Fine Antique Decorative & Collectible Oriental Rugs

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Lot 61. Open Blue Field Bakshaish Rug, Persia, circa 1880

Fine Antique Decorative & Collectible Oriental Rugs

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Fine Antique Decorative & Collectible Oriental Rugs LIVE AUCTION: Monday, December 17, 2018, 11AM ET Exhibition: December 14-16, 11AM-4PM

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Fine Antique Decorative & Collectible Oriental Rugs LIVE AUCTION: Monday, December 17, 2018, 11AM ET

1. Two Lakai Embroideries, Uzbekistan, late 19th C. Silk on cotton. Ranging in Size from: 28’’ x 19’’ (71 x 48 cm); to 37’’ x 5’’ (94 x 13 cm). $1000-1500

2. 19th C. Tashkent Suzani, Uzbekistan, silk embroidery on cotton ground. Size: 84’’ x 43’’ (213 x 109 cm). $1000-1500

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3. Tibetan Khaden Rug; 3 Coin Design on Blue ground, circa 1900.

2’8’’ x 5’0’’ (81 x 152 cm). $400-600

6. Tibetan Shigatse Single Square Meditation Rug, circa 1900, 2’1’’ x 2’3’’ (64 x 69 cm). $200-400

4. Tibetan Khaden Rug, 3 Coin Design on Blue 5. Shigatse Double Meditation Rug, Ground with Cloudbands, circa 1900, South Tibet, circa 1900, 2’9’’ x 4’8’’ (84 x 142 cm). $400-600 2’3’’ x 5’2’’ (69 x 157 cm). $400-600

7. Three Antique Tibetan Rugs, all with blue ground, one with coin design, one with auspicious symbolsof Tibetan Buddhism and one with flower motif.

Largest: 2’0’’ x 3’7’’ (61 x 109 cm). $400-600

8. Two Antique Tibetan Rugs, both with orange ground, one with floral motif and the other with Buddha, deer and phoenix imagery. 2’0’’ x 3’3’’ (61 x 99 cm). $200-400

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9. Bidjar Sampler/Wagireh, Persia, late 19th c., 3’11’’ x 4’7’’ (119 x 140 cm). $800-1200

10. Bakhtiari Sampler/Wagireh, Persia, circa 1913, with inscription in upper right corner, 4’0’’ x 4’0’’ (122 x 122 cm). $800-1200 6

11. Bidjar Sampler/Wagireh, Persia, circa 1900, 4’6’’ x 7’4’’ (137 x 224 cm). $1000-1500 7

12. Bidjar Rug, Persia. circa 1890, 5’2’’ x 9’11’’ (157 x 302 cm). $2000-2500 8

13. Sarouk Ferahan Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 4’ x 7’ (122 x 213 cm). Center City Philadelphia estate. $2000-2500 9

14. Kashan Pictorial Rug, Persia, circa 1900. Excellent condition. Size: 4’4’’ x 6’2’’ (132 x 188 cm). $3000-4000

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15. Fine Isfahan Pictorial Rug, Persia, late 19th c. Depicting two royal gatherings. Upper section: the court of Shah Abbas (1571–1629) filled with attendants and dancers. Lower section: a similar scene inthe court of Hoshang Shah (Alp Khan) (1406-35), the first formally appointed Islamic king of the Malwa region of Central India. Inscription at the top of the upper section credits Master Weaver Morteza.

Size: 4’9’’ x 7’2’’ (145 x 218 cm). Very good condition, a small bit of pile loss in the lower left corner. $6000-8000 11

16. Lavar Kerman Pictorial Rug, Persia, late 19th c, of Khosrow and Shirin, figures in the tragic romance by the poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209), who also wrote Layla and Majnun. It tells a highly elaborated fictional version of the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Armenian princess Shirin, who becomes queen of Persia. Size: 4’7’’ x 6’8’’ (140 x 203 cm). $5000-7000 12

17. Lavar Kerman Pictorial Rug, Persia, late 19th c, of Layla and Majnoun, figures in the narrative poem composed in 584/1188 by the Persian poet Ni ami Ganjavi based on a semi-historical Arab story about the 7th century Bedouin poet Qays ibn Al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi (or Layla al- Aamiriya).

