FINE RUGS AND TEXTILES
JANUARY 16, 2025
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FINE RUGS AND TEXTILES
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Verneh Rug
Caucasus, dated 1326 (1908)
6 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
$5,000 – 8,000
Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Dave Chapman; Sotheby’s New York, November 25, 2008, Lot 120; The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
Literature:
- Landreau, Anthony N. and W. R. Pickering, From the Bosporus to Samarkand: Flat-Woven Rugs, Washington D. C., 1969, pl. 95 (The Textile Museum).
- Walker, Daniel, S., Oriental Rugs of the Hajji Babas, New York, 1982, pl. 18 (Asia Society Gallery).
- For a similar example, see: Kendrick, A. F. and C. E. C. Tattersall, Handwoven Carpets, Oriental and European, London, 1922, pl. 143.
Caucasus, mid 19th century
5 ft. x 4 ft.
$5,000 – 7,000
Provenance: A Connecticut Collection.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Burns, James, The Caucasus, Traditions in Weaving, Seattle, 1987, pl. 24.
Kazak Rug
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Caucasus, ca. 1875
6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: A Massachusetts Collector.
Kazak Rug
Beshir Type 1-A Prayer Rug
Middle Amu Darya Region, Central Asia, ca. 1800
8 ft. x 4 ft. 1 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: A Massachusetts Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Eiland, Murray, Oriental Rugs From Pacific Collections, San Francisco, 1990, pl. 154.
Other Notes: This unique prayer rug belongs to a group of Ersari Prayer Rugs classified by Ralph Kaffel in Hali #151 as Type 1-A, the oldest and best of the discussed rugs. The most famous of the Type 1-A rugs is in the St. Petersburg Museum, the so called “Dudin” example which was collected in 1901 in Samarkand by the pioneering artist, ethnographer, and Orientalist Samuil Martynovich Dudin (1863-1929).
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Beshir Prayer Rug
Middle Amu Darya Region, Central Asia
first half 19th century
6 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 7 in.
$15,000 – 25,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Karabagh Prayer Rug
Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
3 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Literature: For similar examples, see: - Kaffel, Ralph, Caucasian Prayer Rugs, London, 1998, pl. 28.
- Grogan & Company, The Kaffel Collection, Boston, January 21, 2024, Lot 73.
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Rare Single Medallion Kazak Rug Caucasus, ca. 1800
6 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in.
$30,000 – 50,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Bausback, Peter, Antike Oreintteppiuche, Mannheim, 1978, p. 203.
Other Notes: This exceedingly rare and beautiful single medallion Eagle is iconic in the lore of Caucasian Rugs. Unlike other known examples, it lacks the intrusive anchor palmettes often found flanking the Eagle, thus allowing room for the trees and flowers to dance. The single yellow guard border contains the activity in the field pe rfectly, while the ivory primary border is a powerful frame to the panoply of color and design within.
Shirvan Garden Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
10 ft. x 4 ft. 3 in.
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For similar examples, see: - Adil Besim, Mythos und Mystik, Alte und Antike Textilkunst, Vienna, #23.
- Herrmann, Eberhart, Rare Oriental Rugs, lV, Munich, pl. 29.
6 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Akstafa Eye-Dazzler Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Chinese Ningxia Carpet
ca. 1800
10 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 10 in.
East Turkestan, ca. 1800
10 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 2 in.
$20,000 – 40,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
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Khotan Carpet
Emirate of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, mid 19th century
9 ft. x 6 ft.
predominantly in yurma stitch of silk embroidery on ground cloth of six strips of hand woven cotton; with diagonal lattice hexagonal field surrounded by densely embroidered flower and vine border; with multiple stylized flowers representing poppies, palmettes, and irises
$15,000 – 25,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Suzani Embroidery
Suzani Embroidery
Emirate of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, mid 19th century
7 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft.
predominantly in basma stitch of silk embroidery on ground cloth of five strips of hand-woven dark cotton; lattice with top view flowers with curled stems and vines giving the illusion of swirling rotation in counter clockwise direction
$15,000 – 20,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
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Persia, last quarter 19th century
12 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in.
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: Property from a historic Dighton, Massachusetts Family.
Haji Jalil Tabriz Carpet
Extremely Fine and Remarkable Kirman Leaders of the World (Mashahir) Rug
Persia, last quarter 19th century
7 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.
$10,000 – 20,000
Provenance: Serdar Raschid, Governor of Tabriz, 1919; Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, Kentucky; Sotheby’s New York, December 17, 1999, Lot 182; a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Collector; A Massachusetts Collector.
