a pale madder lobed medallion, surrounded by four boteh-shaped serrated leaves and with delicate sprays of flowers, the wide

indigo border with a design of palmettes, flanked by flowerheads, one inner guard stripe, 142cm. by 94cm. (4ft. 8in. by 3ft. lin.)

A NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER, the indigo field decorated with nine medallions, surrounded by stylized flowerheads and guis, an ivory flowerhead border, triple guard stripes,

440cm. by 120cm. (14ft. Sin. by 3ft. Hin.)

A RARE KERMAN PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab decorated with a vase out of which grows a flowering tree, flanked by birds and two dervishes smoking the Ghalian, sitting beside a

pool with ducks and fish, the spandrels with a mask design, the ivory and indigo border decorated with a wave design, enclosing stylized sprays of flowers and palmettes, one

inner and two outer floral guard stripes, 165cm. by 135cm. (5ft. 5in. by 4ft. 5 in.)

A SAROUGH RUG, the indigo field with a rose lobed medallion and spandrels, surrounded by an overall design of stylized floral sprays, a saffron flowerhead and arabesque border,

triple guard stripes, 203cm. by 136cm. (6ft. 8in. by 4ft. 6in.)

A SENNEH RUG, the madder field decorated with herati pattern in delicate shades of green, pale blue and rose, the saffron border with a design of flowerheads, single guard

stripes, 196cm. by 129cm. (6ft. Sin. by 4ft. 3in.)

A Turkman Ensi - A Baluchistan Rug - A Shirvan Rug - A Khorassan Carpet - A Hamadan Kelleh - A Ziegler Faraghan Carpet

А Tekke Ensi, the madder quartered field with candelabras, with a serrated gul border diamond skirts.

A Turkman Ensi, the madder quartered field with rows of candelabra in each quarter separated by bands of hooked guls, the madder border with serrated leaves and vines, and an outer double *E’ border, a diamond gul skirt.

An unusual Afghan Wasiri Pictorial Rug, the madder field divided by floral crossbands into three panels depicting a stylized winged lion, two horsemen with birds, and a horseman surrounded by animals, three teapots and cups, the walnut inner border with stylized palmettes and vines, and the outer ivory border with stylized palmettes and flowerheads.

An Afghan Kazan Ensi, the madder quartered field with candelabra in each quarter separated by wide bands of chevrons and ‘E’ motifs, the madder border with hooked guls, clover and Tree of Life skirts.

An Agra Rug, the black field with the herati pattern, a turtle and vine border and single guard stripes.
A Baluchistan Fara Yacubkhani Rug, the madder field with an overall design of stepped guls and stylized flowers, with a walnut gul and vine border, three inner and two outer guard stripes, band gelim skirts.

A Baluchistan Rug, the indigo field with а trelliswork design enclosing hooked guls, a stylized leaf border, triple guard stripes.

A Kazakh Rug, the indigo field with а madder pole medallion surrounded by guls and flowerheads, madder spandrels and a madder wave border, single guard stripes.

Shykhly Runner, the indigo field with three bird medallions, cypress trees and animals.

A Shirvan Rug, the indigo field decorated with three rows of two geometric medallions containing stylized star guls, and surrounded by smaller star medallions, guls, birds and animals, the border with a polychrome barber-pole design, and twin guard stripes.

A Shirvan Rug, the walnut field with three lesghi star medallions, surrounded by flowerheads and birds, with an ivory lovebird border and single guard stripes.

An Erivan Rug, with a Goradis design, the indigo field with an overall design of stylised botehs, leaves and flowerheads, three borders.

A Shirvan Rug, the indigo field with an overall design of guls surrounded by flowerheads, with an ivory gul border and with twin guard stripes.

A Kazakh Rug, the madder field with а central hooked medallion ending in two oblong hooked panels surrounded by dice and diamond motifs, the ivory border with half-hooked guls, with an outer cross and diamond gul border.

An Erivan Rug, the indigo field with three stepped medallions surrounded by hooked guls and flowerheads, with a madder tulip and serrated leaf border.

An Armenian Kazakh Rug, the walnut field with three ivory medallions, dragon vines and flowerheads, two borders.

A Kazakh Rug, the pale indigo field with а walnut medallion containing guls, flowerheads and animals, with a flowerhead border and one outer guard stripe.