Size: 4’4’’ x 6’3’’ (132 x 191 cm). $6000-8000

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18. Lavar Kerman Pictorial Rug, Persia, late 19th c. Depicting the Court of the Jewish Queen Esther and Persian King Ahasuerus. Size: 4’1’’ x 6’1’’ (124 x 185 cm). $4000-6000

19. Lavar Kerman Pictorial Rug, Persia, mid 19th C. Size: 4’3’’ x 6’7’’ (130 x 201 cm). $3000-5000 15

20. Lavar Kerman Persepolis Pictorial Rug, Mid 19th C. Size: 4’4’’ x 6’11’’ (132 x 211 cm). $800-1200 16

21. Fine Pictorial Peking Rug, China, circa 1900, 10’3’’ x 14’2’’ (312 x 432 cm). $5000-7000 17

22. Khotan Saf Rug, East Turkestan, circa 1800, 3’3’’ x 11’4’’ (99 x 345 cm). $10,000-15,000

23. Khotan Saf Rug, East Turkestan, circa 1800, 3’3’’ x 10’4’’ (99 x 315 cm). $5000-10,000

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24. Khotan Rug, East Turkestan, first half 19th century, 4’2’’ x 6’8’’ (127 x 203 cm).

Provenance: ex. Murray Eiland collection. $400-800

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25. Lavar Kerman Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 15’2’’ x 18’10’’ (462 x 574 cm). Inscription at top center.

Provenance: New York estate, ex: Beauvais Carpets, New York. $6000-8000 20

26. Kerman Rug, commissioned by OCM, Persia, circa 1915, 10’8’’ x 14’6’’ (325 x 442 cm).

Provenance: New York estate, ex: Beauvais Carpets, New York. Note: The Oriental Carpet Manufacturers (OCM) was a London-based company involved in the production of, and trade with, Oriental carpets. $4000-6000 21

27. Ziegler Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 4’7’’ x 6’4’’ (140 x 193 cm). $2500-3500 22

28. Bakshaish Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 7’9’’ x 12’1’’ (236 x 368 cm). $5000-7000 23

29. Serapi Rug, Persia, late 19th c., 11’5’’ x 13’7’’ (348 x 414 cm). $10,000-15,000 24

30. Northwest Persian Gallery Carpet, late 19th c., 7’1’’ x 16’1’’ (216 x 490 cm).

Center City Philadelphia estate. $2000-2500 25

31. Bergama Rug, Northwest Anatolia, circa 1870, 5’0’’ x 6’8’’ (152 x 203 cm). $2000-3000 26

32. Bergama Rug, Northwest Anatolia, mid 19th c., 5’9’’ x 6’3’’ (175 x 191 cm). $3000-5000 27

33. East Anatolian Kurd Yuruk Rug, circa 1880, 3’4’’ x 5’6’’ (102 x 168 cm). $3000-3500 28

34. Cal Yatak Rug, Northwest Anatolia, mid 19th c., 5’11’’ x 6’0’’ (180 x 183 cm). $8000 -10,000 29

35. 18th C. Cappadocia Long Rug, Central Anatolia, 4’1’’ x 10’2’’ (124 x 310 cm). $6000-8000 30

36. 18th C. Sivas Rug, Northeast Anatolia, 5’5’’ x 7’2’’ (165 x 218 cm). $6000-8000 31

37. East Anatolian Kurd Rug, late 19th c., 4’1’’ x 7’4’’ (124 x 224 cm). $1000-1500 32

38. Kazak Rug, Caucasus, late 19th c., 4’7’’ x 8’0’’ (140 x 244 cm). $2000-3000 33

39. Cloudband Kazak Rug, Caucasus, circa 1880, 4’2’’ x 6’8’’ (127 x 203 cm). $2500-3500 34

40. Kazak Rug, Caucasus, circa 1870, 3’9’’ x 7’1’’ (114 x 216 cm). $3000-4000 35

41. Kuba Rug, Caucasus, mid 19th c., 3’3’’ x 5’4’’ (99 x 163 cm). Three inscribed cartouche panels, two at the top of the central field and another in the upper right corner of the main border. $8000-12000 36

42. Shirvan Rug, Caucasus, circa 1870, 4’1’’ x 8’6’’ (124 x 259 cm).

Philadelphia estate. $500-800 37

43. Northwest Persian Rug, late 19th c, 4’7’’ x 6’3’’ (140 x 191 cm). $500-1000 38

44. Fine Ferahan Sarouk Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 12’7’’ x 18’4’’ (384 x 559 cm). $20,000-30,000 39

45. Fine Teheran Rug, Persia, late 19th c., 6’10’’ x 9’7’’ (208 x 292 cm). $15,000-20,000 40

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46. A Rare 17th C. Moghul Silk Velvet Rug, India. Size: 4’2” x 7’ (127 x 213 cm). $2000-4000 41

47. Silk Heriz Rug, Persia, circa 1880, 4’6” x 5’9” (137 x 195 cm). $8000-12,000

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48. A fine and stunningly attractive early Zareh Penyamin Kum Kapi silk and gold brocade prayer rug, Northwest Anatolia, circa 1905, with the calligraphic signature mark of Zareh Penyamin. Ex. Mishioff collection, Zurich.