Accompanied by a 1924 exhibition announcement and an English key to the 54 pictorial figures, from Moses to Napoleon. The 1924 announcement notes, “It seems inconceivable that one human being could have had the skill, the artistic talent, and the infinite patience to create such a rug. There are over 850 hand-tied knots to each square inch - more than 4,000,000 in the entire rug, taking one man more than five years working 10 hours a day to complete.”
Kazak Rug
Caucasus, early 19th century
7 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 5 in.
$10,000 – 20,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Tschebull, Raoul, Kazak, New York, 1971, pl. 29.
- McMullan, Joseph V., Islamic Carpets, New York, 1965, pl. 49.
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Sewan Kazak Rug
Caucasus, early 19th century
7 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Tschebull, Raoul, Kazak, New York, 1971, pl. 27.
- Bausback, Peter, Antike Oreintteppiuche, Mannheim, 1978, p. 87.
- Kendrick, A. F. and C. E. C. Tattersall, Handwoven Carpets, Oriental and European, London, 1922, pl. 137.
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Ottoman Bohca 17th/18th century
3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.
$5,000 – 7,000
Provenance: Penny Oakley, London, 2001; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Ottoman Bohca
17th/18th century
3 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: E. Gruenberg, Paris, 1988; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Middle Amu Darya Region, Central Asia, ca. 1850
4 ft. x 3 ft.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Grogan & Company, The Kaffel Collection, Boston, January 21, 2024, Lot 205.
Beshir Childs Prayer Rug
$10,000 – 20,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Beshir Rug
Middle Amu Darya Region, Central Asia, ca. 1850
6 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft.
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Yarkand Square Rug East Turkestan, ca. 1800
3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
$5,000 – 7,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Shurmann, Ulrich, Central Asian Rugs, Frankfurt, Germany, 1969, pl. 78.
- Tabibnia, Moshe, Intrecci Cinesi, Antica Arte Tessile XV-XIX Secolo, Milan, 2011, pl. 49.
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Khotan Square Rug ca. 1800
3 ft. x 3 ft.
$5,000 – 8,000
Provenance: Grogan & Company, June 3, 2015, Lot 1; George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
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Chinese Ningxia Square Rug
ca. 1800
2 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 3 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: Michael Franses; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: König, Hans, and Michael Franses, Glanz De Himmelssöhne, Kaiserliche Teppiche Aus Chine, 1400-1750, London, 2005, pl. 57.
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East Turkestan Square Rug
ca. 1800
2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Karatchoph Kazak Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
8 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in.
$10,000 – 20,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For similar examples, see: - Herrmann, Eberhardt, Asiartische Teppich und Textilkunst, Band 4, pl. 39 (Lot 60 in this auction).
- Dodds, Dennis R., and Murray L. Eiland, Jr., Oriental Rugs From Atlantic Collections, Philadelphia, 1996, pl. 70.
Caucasus, ca. 1875
6 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.
$15,000 – 25,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Karatchoph Kazak Rug
Marasali Prayer Rug
Caucasus, dated 1249 (1833)
5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Other Notes: The preponderance of green, both in the floating mihrab and Holbein border, is a rare and desirable feature of this fine prayer rug.
Fine Marasali Prayer Rug
Caucasus, dated 1254 (1838) silk wefted, 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For similar examples, see: Kaffel, Ralph, Caucasian Prayer Rugs, London, 1998, pl. 93 & 94.
30 Eagle Kazak Rug Caucasus, ca. 1875
9 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Akstafa Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
9 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.
$6,000 – 9,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Bailey, Julia and Mark Hopkins, Through The Collector’s Eye, Oriental Rug from New England Private Collections, Providence, RI, 1991, pl. 22.
- Burns, James D., The Caucasus Traditions in Weaving, Seattle, 1987, p. 22.
- Thompson, Jon, Timbuktu to Tibet, Exotic Rugs & Textiles from New York Collectors, New York, 2008, pl. 77.
Emirate of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, mid 19th century
8 ft. x 6 ft.
predominantly in basma stitch of silk embroidery on ground cloth of three strips of dark cotton; flower and shrub design with eight-pointed star medallion
$15,000 – 20,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Suzani Embroidery
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Emirate of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, mid 19th century
7 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 5 in.
predominantly in basma stitch with chain stitch; flower and shrub design with eight-pointed star medallion
$20,000 – 40,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Suzani Embroidery
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$2,000 – 3,000
Kampseh Rug
Persia, last quarter 19th century
ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
Literature: For similar examples, see:
8 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 2 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
- Grogan & Company, The Kaffel Collection, January 21, 2024, Lot 143.
