eigh Marsh and I met at Freeman’s auction in Philadelphia around 1975 when I was just beginning to develop a nascent interest in Oriental rugs. He had been collecting for a few years before but had yet to focus on Turkmen weavings. That would begin in earnest some five years later.
I was eager to learn, and Leigh was willing to share his enthusiasm with a novice. As we chatted, I learned that he was a veterinarian and lived with his family just three blocks away from my house in East Falls. What a coincidence! Frequent visits consisted of poring over his growing collection and I was all ears as he related his stories. Those conversations introduced me to an exotic vocabulary of new and intriguing words that he used to talk about his pieces. More importantly, Leigh Marsh gave me a valuable opportunity to train my eye.
We spent many hours examining our newly acquired pieces and discussed mostly patterns and origins. At that time Leigh was an eclectic collector, not concentrating on one type or group. He had acquired some handsome Caucasian village rugs and several outstanding tribal pile and sumak bag faces made by Persian nomadic tribes, as well as Turkish village pieces.
One of these was a superior ivory ground Bidjov rug, circa 1850. An early acquisition in his collection, Leigh later donated it to The Textile Museum in memory of his beloved wife, Sally, who passed away much too soon. It was a fitting gift of a piece that Leigh himself enjoyed and one that Textile Museum trustee, Harold Keshishian called a “happy rug.”
But Leigh had not yet developed a focus on Turkmen carpets which would shape his collection for the next 35 years. The seeds for his enthusiasm began to form during The Textile Museum’s conference and exhibition on Turkmen carpets in Washington, DC in 1980.
Leigh met many participants and with his affable personality he circulated well and easily made new friends. In later years, he would recall meeting notable members of the rug world, such as Jon Thompson, Hans Sienknecht, Siawosch Azadi, and Peter Hoffmeister from the European community, and Arthur D. Jenkins, Jeff Boucher, Jerry Straka, McCoy Jones and Charles Grant Ellis from the United States.
The exhibition, lectures and conversations during that starstudded event made a lasting impression on Leigh Marsh and he often reflected on these memories, the circle of international friends that he met and the world-class rugs that were displayed. What had been a budding interest in weavings of Turkmen and Central Asian tribes would grow more intense during the next four decades.
Although the Marsh Collection includes several fine Turkmen carpets for the inside of a traditional Turkmen yurt and for weddings and other festive tribal ceremonies, Leigh was particularly drawn to the intricate patterns in smaller Turkmen trappings, especially the numerous variations on and often basic theme of repeated medallions on a mainly madder red ground. During our friendship, he would call my attention to specific devices and indicate how that motif varied in subtle ways on each of his numerous examples.
During many visits to his home, I would find him sitting at his dining room table with a stack of a dozen or so Tekke torbas, along with a potential new acquisition that he was considering for purchase. He would relate how it would, or would not, make a meaningful addition to his collection.
Often Leigh would come over to our house on Thursday and Sunday afternoons when he had time off from his busy veterinary practice. With several trappings tucked inside his duffel bag, we would have a show and tell session of our recent acquisitions. This almost-weekly ritual usually ended with our going to an Irish pub, or another local restaurant, for a meal.
Leigh Marsh was a generous fellow. As with his gift of the Bidjov rug to The Textile Museum, he donated other pieces to museums which had rug collections. These included the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Richmond, VA.
This Baluch Group rug with a rare kurbaghe gul pattern on a soft rose-madder ground was donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, near the small town in Indiana where I grew up. A few years earlier, the IMA had accepted a major gift of the Jeff Boucher Collection of Baluch rugs. Leigh’s particular piece was an outstanding addition to their collection.
As I was active in organizing several exhibitions of carpets from private collections over the years, I knew I could count on Leigh Marsh to be a willing lender if I needed a particular example of great quality for my projects.
The earliest such event was the Eighth International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC) that was held in Philadelphia in 1996. I chaired that memorable event of
around 900 collectors, aficionados, academicians, dealers and visitors. The theme for our collectors’ exhibition and its massive catalogue was “Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections.” A total of 448 individual rugs, kilims and textiles were displayed in four separate venues and were published.
Forty-two exceptional pieces from that catalogue are included in this sale at Material Culture. A large majority of these are Turkmen, but prime examples of Anatolian, Caucasian and Persian were also included from the Marsh Collection.