Size: 4’3” x 6’2” (130 x 186 cm). $80,000-100,000 43

49. A Fine Silk Keshan Prayer Rug, Persia, circa 1900, Size: 4’1” x 6’7” (125 x 200 cm). $10,000-14,000 44

50. A Fine Kumkapi Silk Rug, Northwest Anatolia, early 20th c. Size: 4’3” x 6’ (130 x 183 cm). $15,000-25,000 45

51. Art Deco Rug, Early 20th C, China: 9’11’’ x 13’5’’ (302 x 409 cm). Florida estate. $1000-1500 46

52. Art Deco Rug, Early 20th C, China: 9’9’’ x 11’5’’ (297 x 348 cm). $1000-1500 47

53. Art Deco Rug, Early 20th C, China: 9’10’’ x 13’6’’ (300 x 411 cm). $1000-1500 48

54. Art Deco Rug, Early 20th C, China: 8’0’’ x 9’6’’ (244 x 290 cm). $1000-1500

55. Art Deco Rug, Early 20th C, China: 7’11’’ x 9’8’’ (241 x 295 cm). $500-1000 49

56. Mid 20th C. Beni Ourain Rug, Morocco, 4’10’’ x 7’4’’ (147 x 224 cm). $500-700

57. Mid 20th C. Beni Ourain Rug, Morocco, 6’ x 10’2’’ (183 x 310 cm). $800-1200 50

58. Tulu Rug, Central Anatolia, late 19th/early 20th c., 3’6’’ x 6’9’’ (107 x 206 cm). Weight: 10 lbs. $1200-1600 51

59. Heriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 9’6’’ x 11’2’’ (290 x 340 cm). $4000-6000

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60. Heriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 9’5’’ x 11’7’’ (287 x 353 cm). $4000-6000

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61. Open Blue Field Bakshaish Rug, Persia, circa 1880, 9’0’’ x 11’0’’ (274 x 335 cm). $15,000-20,000

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62. Bakshaish Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 9’0’’ x 11’4’’ (274 x 345 cm). $6000-8000

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63. Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 10’9’’ x 18’1’’ (328 x 551 cm). $4000-6000

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64. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, late 19th c., 16’11’’ x 17’10’’ (516 x 544 cm). $30,000-40,000

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65. Mansion-Size Antique Persian Patchwork Carpet, 14’7’’ x 25’7’’ (445 x 780 cm).

A large estate carpet composed of late 19th c. Persian rug fragments skillfully arranged decades ago within the border and field of a Persian Doroksh rug. $1000-2000 58

66. Tabriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 13’6’’ x 20’4’’ (411 x 620 cm).

Upstate New York estate. $20,000-30,000 59

67. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1890, 12’0’’ x 15’8’’ (366 x 478 cm). $10,000-15,000

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68. Sarab Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 3’9’’ x 14’9’’ (114 x 450 cm). Very good condition. $2000-2500

69. Camel Field Sarab Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 3’0’’ x 13’3’’ (91 x 404 cm). Pennsylvania estate. $800-1200 61

70. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1890, 12’1’’ x 16’5’’ (368 x 500 cm). $5000-7000 62

71. Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1900: 11’5’’ x 21’3’’ (348 x 648 cm). Provenance: Doris Leslie Blau Collection of Rugs and Tapestries, Sotheby’s, New York, 2002, lot 102. $12,000-16,000 63

72. Malayer Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 8’9’’ x 11’5’’ (267 x 348 cm). $3000-4000 64

73. Agra Rug, India, circa 1880, 11’7’’ x 14’10’’ (353 x 452 cm). $15,000-25,000 65

74. Heriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 9’9’’ x 12’9’’ (297 x 389 cm). $1000-2000 66

75. Serapi Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 9’6’’ x 12’10’’ (290 x 391 cm). $5000-7000 67

76. Fine Mansion Size Hadji Jalili Tabriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 17’10’’ x 27’9’’ (544 x 846 cm). $30,000-40,000 68

77. Kashan Rug, Persia, circa 1930, 10’5’’ x 13’7’’ (318 x 414 cm).

New Jersey estate. $1500-2500 69

78. Large Ziegler Sultanabad Rug, Persia, late 19th c., 11’8’’ x 17’2’’ (356 x 523 cm). $10,000-14,000 70

79. Senneh Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 7’1’’ x 20’1’’ (216 x 612 cm). $4000-6000 71

80. Hadji Jalili Tabriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 11’6’’ x 17’6’’ (351 x 533 cm). $15000-20000 72