- Eiland, Murray, Oriental Rugs From Pacific Collections, San Francisco, 1990, pl. 78.
Kampseh Rug
Persia, ca. 1875
Persia, last quarter 19th century
16 ft. 10 in. x 11 ft. 6 in.
$7,000 – 10,000
Provenance: Berdj Abadjian, Rugs As Art, New York (1979).
Tabriz Carpet
$15,000 – 25,000
Provenance: Property of a Prominent Cleveland Family.
Tabriz Palace Carpet
Persia, last quarter 19th century, signed Hadji Baba Ganjeh
26 ft. x 14 ft.
Suzani Embroidery with Persianate Script
Emirate of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, mid 19th century
8 ft. x 5 ft.
predominately yurma stitch; silk embroidery on ground cloth of five strips of woven dark cotton; inscribed with Persianate script inside guard border
$20,000 – 40,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
11 ft 4 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
$20,000 – 40,000
Provenance: A Historic Beacon Hill, Boston Institution; Property of a Rhode Island Lady.
Other Notes: This remarkable Main Carpet has the characteristic weave and handle of early rugs from the Yomud Tribe, though the major and minor guls are more indicative of Tekke motifs. The soft wool and magnificent color are a sight to behold for any devotee of Turkoman weaving.
Fine and Rare Yomud Main Carpet ca. 1800
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$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Halevim, David, Oasi, Milan, 1999.
40 Khotan Rug
East Turkestan, early 19th century
ft. 8 in. x 5 ft.
8
$10,000 – 20,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
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Khotan Rug
East Turkestan, early 19th century
ft. x 5 ft.
Caucasus, ca. 1875
5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
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Kuba Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1800
7 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.
$10,000 – 20,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Grogan & Company, Boston, MA, December 10, 1994, Lot 477.
Borjalou Kazak Rug
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Azerbaijan, 17th/18th century
3 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.
$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: Property of a California Collector.
Caucasian Silk Embroidery
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18th century
5 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 1 in.
$10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: Property of a California Collector.
Caucasian Silk Needlework Textile
3
$5,000 – 7,000
Provenance: E. Gruenberg, Paris, 1988; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Turkish Velvet Yastik 17/18th century
ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 1 in.
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Turkish Ogival Pattern Textile Fragment
Istanbul or Bursa, 17th century
1 ft. 5 in. x 9 in.
$1,000 – 2,000
Provenance: Michael Franses, The Textile Gallery, London, 1985; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
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Mughal Silk Velvet Fragment
India, 18th century
13 in. x 11 in.
$1,000 – 2,000
Provenance: Mae Festa; The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
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2 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Turkish Silk Embroidered Textile
ca. 1800
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$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Ottoman Silk Embroidered Panel ca. 1800
ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 4 in.
THE WOLFE RUDMAN COLLECTION
Lots 51 – 77
Wolfe Rudman assembled his collection with care and passion, out of the limelight. Our paths had not crossed over the years, so I was unprepared to see so many illustrious rugs when I viewed his collection outside of San Fransisco earlier this year. What a treat it was to immerse myself in the splendid rugs with his wife Tara and plan this auction, an event that memorializes the collection as it passes to future caring owners. Tara’s eloquent and touching remembrance of her husband Wolfe adds such color to this special group of rugs. - Michael B. Grogan
Wolfe and I lived a wonderful life together! We were both full of wanderlust and shared a love of beautiful things, along with an admiration of the language of textiles. He had a deep passion for the Caucasian rugs and to experience it with him was interesting and delightful!
I have a distinct memory of the first time I saw Wolfe with one of the Caucasian rugs. It was in San Francisco in the 1970’s when Wolfe stepped into the room carrying something he wanted to share with me. Light filtered in from a bay window capturing the scene - his long, dark, shiny hair, and beard, wearing a chambray work shirt, pointed cowboy boots peeked out from wide legged jeans where he lay out a small dusty weaving. His hand smoothed across geometric patterns in muted earth colors, and he spoke to me with true passion in his eyes about its origin and qualities. I know this was the spark of his vision for the collecting that was to come.