During that ICOC conference, a major highlight was the ground-breaking exhibition of 75 Turkmen and other Central Asian weavings selected from the esteemed Bogolubov and Dudin collections, as well as pieces from other notable collectors in the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg. Curator Elena Tsareva and I had gone through their extensive holdings during an earlier visit and this resulted in the first exhibition of the material outside of Russia. The installation and the world-class Turkmen weavings in it was suitably impressive.
Leigh Marsh sponsored much of the cost of that event, including transport and insurance of the Russian collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, a fitting and prestigious venue for that exhibition. Another event where several top examples of the Marsh Collection were featured was in 2002 at the Arthur Ross Gallery in the historic Fine Arts building on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Dilys Winegrad was the enthusiastic Director of the Gallery and I was Guest Curator for “Antique Rugs of the Turkmen Tribes.” Dr. Elena Tsareva came from St. Petersburg and gave a lecture and a gallery talk at the exhibition.
Leigh saw about a dozen of his top pieces exhibited there. He enjoyed the conviviality and conversations with Dr. Tsareva and other out of town collectors who came to see the exhibition. It was a highlight which he frequently mentioned during the following years.
Another group of Leigh’s prime acquisitions was included in the exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC during the International Conference on Oriental Carpets which convened at The Textile Museum in 2015.
Leigh Marsh was not only an affable and devoted friend but a dedicated, true collector. Our families shared many enjoyable times together and Leigh and I did our “collecting” thing with each other’s supportive and cheerful company. His absence is especially felt in our home every year on March 4th. That is the day that both Leigh and I celebrated our birthdays for over 45 years.
— Dennis Dodds, Philadelphia
Bidjov Rug, Ca. 1850, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC.
Gift of Leigh and Sally Marsh
Beluch Rug, 19th C., Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Gift of Leigh and Sally Marsh
Dennis Dodds was the original American Editor of HALI magazine from 1978-1986 and has been Secretary General of the International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC) since 1999. He was Chair of the 8th ICOC when it was held in Philadelphia in 1996. Dennis will give an informal gallery talk about some of his favorite pieces in the Marsh Collection during the exhibition reception on June 26, 1pm.
2. Gelveri Yastik, Central Anatolia, Mid-19th C. A central medallion is embraced by four bold “saz” leaves with heavily serrated edges, typical of early Ottomanstyle manuscript decoration from the 17th century. Each end displays a panel with a row of pentagonal shapes known as “lappets.” Size: 1’10’’ x 3’0’’ (56 x 91 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $1660
1. Milas Bag, Southwest Anatolia, Mid-19th C. Rare, with original back. Size: 1’6’’ x 1’5’’ (46 x 43 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $2000
3. Sivas Yastik, East Central Anatolia, Mid-19th C.
A single hooked and stepped medallion is centered inside a bold red diamond on a green field, all surrounded by a well-drawn border of hooked polygons. Size: 1’9” x 2’3” (53 x 69 cm) 3 lbs. $1200-1600, Sold: $2050
4.