A Kizil Ayak Carpet, the madder field with twelve rows of four tauk nuska guls, with secondary guls, the ivory border with hooked vines and stepped guls, one inner and two outer guard stripes, plain gelim ends.

An Armenian Cheleby Rug, the madder field with two ivory sunburst guls and rosettes, the ivory border with the star and bracket motif.

A Pende Runner, the madder field with thirty-eight rows of four guls, and nine borders.

A South Persian Carpet, the ivory field with a medallion and crested birds and with an epaulette border.

A Khorassan Carpet, the field with diagonal bands of botehs in shades of ivory, madder, ochre and blue, a madder turtle and vine border, two inner and one outer guard stripes.

A Rumanian Carpet, the pale indigo field with a florai medallion and spandrels, five borders,

А Yomut Carpet, the walnut field with nin rows of five dymak guls, the ivory border with curled leaf and vine design, single guard stripes stylized Tree of Life skirts.

An Afghan Carpet, the madder field with three rows of six guls and four borders.

A Heriz Carpet, the madder field with an indigo medallion and pale indigo spandrels, all with a design of palmettes, vines and flowers, an indigo flowerhead and hooked vine border, one inner guard stripe.

А Tekke Carpet, the madder field with fifteen rows of five guls, a madder sunburst gul border and serrated leaf skirts.

An Afghan Carpet, the madder field with seven rows of three gub, a diamond gul border, one inner and two outer guard stripes.

A Turkman Tekke Carpet, the madder field with fourteen rows of nvclve guls, a sunburst border, serrated leaf skirts.

Carpet, the madder field with diagonal rows of dyrnak guls, the ivory border with hooked vines, and stylized rams’ horn skirts.

A Saraband Carpet, the madder field with botehs, a triple border with vines and botehs.

A Tabriz Carpet, the ivory field witt indigo pole medallion, with animals, palmettes and vines, a pale indigo border, two inner and three outer guard stripes.

A Ziegler Faraghan Carpet, the plain pale indigo field with terracotta vine spandrels, а madder palmette and vine border, two inner and one outer guard stripes.

A Hamadan Kelleh, the indigo field with the herati pattern, all in shades of brick-red, pale indigo and saffron, the pale indigo border with stepped vines and flowerheads.

A Sparta Carpet, the pale madder field with an ivory floral medallion and spandrels, the ivory border with palmettes, leaves and flowerheads.

A Hamadan Kelleh, the indigo field with an ivory pole medallion and madder spandrels, all with the herati pattern, an ivory turtle and vine border, single guard stripes.

Tabriz Rug - Bidjar Rug - Heriz Runner - Afshar Rug - Ningshia Rug - Kashan Prayer Rug - A Senneh Gelim - A Bakhtiari Rug

A HERIZ SILK PRAYER RUG, the brick-red mehrab with a vase flanked by two dhs and two palm trees, and containing a Tree of Life, with а delicate overall design of flowers, palmettes, leaves and birds, arabesque and flowerhead spandrels supported by twin columns with dragons at the bases, the indigo border with flowerheads, leaves and palmettes, two inner and one outer guard stripes.

A Kashan RuG, the indigo field with а madder willow tree medallion and spandrels, all with a delicate design of willow trees and flower-heads, the indigo border with vases of flowers breaking into the inner guard stripe, twin guard stripes.

A Tabriz Rug, the brick-red field with а walnut and ivory medallion and walnut spandrels.

A Hamadan Rug, the ivory field with а trellis design and indigo boteh spandrels, an indigo.

A Tabriz Rug, the camel field with a madder pole medallion and spandrels, all with birds and flowers, three borders.

A Kashan Rug, the ivory field with a madder pole medallion and spandrels, all with a design of palmettes, flowerheads, vines and leaves, the madder border with flowers, and vines forming cartouches, triple guard stripes.

A Ghashghai Rug, the madder field with an indigo medallion and spandrels all with flowerheads, botehs and rosettes, a walnut florai border, single guard stripes.

A Bidjar Rug, the madder field with a pale indigo stepped medallion and green spandrels, with an overall design of stylized flowerheads and vines, an indigo flowerhead and vine border, single guard stripes.

A Ghashghai Rug, the pale indigo field with an ivory triple pole medallion surroimded by а design of flowerheads and rosettes, stylized palmette spandrels, the ivory border with stylized flower-heads and serrated leaves, twin guard stripes.

A Heriz Runner, the madder field with five medallions, surrounded by flowerheads and three borders.