Wolfe talked to me about the rugs. He explained the colors that were derived from natural dyes made from plants and minerals - wonderful earthy reds, golds, blue greens, and deep indigo. I remember clearly the time he flipped a rug over and pointed out the grid of small knots across the back and explained that the number of these knots could determine the value - the smaller and tighter they were the more valuable the rug. He deeply appreciated the fact that these rugs were hand woven by tribespeople, mainly women and children, throughout the regions of the Caucasus Mountains. He expressed the importance to him of these natural pigments being used at that time, before practices turned to using synthetic dyes. He had quite a stack of the Karatchopht Kazaks (Lot 60) at that time - they were his favorite.
Over the next several decades Wolfe continued to selectively collect more of these unique rugs while keeping his focus on the mid 19th century. He studied publications, auction house sales, and became acquainted with other collectors. Wolfe and I traveled a lot together and occasionally stopped into rug and textiles shows. One time we were in Zürich, Switzerland in the early 2000s and had the opportunity to meet with Eberhart Hermann. In a contemporary restaurant over a healthy lunch, as the Swiss do so well, we discussed rugs and his publication coming out soon. He was talking about the connection with the patterns in the rugs in relationship to the cosmos. Afterwards, we went to see Eberhart’s collection which Wolfe was truly excited about. It was impressive. Eberhart also visited us at our home in Northern California in 2009. Of course, Wolfe admired and respected this worldrenowned expert and collector.
It was after we moved back to California in 2007 that Wolfe was captured by the Star Kazak (Lot 69). One day I found him sitting on the sofa in his man cave, rugs all about him on shelves. His hands held the corners of a strikingly beautiful Star Kazak which was spread out in front of him, the spotlights brought out every nuance of pattern and color. Once again, Wolfe had that look of certainty. He told me how much he paid for it - the most expensive rug he ever bought. I knew then he had set his mind in a new direction.
It’s bittersweet to think what path he would have continued to chart but for his untimely death in 2011. My hope is that by offering these exceptionally beautiful rugs off the shelves and back out into the world - sharing them with like-minded folks is what Wolfe would have truly desired. – Tara Rudman
$7,000 – 10,000
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Daghestan Rug
Caucasus, mid 19th century
4 ft. x 3 ft. 1 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
52 Turkish Village Prayer Rug
ca. 1850
4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.
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Caucasus, third quarter 19th century
4 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft.
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: Eberhart Herrmann.
Literature: Herrmann, Eberhart, Asiatische Teppich-und Textilkunst, Band 3, Munich, 1991, pl. 24
Fine Kuba Rug
8 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.
$5,000 – 8,000
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Talish Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1875
Caucasus, ca. 1850
7 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
Literature: For a similar example, see: Callwey, Georg D. W., Old Eastern Carpets, Masterpieces in German Private Collections, Munich, 1978, pl. 55.
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Kazak Rug
56 North West Persian Rug ca. 1875
8 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
57 Caucasian Rug first half 19th century 13 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
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$3,000 – 5,000
58 Shirvan Rug Caucasus, ca. 1875
ft. 2 in. x 4 ft.
$10,000 – 15,000
59 Kuba Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
4 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 2 in.
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Karatchoph Kazak Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
8 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: Eberhart Herrmann.
Literature:
- Herrmann, Eberhart, Asiatische Teppich-und Textilkunst, Band 4, Munich, 1992, pl. 39.
- Nagel Auction, October 14, 1991, Lot 1120.
- Hali 60, Auction Price Guide.
- For a similar example, see: Dodds, Dennis R, and Murray L. Eiland, Jr., Oriental Rugs From Atlantic Collections, Philadelphia, 1996, pl. 70
7 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
61 Shirvan Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1875
$5,000 – 10,000
62 Kazak Rug Caucasus, ca. 1850
7 ft. x 5 ft. 1 in.
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Moghan-Kazak Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 2 in.
$15,000 – 25,000
Provenance: Eberhart Herrmann.
Literature: Herrmann, Eberhart, Asiatische Teppich-und Textilkunst, Band 3, Munich, 1991, pl. 12.
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Kis-Ghiordes Rug
Turkey, first half 19th century
4 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, June 6, 2007, Lot 11.
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Callwey, Georg D. W., Old Carpets, Masterpieces in German Private Collections, Munich, 1978, pl. 17.
- Reichel, Herbert, Beruhmte Orient-Teppiche Aus Historischer Sicht, Rheinland, 1969, pl. 55.
- Kendrick, A. F. and C. E. C. Tattersall, Handwoven Carpets, Oriental and European, London, 1922, pl. 90.