Sivas
or Mujur Region Yastik, East Central Anatolia, Mid-19th C. The striped pattern reflects traditional textiles of many Turkish villages. There is a well-balanced border of stars inside squares which are aligned “almost” perfectly at each corner. Likely made by a Kurdish weaver. Size: 1’11’’ x 2’6’’ (58 x 76 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Sold: $825
5. Kozak/Ezine Yastik, Western Anatolia, Third Quarter 19th C. Overall repeat octagonal lattice with cartouches. Size: 1’4’’ x 2’1’’ (41 x 64 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $1500
6. Western Anatolia Yastik, Mid 19th C. Two large “Holbein-style” octagonal medallions with energetic hooked edges float on a pale- blue ground, surrounded by an aubergine angular meander border. Size: 1’8’’ x 2’11’’ (51 x 89 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $600-1000, Sold: $2175
Size: 3’5’’ x 4’3’’ (104 x 130 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. Material:
$1500-2500, Sold: $1790
p. 59, fig. 59, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 3’4’’ x 4’11’’ (102 x 150 cm). Weight: 7 lbs. $2000-3000, Sold: $3750
p. 46, fig. 46, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 3’3’’ x 3’8’’ (99 x 112 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. $5000-10000, Sold: $8125
10. Kirshehir or
Rug, Central Anatolia, First Half 19th C. Grote-Hasenbalg published a nearly identical rug in that notable publication of the early 20th century. This glowing red prayer rug displays the conventional architectural stepped mihrab arch. Upturned ewers that symbolize purity and ablution appear in each spandrel on a green ground while multiple narrow borders surround the mihrab. The use of a heavily corrosive black dye identifies this among a similar type from the Savak region, though the design is often referred to as Kirshehir, or Mujur. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 56, fig. 56, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. , , 3’8’’ x 4’8’’ (112 x 142 cm). Weight: 6 lbs. $3000-5000, Sold: $2750
Size: 3’7’’ x 4’7’’ (109 x 140 cm). Weight: 7 lbs. $3000-5000, Sold: $8320
13. Kazak Rug, Caucasus, Last Quarter 19th C. Four fully developed medallions known as “Lesghi” but actually each one is formed by four “lam alif” Kufesque calligraphic inscriptions arranged around a central octagon. Colorful palette with oxidized ground with scattered animals and bird motifs. Size: 3’9’’ x 7’10’’ (114 x 239 cm). Weight: 12 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $2940
4’0’’ x 4’9’’ (122 x 145 cm). Weight: 8 lbs. $3000-5000, Sold: $6875
C. Only a handful of fine sumak khorjin faces with this composition are known and they always attract attention. The large octagon with an ivory ground contains what appear to be dragon-like forms, two in pale aubergine and two in deep indigo. Some suggest that the small dots are “eyes” of the beasts and the various appendages and attachments are scales on the dragon’s body and limbs. In each corner, hardly noticed, are four diminutive and delicately drawn birds with harlequin markings and three of which show double crested feathers on their heads. The upper edge displays the elaborate closure system for the bag face. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 103, fig. 103, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 1’7’’ x 1’8’’ (48 x 51 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Warp: natural tan wool, 3 Z-spun strands, S-plied, level. Weft: cotton and silk S-plied together, 2 strands, I shoot. Extra weft wrapping: wool soumak, 2 Z-spun strands, S. plied, parallel. Edges: 3 bundles of 2 warps wrapped in dark brown wool. Ends: top is weft faced with multicolor slit tapestry for closures. $10,000-20,000, Sold: $19,200
Size: 1’8’’ x 2’3’’ (51 x 69 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool surface, wool warp. $2000-4000, Sold: $2875
18. Afshar Bagface, Southeast Persia, Last Quarter 19th C. The striking ivory field displays elaborate palmettes and stylized mythological dragons with sharply serrated spines and horns, all surrounded by a rare split-leaf Arabesque border. A very sophisticated and rare Afshar piece. Size: 2’6’’ x 2’1’’ (76 x 64 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-2500, Sold: $3625
17. Qashqa’i Khorjin/Bag, Southwest Persia, 19th C. Nomadic Qashqa’i tribes were known for their colorful clothing and carpets. This remarkable bag has its original back and original ornamental closure system of bi-color braided loops and slits along the top. Once the loops were inserted through the slits, a simple stick was passed through the loops to secure the closure. Usually, two of these khorjin would have been woven at the same time. This is one complete side, front and back. The pattern features a central composite of four chickens around a pole medallion. The field is filled with a panoply of floral rosettes and hooked devices along the edges that animate the entire scene. Glorious natural dyes and superb lustrous wool make this a collector’s delight. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 234, fig. 292, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2’1” x 1’11” $2000-2500, Sold: $3750
19. Qashqa’i Rug, Southwest Persia, Ca. 1875. Size: 2’0’’ x 3’0’’ (61 x 91 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-2000, Sold: $1500
Two rows of stylized boteh decorate the field of this colorful Afshar bagface with a traditional border of connected blossoms on a meandering vine. Size: 2’10’’ x 1’9’’ (86 x 53 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-2000, Sold: $960
22. Afshar Bagface, Southeast Persia, Late 19th C. Elaborate braided closure panel at top.
Size: 2’4’’ x 2’1’’ (71 x 64 cm).
Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.