A Tabriz Rug, the pale madder field with а Tree of Life with large flowers and leaves, the saffron border with palmettes and leaves surrounded by arabesques, triple guard stripes.

A Senneh Gelim, the ivory field with an indigo medallion all with the herati pattern, with an ivory boteh border and single guard stripes.

An unusual Ghashghai Pictorial Rug, the field depicting a traveller on a camel with a woman beside a well, and another woman looking on from the shade of a palm tree, all with birds and other travellers and camels in the distance, in shades of ivory, beige and madder, an ivory floral border, single guard stripes.

A Bakhtiari Rug, the indigo field with а madder medallion and pale madder spandrels all with palmettes, vines and flowerheads, the ivory border with flowerheads, leaves and vines, one inner and two outer guard stripes.

A Bidjar Rug, the walnut field with a madder medallion and spandrels, all with vines, leaves and flowerheads, with a similar walnut border and single guard stripes.

A Sivas Rug, the ivory field with a rose medallion all with vines and flowerheads, seven borders.

A Kashan Prayer Rug, the indigo mehrab with a central vase of flowers flanked by half-columns supporting the ргауег arch, with madder floral spandrels, with an overall design of shrubs, leaves and flowerheads, the indigo border with flowering trees and birds, two inner and three outer guard stripes.

A Ghom part silk Prayer Rug, the indigo mehrab with three flowering Trees of Life with exotic birds amongst the branches, all in shades of saffron, pale indigo, madder and green, the pale indigo spandrels with an intricate design of saffron vines and arabesques, the beige border with palmettes, flowers and birds, twin florai guard stripes.

An unusual Armenian Khorassan Rug, the beige field with a design of stylized flowers and two crucifixes, five florai borders.

A Hamadan Rug, the indigo field with a rose medallion and spandrels all with the herati pattern, five borders.

An Esfahan Praver Rug, the ivory mehrab with a dragon vase flanked by goats and Trees of Life, and supporting a lobed medallion containing arabesques, vines and flowerheads, similar ivory spandrels, with an overall design of flowering Trees of Life, birds and animals, the border with palmettes and arabesques, triple guard stripes.

An unusual Senneh Hamadan Rug, the ivory field with a central panei containing а honey-comb pattern with medallions, in shades of saffron, indigo and madder, surrounded by an ivory palm-ette, flowerhead and leaf border, single guard stripes.

A Birjand Rug, the madder field with an indigo petal medallion and spandrels, all with а design of florai sprays and palmettes, three florai borders, an inscription cartouche at one end.

An Afshar Rug, the ivory field with a hori-zontal design of stylized flowerheads and leaves, the madder border with arabesques and flowerheads, single guard stripes.

A Kashan Rug, the pale indigo field with а design of Trees of Life surrounded by flowering shrubs and with birds, at the base a pond surrounded by deer and sheep grazing, the indigo border with a design of cypress trees, fioral shrubs, animals and birds, three inner and two outer guard stripes.

A fine Senneh Rug, the plain indigo field with an ivory medallion and spandrels, all with the herati pattern, a saffron flowerhead and vine border, twin guard stripes.

A fine Kashan silk Rug, the pale indigo field with a central vase of flowers fianked by a Tree of Life on either side, and surrounded by palmettes, flowerheads and leaves, the madder border with а design of palmettes, fiowerheads, leaves and vines.

A Serapi Runner, the lined camel field with three and a half pole medallions containing stylized flowerheads and vines, similar spandrels, the ivory border with a reciprocal trefoil design, single guard stripes, circa 1880.

A kashan silk Rug, the ivory field with а delicate design of curving vines supporting large palmettes, flowerheads and leaves, with a crossband at the top with cartouches containing couplets of verse, the indigo border with stylized palmettes, vines, flowerheads and leaves.

A Chinese Pictorial Rug, the beige field with a white peacock and peahen surrounded by flowcring peonies and irises, a pale blue border.

A Ningshia Rug, the pale green field with а delicate design of rose flowerheads and leaves, three shades of rose, green and walnut.

A Ningshia Runner, with six saffron panels containing rose and saffron flower medallions and lotus scrolls, each with a rose border of cloud bands.

A Khotan Rug, the walnut field with an aubergine and beige medallion and ivory spandrels, all with flowers and vines, a beige diamond gul and vine border, one outer guard stripe.