Other Notes: The border of this remarkable Kis-Ghiordes is similar to that of a 17th century "Transylvanian" rug in the Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, Romania. (See: Ionescu, Stefano, Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania, Rome 2005, cat. 124, p. 132.) It is likely that this rug predates most of the rugs of the Kis-Ghiordes type that are known.
Small Medallion Ushak Rug
Turkey, 17th Century
4 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.
$30,000 – 50,000
Provenance: Eberhart Herrmann.
Literature:
- Herrmann, Eberhart, Asiatische Teppich-und Textilkunst, Band 4, Munich, 1992, pl. 9.
- Hali Magazine, Vol. 1, issue 1, p. 85.
- Sotheby’s New York, December 11, 1991.
- For a similar example, see: Ellis, Charles Grant, Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1988, pl. 30.
Other Notes: The graceful cloudbands in the border of this opposed-arch rug are rare, and can be` seen in the Philadelphia Museum of Art example cited above.
7 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
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Kazak Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
Caucasus, ca. 1850
7 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft.
$10,000 – 20,000
Literature: For a similar example, see: Herrmann, Eberhardt, Rare Oriental Carpets lV, Munich, pl. 38.
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Kazak Double Niche Prayer Rug
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Lori Pambak Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1800
7 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in.
$15,000 – 30,000
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Tschebull, Raoul E., Qarajeh to Quba, Rugs and Flatweaves from East Azarbayjan and the Transcaucasus, London, 2019, pl. 28
- Ibid, two textiles, p. 132, fig. 1 & 2.
- Boralevi, Alberto, et al, Stars of the Caucasus, Silk Embroideries from Azerbaijan, London, 2018, pl. 17, fig. 10.6, fig. 10.22, & fig. 10.23
- Rippon Boswell & Co., November 18, 1995, Lot 114.
Other Notes: The Lori Pambak design in piled rugs descends from Caucasian textiles of the 16th-18th century. Another piled example is in the Tschebull collection. The similarities of the two are extraordinary, though the Rudman example is a bit more archaic and perhaps a generation earlier.
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Star Kazak, Type “C” Caucasus, ca. 1850
6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.
$30,000 – 50,000
Provenance: Professor Hart, Munich and Lake Ammersee; Eberhart Herrmann.
Literature:
- Schurmann, Ulrich, Caucasian Rugs: A Detailed Presentation of the Art of Carpet Weaving in the Various Districts of the Caucasus During the 18th and 19th Century, Allen & Unwin Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1961, pl. 5.
- Meister, Peter and Kurt Erdman, Kaukasische Teppiche, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, 1962.
- Hali Magazine, Volume 3, no. 1, pl. 12.
Other Notes: The following correspondence was received from Eberhart Herrmann: Dear Michael... The Star Kazak I sold to Wolfe was published in Schürmann, Teppiche aus dem Kaukasus, 1964, Tafel 3. I bought it from Munich architect Prof. Hart collection. It is still a unique piece in size and colour within the Star Kazak group. I picked the piece up at the country home, Lake Ammersee and handed it over to Wolfe in Zurich. Happy Happy. Eberhart Herrmann
70
Karatchoph Kazak Rug
Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
6 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 10 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Karatchoph Kazak Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
8 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in.
$15,000 – 25,000
Literature: For a similar example, see: Tschebull, Raoul, Kazak, New York, 1972, pl. 34.
$3,000 – 5,000
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Kazak Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1875
5 ft. x 3 ft. 8 in.
2 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 7 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
73
Perpedil Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1900
$1,000 – 2,000
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Turkish Yastik
ca. 1900
2 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.
75
Germantown Child's Blanket
ca. 1900
3 ft. x. 2 ft. 6 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
76
Qashgai Bag Front
Persia, ca. 1900
2 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in.
$500 – 1,000
77
Soumac Panel
Caucasus, ca. 1875
2 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in.
$200 – 400
$15,000 – 25,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Konya-Kutahya Rug Turkey, early 19th century
6 ft. x 5 ft. 1 in.
4
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Mehmet Çetinkaya; The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
Anatolian Village Rug
ca. 1875
ft. x 3 ft.
Suzani Embroidery
Emirate of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, mid 19th century
7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 1 in.
predominantly in basma stitch; silk embroidery on ground cotton of six strips hand-woven cotton; densely embroidered with flowers surrounded by leaves and vines
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
81
Anatolian Saph Kilim Fragment
ca. 1800
6 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft.