$600-800, Sold: $510
23. Afshar Large Bagface, Southeast Persia, Ca. 1875.
Size: 2’4’’ x 1’7’’ (71 x 48 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.
$1000-1500, Sold: $1625
24. Lor Khorjin Face, Western Persia, Third Quarter 19th C. Soft lustrous wool and excellent dyes were used by this nomadic weaver to create a delightful composition. A large diamond hooked medallion containing a carefully executed diagonal checkerboard grid. Various tribal ornaments fill the midnight blue field. A strip of the original flatwoven back remains along one end. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p.232, fig. 289, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 1’8’’ x 1’7’’ (51 x 48 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $1875
25. Heriz Mat, Persia, Early 20th C.
Size: 1’10’’ x 1’6’’ (56 x 46 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, cotton warp, cotton weft. $100-200, Sold: $65
Sumak brocade with wool pile panel.
Size: 1’8’’ x 1’10’’ (51 x 56 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool surface, wool warp. $200-400, Sold: $225
27.
Sumak brocade with wool pile panel, circa 1900.
Size: 1’0’’ x 1’5’’ (30 x 43 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool surface, wool warp. $200-400, Sold: $500
Size: 8’8’’ x 11’3’’ (264 x 343 cm). Weight: 50 lbs. Material: wool pile, cotton warp, cotton weft. $6000-10000, Sold: $15,360
30. Horse trapping,
China, 19th C. Woven in two pieces and joined in the middle, this permits the pile to slope down and away from the rider on both sides, without allowing rain and dust to penetrate into the pile.
Size: 4’11’’ x 2’3’’ (150 x 69 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Wool. $1000-1500, Sold: $1535
Size: 2’6’’ x 2’6’’ (76 x 76 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, cotton warp, cotton weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $640
32. Scandinavian Flatwoven Mat, 19th C. Wool. Inscribed in lower right corner. Size: 1’9’’ x 1’9’’ (53 x 53 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. $300-500, Sold: $510
33. Yomut Yolami/Tent Band Fragment, Turkmenistan, 19th C . Size: 1’3’’ x 7’6’’ (38 x 229 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-2000, Sold: $625
34. Yomut Asmalyk, Turkmenistan, 3rd Q. 19th C. 2’8’’ x 1’6’’ (81 x 46 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. This asmalyk is a 5-sided weaving made to decorate the sides of a camel during festive processions, such as weddings. The pattern is a diagonal lattice of bold serrated leaves with ivory reserves centering detached ashik devices. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $700
36. Tekke Germech, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. A rare example of an item often believed made to display below the ensi curtain in a yurt door opening. The pattern on this piece accurately reflects the two sub-panels generally seen on Tekke ensi weavings. It seems to confirm that the germech was used in association with the ensi. Size: 2’8” x 1’0” $1500-2000, Sold: $2175
37. Tekke Germech, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. Of exceptionally fine weave and high-quality materials, this rare trapping displays a pattern of curled, serrated leaf forms more often seen on the door surround, or kapunuk, which was traditionally placed as a woven “arch” above the yurt opening. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 204, fig. 246, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2’10’’ x 1’4’’ (86 x 41 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps level to very slightly depressed. Weft: brown wool, mostly one shoot, some two shoots. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 12 horiz. x 22 vert. per in. (47 x 87 per dm.). $1200-1500, Sold: $2375
Size: 4’0’’ x 4’5’’ (122 x 135 cm).
Weight: 6 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $2175
Size: 4’3’’
5’9’’
Size: 4’2’’ x 5’6’’ (127 x 168 cm). Weight: 10 lbs. Material:
$2000-4000, Sold: $1665
is of the rare non-hahli
an open field displaying three vertical rows of tall trees with serrated leaves and a solitary ashik blossom at the top of each stem. Nicely spaced in an open composition, the engsi shows many traditional Tekke devices and a clear plae blue and old orange accents enhance the palette.Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003. Size: 4’0’’ x 5’5’’ (122 x 165 cm). Weight: 9 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $3000-5000, Sold: $7680
42.