81. Karabagh Rug, Caucasus, circa 1890, 4’2’’ x 13’4’’ (127 x 406 cm). Florida estate. $1000-1500 73

82. Fine Palace Size Hadji Jalili Tabriz Rug, Persia, 13’4’’ x 19’10’’ (406 x 605 cm). $15,000-25,000 74

83. Bakshaish Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 11’9’’ x 14’4’’ (358 x 437 cm). $10,000-15,000 75

84. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1890, 16’10’’ x 19’8’’ (513 x 599 cm). $10,000-15,000 76

85. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, late 19th c., 12’1’’ x 16’3’’ (368 x 495 cm). Pennsylvania estate. $2000-2500 77

86. Hadji Jalili Tabriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 8’2’’ x 12’9’’ (249 x 389 cm). $8000-12,000 78

87. Fine Palace Size Malayer Rug, Persia, 14’3’’ x 23’6’’ (434 x 716 cm). $10,000-14,000 79

88. Serapi Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 11’1’’ x 18’9’’ (338 x 572 cm). $10,000-15,000 80

89. Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 11’2’’ x 16’8’’ (340 x 508 cm). $8000-12,000 81

90. Bakshaish Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 11’4’’ x 13’2’’ (345 x 401 cm). $10,000-14,000 82

91. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1900, 9’11’’ x 18’1’’ (302 x 551 cm). $15,000-20,000 83

92. Tabriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 12’3’’ x 17’2’’ (373 x 523 cm). $10,000-15,000 84

93. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1890, 10’7’’ x 12’8’’ (323 x 386 cm). $4000-6000 85

94. Fine Bakshaish Rug, Persia, circa 1880, 11’5’’ x 17’3’’ (348 x 526 cm). Ex. Philadelphia Main Line estate. $20,000-25,000 86

95. Large Bidjar Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 11’4’’ x 17’8’’ (345 x 538 cm). $3000-4000 87

96. Oushak Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1890: 13’9’’ x 16’6’’ (419 x 503 cm). $10,000-15,000 88

97. Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 13’10’’ x 16’2’’ (422 x 493 cm). $12,000-16,000 89

98. Bakshaish Rug, Persia, late 19th c: 10’1’’ x 14’8’’ (307 x 447 cm). $8000-12,000 90

99. Bidjar Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 11’7’’ x 18’8’’ (353 x 569 cm). $8000-12,000 91

100. Oushak Rug, Turkey, late 19th c, 13’6’’ x 19’2’’ (411 x 584 cm). $15,000-20,000 92

101. Serapi Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 10’7’’ x 17’0’’ (323 x 518 cm). $6000-8000 93

102. Sultanabad Rug, Persia,late 19th c: 13’3’’ x 17’5’’ (404 x 531 cm). $6000-9000 94

103. Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 10’4’’ x 13’8’’ (315 x 417 cm). $7000 -10,000 95

104. Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 10’7’’ x 11’8’’ (323 x 356 cm). $3000-4000 96

105. Ziegler Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 10’0’’ x 14’2’’ (305 x 432 cm). $3000-4000 97

106. Agra Moghul Rug, India, late 19th c., 11’7’’ x 17’5’’ (353 x 531 cm). $8000-12,000 98

107. Palace Size Tabriz Rug, Persia, circa 1910, 14’0’’ x 24’0” (427 x 732 cm). $8000-12,000 99

108. Meshed Rug, Persia, circa 1910, inscription at top center, 8’3’’ x 11’8’’ (251 x 356 cm). $1500-2500

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109. Malayer Rug, Persia, circa 1900, inscription at top center, 3’8’’ x 16’11’’ (112 x 516 cm). $800-1200

110. Palace Size Indo-Persian Rug, circa 1910, 11’10’’ x 23’2’’ (361 x 706 cm). $2000-4000 101

111. Tabriz Rug, Persia, circa 1900, 8’11’’ x 12’7’’ (272 x 384 cm). $1000-1500 102

112. Senneh Gallery Rug, Persia, late 19th c., 7’2’’ x 15’10’’ (218 x 483 cm). Philadelphia estate. $500-1000 103

113. Worn Ziegler Sultanabad Rug, Persia, circa 1890, 8’8’’ x 11’10’’ (264 x 361 cm). $600-900 104

114. Mohtashem Kashan Silk Rug, Persia, late 19th c, 9’11’’ x 16’0’’ (302 x 488 cm). Worn, splits. Florida estate. $500-1000 105

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