$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: Galerie Jabert, Paris; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Turkey, first half 19th century
7 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 1 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Mudjar Prayer Rug
ca. 1875
5 ft. x 3 ft. 7 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Melas Prayer Rug
Anatolia,
5 ft. x 3 ft. 9 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Kuba Rug Caucasus, first half 19th century
6 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 7 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Kuba Prayer Rug Caucasus, early 19th century
Ersari Chuval
Central Asia, ca. 1800
5 ft. x 3 ft. 3 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector
Literature: For similar examples, see: Straka, Jerome and Mary Jane, The Oriental Rug Collection of Jerome and Mary Jane Straka, Washington, D.C., 1978, pl. 34 & 35.
Ersari Double Niche Ensi
Central Asia, ca. 1850
5 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft.
$5,000 – 8,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Adil Besim, Mythos und Mystik, Alte und Antike Textilkunst, Vienna, Band 1, #73.
88
Yomud Two Panel Mafrash
Turkestan, ca. 1875
2 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 3 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Literature: For a similar example, see: McMullan, Joseph V., Islamic Carpets, New York, 1966, pl. 129.
89
Yomud Eagle Aksu Trapping
Turkestan, ca. 1850
3 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 8 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
90
Tekke Twelve Gul Torba
Turkestan, ca. 1850
4 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft.
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
91
Tekke Torba
Turkestan, first half 19th century
4 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 10 in.
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Persia, last quarter 19th century
19 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft.
$10,000 – 20,000
Provenance: Property from a historic Dighton, Massachusetts Family.
Haji Jalil Tabriz Carpet
12 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 1 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
93
Mohajeran Sarouk Carpet
Persia, first quarter 20th century
8 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Shekarlu Rug
Persia, ca. 1900
6 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
95
Bidjar Wagireh
Persia, ca. 1875
with wool foundation
$6,000 – 10,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
96
Kazak Six Medallion Rug Caucasus, ca. 1875
8 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.
97
Shirvan Rug
Caucasus, mid 19th century
8 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.
$5,000 – 7,000
98 Eagle Gul ll Trapping
Turkestan, ca. 1800
5 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft.
$8,000 – 12,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
99
Arabatchi Chuval
Turkestan, ca. 1850
4 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.
$5,000 – 8,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
100
Chodor Torba Turkestan, ca. 1850
5 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 8 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
101
Tekke 12 Gul Torba Turkestan, ca. 1850
4 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.
$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Property of a California Collector.
102
Rascht Embroidery
Persia, ca. 1900
silk on felt, 7 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 4 in.
103
Mughal Quilted Embroidered Textile India, ca. 1800
3 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 11 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Franz Bausback, Mannheim, 2000; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Caucasian Blossom Carpet 18th century, fragmented, 11 ft. x 7 ft.
$4,000 – 6,000
Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, December 13th, 2007, Lot 23; A Los Angeles Collection.
15 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 3 in.
$15,000 – 25,000
105 Persian Vase Carpet 17th century
Provenance: Gallery Moshe Tabibnia, Milan, Italy; A Los Angeles Collection.
Caucasus, ca. 1900 (dated illegibly)
10 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in.
$2,500 – 4,500
106
Seychour Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1850
8 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
107
Baku Chila Rug
Shirvan Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1900
7 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft.
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: The Collection of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, CT; Grogan & Company, June 12, 2022, Lot 5; The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
108
6
$3,000 – 4,000
109 Eagle Kazak Rug Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.
Caucasus, ca. 1900
4 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft.
$3,000 – 4,000
110
Fachralo Kazak Prayer Rug
Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
7 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft.
$8,000 – 12,000
111
Sewan Kazak Rug
5 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
112
Shirvan Rug
Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
5 ft. 6 in x 4 ft.
$2,000 – 4,000
Provenance: John C. Edelmann Gallery, 1979; The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
113
Shirvan Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1875
Anatolian Long Rug
ca. 1850
10 ft. x 3 ft. 3 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Provenance: The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
Turkey, ca. 1800
9 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
115
Karipinar Rug
Jajim Rug
Azerbaijan, ca. 1900
7 ft. x 5 ft. 2 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Rudolf Nureyev Collection, Christies, New York, 1995; The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
Literature: For a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated discussion on the wonderful art of Jajims, see: Tschebull, Raoul E., Qarajeh to Quba, Rugs and Flatweaves from East Azarbayjan and the Transcaucasus, London, 2019, p. 94-120.