An unusual and attractive ensi door cover for the yurt opening with traditional Tekke ensi borders and the standard layout of the field into sections. The two wide meander borders along the sides are seen in distinctive examples of this group, including one in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA. (see: Dodds, D. R., ORIENTAL RUGS, The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Fisher, p. 181, plate 73, 1985.) Nine elaborate trees with kochak flower heads and angular branches with pendulous amulet blossoms parade along the internal panel just above the pile elem. Size: 3’8’’ x 5’0’’ (112 x 152 cm). Weight: 9 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $3000-5000, Sold: $2680
Ertmen guls fill the main panel, all contained inside a diagonal lattice of small rosettes, Heavily ornamented panels appear at the top and bottom. Size: 4’2’’ x 5’8’’ (127 x 173 cm).
Weight: 8 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $700
Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003.
Size: 6’6’’ x 8’10’’ (198 x 269 cm). Weight: 17 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $5000-10000, Start: $2500
45.
Tekke Small Rug, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Small format Tekke rugs like this one seem to be modeled after their large Main Carpet pieces intended for a prominent place in the yurt. This charming one fancies itself as a Main carpet in all but its size. Note the rare hexagonal primary guls and bold chevron emblazoned chemche motifs. A sampler of diverse ornaments appears in the borders, very much in the spirit and style of Tekke Main carpets. The wide original elems are woven in full pile. Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003. Size: 3’1’’ x 5’2’’ (94 x 157 cm). Weight: 6 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $1250
46. Tekke Long Rug, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Meticulously woven with soft wool and natural dyes, this choice and unusual small rug joins other small format Tekkes in the Marsh Collection. Pinner draws attention to the unusual border, but there is another example in this Collection with identical boxed crosses alternating with spare cruciform motifs. This border style also appears in some Saryk weavings. Both pile elems are intact. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 170, fig. 189, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003. Size: 2’10’’ x 5’6’’ (86 x 168 cm). Weight: 6 lbs. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps slightly depressed. Weft: brown wool, two shoots. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 12.5 horiz. x 18 vert. per in. (49 x 71 per dm.). Other 1 to 2 columns of symmetrical knots down both selvedges. $4000-7000, Start: $2500
48. Tekke Small Rug, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. With such a cheery, cherry red pile, the origin of this exceptional little rug might be thought to be Ersari. Three vertical rows of six octagonal guls show distinct connections to Salor motifs found in other pieces in the Marsh Collection. They alternate with secondary devices that also appear in some Ersari and other Central Asian pieces. But the weave is strictly Tekke and it is a unique item in the Marsh Collection. It is a curious and captivating little rug with a lot of life in its sparkling palette. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 169, fig. 188, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2’7’’ x 2’7’’ (79 x 79 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $5300
47. Tekke Small Rug, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. Another choice small format Tekke carpet that fits well into the Marsh Collection. The cherry red color sparkles as with another small Tekke rug in this sale. The unusual border consists of ashik motifs inside squares s inside connected hexagonal reserves. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 169, fig. 187, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 4’0’’ x 4’10’’ (122 x 147 cm). Weight: 7 lbs. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warp levels. Weft: brown wool, 2 shoots. Pile wool, assymetrical knots open to the right, 10 horiz x 16 vert per in. (39 x 63 per dm.). $3000-5000, Sold: $6400
50. Eagle Group II (?) Pile Phuval, Turkmenistan, Circa 1800. Red (kizil) pile chuvals with horizontal stripes and a plain undecorated elem are rare. Elena Tsareva comments about a similar Bogolubov example published in ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, op. cit., p.121, fig.127, 1996… that “Eagle Group II is a possibility.” Size: 3’8’’ x 2’7’’ (112 x 79 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-3000, Start: $1000
49. Tekke “Wedding Rug,” Turkmenistan, Third Quarter 19th C.
Size: 3’2’’ x 3’11’’ (97 x 119 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $1920
51.
