THE LAWRENCE KEARNEY COLLECTION
JUNE 1, 2023
THE LAWRENCE KEARNEY COLLECTION
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023 ∙ 11 AM
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Grogan & Company is pleased to offer a selection of rugs, textiles, and illuminated manuscripts from the collection of the late Lawrence Kearney, a mainstay in the rug and textile world for the past 50 years. Lawrence left an indelible mark on our community as a dealer, writer, lecturer, and champion of the art form.
In the 1970s, Lawrence taught Literature, Composition, and Poetry as a university professor. In 1979, he found his true professional passion and established himself in Boston as an Oriental Rug dealer. His academic background followed him into the rug world where he became an esteemed writer for the Oriental Rug Review Magazine, a lecturer at the Textile Museum in Washington D.C., an adjunct professor of Rugs and Textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design, and a frequent speaker at the New England Rug Society.
It was a pleasure to know Lawrence. His visits to our gallery over the years always started and finished with a warm embrace and were filled in between with fun shop talk, deep dives into rug aesthetics, rehashing the old times, and hope for the future. Lawrence was one of the good guys in the field, and his presence is missed. I am honored to be working with his family to hold this one owner auction of his collection.
- Michael B. Grogan, May 2023 Lawrence Kearney (1948–2022)
3 1 Anatolian Yastik first half 19th century 1 ft. 11 in. x 1 ft. 11 in. $1,000–2,000
$5,000–10,000
Literature: Morehouse, Brian. Yastiks: Cushion Covers and Storage
Bags of Anatolia, Philadelphia, PA, 8th ICOC, 1996, plate no. 60.
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2 Turkish Yastik ca. 1800 3 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.
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East Anatolian Rug 17th/18th century 6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.
$20,000–30,000
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Moghan Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
altered in length; 5 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 7.5 in.
$1,500–3,000
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5 Moghan Rug
Caucasus, first half 19th century altered in length; 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.
$2,000–4,000
Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
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Karabagh Rug
6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.
$3,000–5,000
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Kazak Rug Caucasus, ca. 1850 7 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $5,000–10,000
10 8 Central Anatolian Kilim Sivrihisar and Kütahya, ca. 1800 4 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. $10,000–20,000
Northwest Anatolian Kilim
ca. 1800
4 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.
$5,000–10,000
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19th
6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
Malayer Rug Persia, last quarter
century
$2,000–4,000
$3,000–5,000
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Sarouk Fereghan Rug
Persia, last quarter 19th century
4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.
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Ottoman Cut Velvet Pillow Cover
17th/18th century
4 ft. x 2 ft. 2 in.
$5,000–10,000
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18th century 1 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 5 in.
Greek Islands Silk Embroidered Panel
$2,000–3,000
16 15 Bakshaish Rug Persia, second half 19th century 9 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $3,000–5,000 14 Serab Rug Persia, ca. 1875 8 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $2,000–4,000
17 16 Trans-Caucasus
ca. 1875 13 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $3,000–5,000
Runner
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Heriz Carpet
Persia, ca. 1900
10 ft. 2 in. x 8 ft. 3 in.
$3,000–5,000
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Bidjar Carpet
Persia, ca. 1850
10 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.
$3,000–5,000
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Suzani Embroidery
Emirate of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, ca. 1850
4 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.
$5,000–7,000
21 20 Qashgai Kilim Persia, ca. 1900 5 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $2,000–3,000
22 21 Kuba Rug Caucasus, ca. 1900
ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 11 in.
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$2,000–3,000
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Rug East Turkestan, ca. 1800 7 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. $3,000–5,000
Khotan
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Persia, ca. 1900 6 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. $2,000–4,000
Malayer Rug
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Sarouk Fereghan Rug
Persia, ca. 1875
5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.
$3,000–5,000
Rare Pre-Columbian Wari Four Cornered Hat
7th-9th century
height: 4 in., width: 5 1/2 in.
$2,000–4,000
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Collection of Six Framed and Mounted Textiles including Pre-Columbian and other examples length of largest: 21 in.
$2,000–4,000
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$2,000–3,000
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27 Gothic Tapestry Fragment 14th/15th century mounted; 1 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 11 in.
Two Mounted Textiles
one: Ottoman Silk Embroidered Textile; 1 ft. 5 in. x 11 in.
the other: Kashmir Shawl Fragment, Indian; 12 in. x 9 in.
$500–700
29 Collection of Eight Mounted Textiles including Coptic and other examples; largest: dia. 13 in.
$2,000–4,000
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Persian Illuminated Miniature depicting a polo game, verso with calligraphy sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
$1,000–1,500
Provenance: The Collection of Saidie A. May (1879-1951); Baltimore Museum of Art; The Lawrence Kearney Collection.
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31 Persian Miniature depicting a hunt scene, verso with calligraphy sight: 10 x 5 1/4 in.
$500–700
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Persian
$500–700
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Illuminated Miniature and Calligraphic Page depicting a battle scene sight: 8 1/2 x 5 in.
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Three Illuminated Miniatures
largest sight: 13 x 9 in.
$500–800
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Two Indian Illuminated Miniatures depicting court scenes sight: 9 x 5 in.
$500–1,000
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Collection of Five Calligraphic Miniatures
largest sight: 11 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
$1,000–1,500
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