Caucasus, first half 19th century
8 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Literature: For similar examples, see: - Wearden, Jennifer, Oriental Carpets and Their Structure, Highlights from the Victoria & Albert Collection, New York, 2003, pl. 110. - Schürmann, Ulrich, Oriental Carpets, London, 1966, p. 61.
Soumac Blossom Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1875
6 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 7 in.
$5,000 – 7,000
118
Lesghi Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1900
5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.
$3,000 – 4,000
119
Karabagh-Konagkend Rug
120
Zejwa-Seychour Rug Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 1 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Kazak-Moghan Long Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1900
10 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 7 in.
$5,000 – 7,000
122
Moghan Soumac Bag
Caucasus, ca. 1875
2 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
123
Soumac Bag Front
Caucasus, ca. 1875
2 ft. x 2 ft. 2 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Grogan & Company, The Kaffel Collection, Boston, January 21, 2024, Lot 100.
- Landreau, Anthony N., and W.R. Pickering, From The Bosporus to Samarkand: Flat Woven Rugs, Washington D. C., 1969, pl. 60 (The present lot is most likely the pendant bag to this example).
- Wertime, John T., Sumak Bags of Northwest Persia, London, 1998, pl. 3.
124
Soumac Bag
Caucasus, ca. 1875
2 ft. x 2 ft.
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
125
Soumac Bag Front
Caucasus, ca. 1875
2 ft. x 2 ft.
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: George Gilmore; A
Prominent Los Angeles Collector.
Persia, ca. 1900
12 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft.
$5,000 – 7,000
126
Heriz Carpet
Persia, ca. 1875
17 ft. x 11 ft. 6 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
127
Heriz Carpet
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: A Los Angeles Collection.
128
Kazak Rug
Caucasus, dated 1279 (1863)
7 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.
Lori Pambak Kazak Rug Caucasus, ca. 1875
7 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Literature: For a similar example, see: Tschebull, Raoul, Kazak, New York, 1971, pl. 6.
Ladik Prayer Rug
Turkey, ca. 1800
6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 1 October 2002, Lot 335; The Kaffel Collection, Grogan & Company, January 21, 2024, Lot 8: a Massachusetts Collector.
Other Notes: Julia Bailey’s article in Hali 28 pp. 18-25 classifies the fields of Ladik prayer rugs into three basic designs: the “triple arch” as here, the more common stepped single arch, and the third type which combines two free-standing columns with either of the first two field types. This rug is quite similar to the example chosen by Bailey to illustrate the triple arch type. An even more similar example is illustrated in Anatolian Carpets: Masterpieces from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul pl. 132, and is dated to late 18th/early 19th century.
7 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Alexander Juran, London; A Los Angeles Collection.
Literature: For a similar example, see: Ionescu, Stefano, Handbook of Fakes by Tuduc, World’s Most Famous Rug Forger, 2010.
“Tuduc” Cintamani Rug ca. 1925
last quarter 19th century
5 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.
$1,000 – 2,000
Provenance: A Massachusetts Collector.
132
Turkoman Ensi
Central Asia, first half 19th century
8 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 10 in.
$2,000 – 4,000
Provenance: Skinner Auctioneers, Boston, April 26 - May 4, 2020, Lot 1103.
Ersari Main Carpet
Persia, ca. 1900
5 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
$2,500 – 3,500
134
Bidjar Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1875
4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
$2,500 – 3,500
135
Kuba Rug
Turkestan, ca. 1875
43 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 2 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
136
Yomud Tent Band
Turkestan, ca. 1875
40 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 3 in.
$4,000 – 6,000
Yomud Tent Band
Persia, ca. 1900
15 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
138
Serab Runner
139
Caucasus, ca. 1875
9 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Literature: For a similar example, see: Grogan & Company, The Kaffel Collection, Boston, January 21, 2024, Lot 62.
Moghan Rug
140
Soumac Rug
Caucasus, ca. 1875
10 ft. x 3 ft. 9 in.
$1,500 – 2,500
$3,000 – 5,000
141
Lori Pambak Kazak Rug
Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
8 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 5 in.
5 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft.
$1,000 – 2,000
Provenance: A Massachusetts Collector.
142
Caucasian Floating Arch Prayer Rug
ca. 1900
143
Caucasian Prayer Rug
ca. 1875
5 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
144
Karapinar Rug Fragment Turkey, 17/18th century
3 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Achdjian, Paris, 1994; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
145
German Tapestry Panel depicting St. Marguerite likely 16th century
2 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Galerie Chevalier, Paris, 2001; Property from a Distinguished Collection.