I,
or Early 19th C. A fine example of this rare group, the deeply saturated ground of this large torba is covered by an overall diagonal white lattice pattern known as ak su, “white water.” Tsareva writes that the term may indicate a much earlier origin of the pattern in a town on the Great Silk Road, Ak-Su in East Turkestan. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 185, fig. 214, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 3’5” x 1’4”. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps level. Weft: brown wool, two shoots. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on left; 9.5 horiz. x 20 vert. per in. (37 x 79 per dm.). $6000-8000, Sold: $3750
Size: 4’6’’ x 1’5’’ (137 x 43 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $2300
53. Saryk Chuval (fragment), Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. This handsome chuval fragment expresses the excellent quality of Saryk weaving with great wool, saturated dyes and assertive bold drawing of large guls and oversized skeletal chemche gul variants. Size: 3’4’’ x 2’10’’ (102 x 86 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-3000, Sold: $2300
54. Salor Torba, Turkmenistan, Circa 1800. Robert Pinner wrote, “Only a few torbas are known with this design which has the serene elegance we have learned to expect from the…Salor.” The primary elements are repeated octagons spaciously arrayed on a brilliant red ground interspersed with secondary ornaments that are occasionally seen in the centers of some Salor medallions. As an independent motif, however, Pinner notes that it is rare. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 187, fig. 217, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003. Exhibited: Corcoran Gallery, “Rugs from Private Collections,” 15th ICOC, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC, 2017. Size: Salor Torba, Turkmenistan18th C., 3’4’’ x 1’7’’ (102 x 48 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps very depressed. Weft. brown wool, two w shoots. Pile: wool, silk; asymmetrical knot open on left; 10.5 horiz x 20 vert. per in. (41 x 79 per dm.). $10,000-20,000, Sold: $26,250
55. Salor Chuval, Turkmenistan, 18th Century. A masterpiece in the Marsh Collection, the middle row of large maida-gul turreted octagons are beautifully executed with a partial row at the top and bottom disappearing under the respective border, suggesting the desirable feature of an “infinite repeat.” There is excellent spacing in the composition between major and minor guls and the narrow gap inside the border is seen on all four sides allowing the clear glowing red ground to peer through. These are seemingly small details, but they are important in the connoisseurship and appreciation of the best early Turkmen work. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 177, fig. 199, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Also in this publication, please see two more maida-gul Salor chuvals exhibited at ICOC and, dated to the 18th century, from the Bogolubov Collection, Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg, Russia. Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003. Exhibited: The Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC, 14th ICOC, The Textile Museum, 2018. Size: 4’2’’ x 2’8’’ (127 x 81 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Lot 55. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps very depressed. Wefts: brown wool, 2 shoots. Pile: wool, silk, asymmetrical knots open to the left, 13 horiz. x 16 vert. per in. (51 x 63 per dm.).
$20,000-40,000, Sold: $59,375
56. Salor Juval, Turkmenistan, 18th Century. A noble landmark of Salor tribal prestige among all Turkmen weavers, this chuval ranks high among similar rare pieces in private collections. The kochanak border surrounds a spaciously composed field of large archetypal chuval guls of generous height interspersed with smaller octagonal guls which disappear beneath the upper and lower borders. Note the small gap between the small octagonal guls and the top and bottom border -- a feature that often indicates an early date. This is a tradition similarly found in early Ottoman carpets. Along the elem at the bottom is a row of spare elegant trees, each topped by a kochak rams-horn device. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 178, fig. 201, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Also in this publication, please see another Salor chuval exhibited at ICOC and, dated to the 18th century, from the Bogolubov Collection, Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg, Russia. Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003. Exhibited: The Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC, 14th ICOC, The Textile Museum, 2018. Size: 4’6’’ x 2’10’’ (137 x 86 cm). Weight: 6 lbs. Lot 56. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps very depressed. Weft: brown wool, 2 shoots. Pile: wool, silk asymmetrical knots open to the left, 14 horiz, 19 vert. Per in. (55 x 75 per dm.). Finish: selvage, 3 cords of 1 warp, all combined and overcast with blue wool. Ends: red-faced plain weave. $20,000-40,000, Sold: $43,750
