17TH CENTURY ARMENIAN CARPET, KARAPINER RUNNER, AMRITZAR ANIMAL RUG, FINE KASHAN RAISED SILK AND METAL THREAD RUG

A 17TH CENTURY ARMENIAN CARPET, the indigo field with an overall design of palmettes, leaves and vines, a reciprocal trefoil border and triple guard stripes, 14ft. lin. by 7ft.

lOin. (429cm. by 239cm.), condition: fair., slight wear

A HEREKE SILK AND METAL THREAD PRAYER RUG, the beige mehrab with palmettes, vines and flowerheads, pale blue arabesque spandrels, a pale indigo palmette and leaf border, triple

guard stripes, with a signature panel in top left corner, 4ft. 8in. by 3ft. 4in. (147cm. by 106cm.), modem, condition: good

AN 18TH CENTURY KHILA KUBA CARPET, the indigo field with medallions, palmettes, vines and flowerheads, a saffron vine and flowerhead border, single guard stripes, 13ft. 6in. by

6ft. 6in. (411cm. by 198cm.), condition: zoom, restored

A KARAPINER RUNNER, the madder field with four medallions and stepped guis an ivory comb and stepped^/ border, single guard stripes, 12ft. 5in. by 4ft (378cm. by 122cm.), circa

1880, condition: fair., slight wear, restored

A KONYA OBRUK RUNNER, the saffron field with two rows of seven medal¬lions, an ivory stepped gui border, 9ft. 9in. by 4ft. (297cm. by 122cm.), circa 1840, condition: fair.,

restored

A YURUK RUG, the madder and indigo field with three medallions, a madder gui border, single guard stripes, 6ft. 6in. by 4ft. 2in. (198cm. by 127cm.), circa 1900, condition:

fair., damaged, holed,fold wear

A KONYA YURUK RUG, the rose field with two medallions, and a walnut border with <S’s, 5ft. 3in. by 3ft. 5in. {160cm. by 104cm.), circa 1900, condition: fair., slight wear

A NORTH-WEST PERSIAN ANIMAL AND TREE CARPET, the madder field with cypress trees, floral shrubs, animais and birds, pale indigo arabesque border, 14ft. 5in. by 8ft. 5in. (439cm.

by 257cm.), condition: worn

AN ELLOR CARPET, the ivory field with an overall design of flowerheads, a madder flowerhead border, twin guard stripes, 12ft. 4in. by 9ft. 6in. [376cm. by 290cm.), circa 1850,

condition: fair., restored

AN AMRITZAR ANIMAL RUG, the indigo field with a madder pole medallion and spandrels, ail with animais, birds and dragons, 7ft. 5in. by 4ft. 7in. (226cm. by 140cm.), circa 1900,

condition: fair.

A SHRINIGAR PRAYER RUG, the rose mehrab with twin columns and a hanging lamp, ivory spandrels, seven borders, 6ft. 2in. by 3ft. 5in. (188cm. by 104cm.), circa 1930, condition:

fair.

A KERMAN PRAYER RUG, the ivory mehrab with trees and birds, pictorial cartouche spandrels, depicting a Shah of Persia with animais and birds, a madder bird and flowerhead

border, single guard stripes, 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. 4in. (206cm. by 132cm.), circa 1920, condition: worn

A HEREKE SILK AND METAL THREAD RUG, the gold file field with flowerheads and vines, a similar border and two inner and one outer guard stripes, 4ft. 7in. by 3ft. (140cm. by

91cm.), modem, condition: fair.

AN ELLOR CARPET, the madder field with cloudbands, palmettes and vines, a pale indigo border of palmettes and arabesques, four inner and one outer guard stripes, 19ft. 6in. by

15ft. lin. (594cm. by 460cm.), circa 1850, condition:fair., holed, restored

A PERSIAN TEKKE CARPET, the indigo field with six rows of seventeen guis, sunburst gui border, serrated leaf skirts, 13ft. lOin. by lOft. 2in. (422cm. by 310cm.), circa 1950,

condition: fair.

A PERSIAN TEKKE RUG, the madder field with five rows of nine guis, a sunburst gui and comb border, serrated leaf guard stripes, 4ft. 5in. by 3ft. Win. (135cm. by 117cm.), circa

1930, condition: fair.

A YOMUT CARPET, the madder field with Kepsi guis, an ivory curled leaf border, flowerhead skirts, lOft. 7in. by 5ft. lOin. (323cm. by 178cm.), circa 1820, condition: fair.,

restored and patched

A FINE KASHAN RAISED SILK AND METAL THREAD RUG, the metal field with a pole medallion and spandrels, ail with flowerheads and vines, a cartouche border depicting buildings,

triple guard stripes, 6ft. lOin. by 4ft. 3in. (208cm. by 129cm.), circa 1920, condition: fair.

A 19TH CENTURY TEKKE TORBA, the madder field with four rows of three guis, a gui border and plain skirt, 4ft. 5in. by lft. 5m. (135cm. by 43cm.), circa 1860, condition: f air,

slight wear

A TEKKE TURKMAN RUG, the madder field with three rows of ten guis, sunburst gui border, serrated leaf skirts, 6ft. 4in. by 4ft. 3in. {193cm. by 129cm.), circa 1930, condition:

fair.

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