146
Beshir Chuval
Central Asia, ca. 1875
5 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
147
Western Anatolian Memling Gul Yastik
last quarter 19th century
3 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: Mehmet Çetinkaya; The Collection of a Connecticut Gentleman.
Literature: For similar examples, see:
- Morehouse, Brian, Yastiks, Cushion Covers and Storage Bags of Anatolia, Philadelphia, 1996, number 25.
- Denny, Walter B., and Daniel S. Walker, The Markarian Album, Cincinnati, 1988, pl. 22.
Persia, last quarter 19th century
6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
148
Zakatala Yatak
Persia, ca. 1925
6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
149
Afshar Rug
6 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft.
$2,000 – 3,000
150
Eagle Kazak Rug
Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
151
ca. 1900
5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.
$2,000 – 3,000
Provenance: A Massachusetts Collector.
Caucasian Verneh Horse Cover
Pskent, Khanate of Kokand, Uzbekistan
last quarter 19th century
8 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 8 in.
$3,000 – 5,000
Suzani Embroidery
Algerian Silk Textile
ca. 1800
3 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.
$500 – 1,000
Provenance: Property from a Distinguished Collection.
Persia, late 19th century
15 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft.
$5,000 – 10,000
Provenance: Berj Abadjian, Rugs As Art, New York; Property of A New York Couple.
Mohtasham Kashan Carpet
$3,000 – 5,000
Provenance: Property of a New York Couple.
155 Chinese Carpet ca. 1875
15 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 11 in.
Lot 170
Lot 180
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18. LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 20, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED, AND ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD, “AS IS” WITH NO GUARANTIES OR WARRANTIES OF ANY TYPE. NEITHER THE CONSIGNOR NOR US, OUR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR GUARANTY, NOR DO ANY OF THE FOREGOING ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, DESCRIPTION, SIZE, GRADING, QUALITY, ATTRIBUTION, GENUINENESS, AUTHENTICITY, PROVENANCE, AGE, CONDITION, MATERIALS, AUTHORSHIP, COMPLETENESS, DAMAGE, REPAIR, RESTORATION, ESTIMATE OF VALUE OR ANY OTHER FEATURE. NEITHER THE CONSIGNOR NOR US, OUR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTNESS OF ANY STATEMENT OF WHATEVER KIND CONCERNING ANY LOT, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OR FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN DESCRIPTION OR FOR ANY FAULTS OR DEFECTS IN ANY PROPERTY. THE PURCHASER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS CONCERNING AND RELATED THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE GRADING, QUALITY, DESCRIPTION, CONDITION, AUTHENTICITY, AND PROVENANCE OF A LOT.
19. All Sales Final. Items are sold with all faults and are not returnable for any reason except as set forth in the following Section 20.
20. Limited Rescission Right. If within fourteen (14) days of the sale of any lot, the Purchaser gives notice in writing to us that the lot is counterfeit and within ten (10) days after such notice, the Purchaser, at Purchaser’s sole cost, risk, and expense, returns the lot to us in the same condition as when sold, and demonstrates to our satisfaction that the lot is a counterfeit, we will refund the purchase price.
21. Severability. No invalidity or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any provision provided herein shall affect or impair the validity of enforceability of any other provision hereof. If any provision or portion thereof of the Terms and Conditions of Sale shall be void, unlawful or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision or portion thereof shall be deemed deleted and severed from the remaining provisions, and shall not affect the enforceability or validity of any of the remaining provisions.
22. Jurisdiction; Governing Law. These Terms and Conditions of Sale as well as the Purchaser’s and our respective rights and obligation hereunder shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By bidding at an auction whether present in person or by agent, order bid, telephone, or other means, you shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the state courts, and the federal courts sitting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In any litigation between us and any Bidders (whether or not the Purchaser) the prevailing party shall be awarded full reimbursement of its actual paid legal fees in connection with the dispute.
23. No Assignment. Unless Grogan & Co. consents in writing, you may not assign your rights or any of your obligations relating to an auction or other sale by Grogan & Co. Any assignment without Grogan & Co.’s written consent will be void.
24. No Waiver. The failure of Grogan & Co. hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided hereunder or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such Grogan & Co. of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.
25. BY BIDDING AT AN AUCTION, WHETHER IN PERSON OR BY AGENT, PROXY, ABSENTEE BID, TELEPHONE, OR OTHERWISE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