Exhibited: Corcoran Gallery, “Rugs from Private Collections,” 15th ICOC, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC, 2017. Size: 3’9’’ x 1’6’’ (114 x 46 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $4000-6000, Sold: $10,000
Size: 4’0’’ x 2’9’’ (122 x 84 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $4000-6000, Sold: $2500
59. Chodor Chuval, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. The Ertmen gul pattern runs under the top and bottom borders, creating an “infinite repeat” that implies movement. Large medallions of peach, indigo and ivory have good proportions and are situated inside angular zig-zag lines representing vines with small blossoms attached. The elem at the bottom is decorated with two rows of sharply serrated flowerheads. An attractive border shows delicately drawn plant motifs inside boxes. Size: 4’1’’ x 2’8’’ (124 x 81 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $1790
60. Chodor Torba, Turkmenistan, Third Quarter 19th C. This is an unusual pattern for a Chodor weaver, but the overall dyrnak motifs fit well on the wide red field. Size: 3’7’’ x 1’2’’ (109 x 36 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $600-1000, Sold: $510
3’5’’ x 2’6’’ (104 x 76 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $4000-6000, Sold: $2500
Size: 2’8’’ x 3’5’’ (81 x 104 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $3000-5000, Sold: $2940
63. Yomut
Mid-19th C. There are two attractive Yomut chuvals with highly decorated elems in the Marsh Collection. Both have a wide range of natural colors and both are on an aubergine ground. This is one with an intriguing teal blue-green, orange and pale yellow, found in other pieces from notable specialist collections. The border is a series of large kochak elements and the deep elem displays a series of abstracted trees with angular branches in a style that is similar to other chuvals of this collectible group, raising the possibility they were all made by a distinct Yomut ethnic community, possibly the Igdyr. Size: 3’8’’ x 2’5’’ (112 x 74 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-3000, Sold: $1535
64.
heads in the primary motifs. Size: 3’6’’ x 2’7’’ (107 x 79 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $1535
65. Yomut Chuval, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th Century. A crisp, clear picture of Yomut weaving is captured in this delightful chuval. The strong contrasting border may be a variant of the tuning-fork type seen in examples of Tekke work. Streamlined delicate crests on the bird heads inside well-proportioned primary guls add a nice touch. The rare secondary motifs consist of four colorful diamonds perfectly organized within a spacious composition. The undecorated elem offers a perfect serene foil against which the delightful energy of the field is balanced. Size: 3’7’’ x 2’5’’ (109 x 74 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $4060
66. Yomut
aubergine ground provides a compatible backdrop for the major and minor guls in various colors including pale blue and old apricot in this finely woven chuval with an “old back.” An attractive blue-green border is a fitting frame. Size: 3’7’’ x 1’11’’ (109 x 58 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $1280
RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 183, fig. 209, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 3’7’’ x 2’7’’ (109 x 79 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Warp: brown wool, alternate warps very slightly depressed. Weft: brown wool, two shoots. Pile: wool; symmetrical knot open on right; 8.5 horiz. x 17 vert. per in. (33 x 67 Fr dm.). $2000-4000, Sold: $1750
ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 183, fig. 210, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 3’9’’ x 2’7’’ (114 x 79 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Warp: brown wool, alternate warps very slightly depressed. Weft: brown two shoots. Pile: wool, symmetrical knot; 8 horiz. x 15 vert in. (31 x 59 per dm.). $2000-4000, Sold: $3125
Size: 3’3’’ x 1’11’’ (99 x 58 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material:
$1000-1500, Sold: $900
Pinner asserts that the fine blue lines associate this with Yomut-family weaving. Size: 3’9’’ x 1’10’’ (114 x 56 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Start: $400
Size:
73. Tekke
First Half 19th C. A very beautiful and elegant 12-gul chuval with a dramatic “ring-tree” elem that dominates the lower third of the piece. Size: 3’6’’ x 2’7’’ (107 x 79 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. $4000-8000, Sold: $5310
74. Tekke Chuval,
First Half 19th Century. Over the last ten years of Leigh Marsh’s collecting life, he added some major acquisitions, many of which were Tekke and included important examples of chuvals displaying highly decorated elems. This one has a distinguished provenance, being in the private collection of the late Jerry Thompson. It was exhibited at The Textile Museum during the notable conference of 1980 and published by Louise Mackie and Jon Thompson. The decorated elem shows a row of spectacular ashik variant blossoms with serrated leaves on vertical stems. Exhibited and Published: Mackie and Thompson, TURKMEN: TRIBAL CARPETS AND TRADITIONS, p. 103, fig. 30, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC, 1980. Size: 3’10’’ x 2’6’’ (117 x 76 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $4000-6000, Sold: $4800
Size: 3’9’’ x 2’4’’ (114 x 71 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $4000-8000, Sold: $3750
76. Tekke
repeat aina gul pattern is enhanced by the exquisite detail of a ring-tree pattern in the elem. It is unusual to find these two patterns in the same chuval. There is another almost identical aina gul chuval with ring tree elem in the Bogolubov Collection in the Museum of Ethnography
St. Petersburg. Size: 3’5’’ x 2’3’’ (104 x 69 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $4000-6000, Start: $2000
77. Tekke
Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. No fewer than 48 small chuval guls along with chemche devices cover the field of this unusual chuval. The deep elem at the bottom is also densely covered with an array of kochak blossoms inside a diagonal lattice of serrated leaves. The strong regularity of the upper section is contrasted with the diagonal movement below. Size: 4’3’’ x 2’8’’ (130 x 81 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $3000-5000, Sold: $1920
78. Tekke Chuval, Turkmenistan, Early/Mid-19th C. This is the second outstanding Tekke chuval in the Marsh Collection that displays maida guls in the field alongside the rare ring-tree motif in the elem along the bottom. Here we see 3 large octagonal medallions set into an “infiniterepeat” with truncated guls disappearing beneath the upper and lower borders. The ring-tree system in this example is beautifully preserved and adds elegance to the entire chuval. Size: 3’6’’ x 2’8’’ (107 x 81 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $3000-5000, Sold: $3250
79. Tekke Small Rug, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. Much has been discussed about these rare, small square format rugs marking the place for bride and groom to stand during the traditional Tekke wedding ceremony. There is some disagreement, but there is, according to Pinner and others, anecdotal evidence that there were such rugs used for this purpose and that these small pieces seem to fit the oral history accounts as well as any other type. This lovely early example displays the chuval gul in an overall repeat alternating with attractive secondary devices. The soft madder palette and plush wool pile make this a handsome and tactile small rug, with nearly complete flatwoven warp finishes. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 171, fig. 191, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2’7’’ x 2’7’’ (79 x 79 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Lot 79. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps level. Weft: wool two shoots. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 9 horiz. x 17 vert. per in. (35 x 67 per dm.). Other: 1 to 2 columns of symmetrical knots down one selvedge. $2000-2500, Sold: $1665
80. Tekke Chuval, w. Silk, Turkmenistan, Mid 19th C. It seems that aina gul Tekke pieces display, in general, a higher degree of sumptuous fineness than many other patterns in the Tekke repertoire. They also tend to use silk highlights more frequently. Such is the case with this intricately woven chuval. Note the elaborate elem and the delicate row of floral sprays arranged vertically along the edges. Size: 4’2’’ x 2’6’’ (127 x 76 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, silk highlights, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Start: $1000
81. Tekke Ak Chuval, Turkmenistan, Second Half 19th C. A very good example of the white-pile elem version of these mixed-technique chuvals, compared to the red mixed technique examples (kizil chuvals) which do not have a pile elem. Size: 3’6’’ x 2’4’’ (107 x 71 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $600-900, Sold: $765
82. Tekke Small Rug, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. A very unusual rug that displays rare variants of early chuval main guls and secondary chemche guls. Spacious composition, archaic treatment of serrated leaf elems and abstract border accentuate the enigmatic persona of this rare piece. Size: 2’9’’ x 2’10’’ (84 x 86 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $300-500, Sold: $1025
83. Yomut Mafrash/Kap, Possibly Eagle Group, Turkmenistan, First half 19th C. 2’3’’ x 1’4’’ (69 x 41 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. This rare design displays four vertical columns with rams’ horn kochak devices at the top and bottom on an ivory ground. The pattern with its distinctive border is scarce and only a few are known. This is one of the best. A similar kap, missing its top border, is published in ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 198. Fig. 239. Another fine example of this rare type from the Marsh collection is in this sale. Asymmetric knotting, open right, black wefts; thick, heavy handle. Possibly Eagle group, or p-Chodor. $1500-1800, Sold: $2000
84. Yomut Mafrash/Kap, Possibly Eagle Group, or P-Chodor, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th Century.
This is another exceptional trapping related to two other mafrash/kaps from the Marsh Collection in this sale. Note the heavily ornamented diagonally patterned borders that are also seen in Eagle-group weavings. This piece is distinctly different from the others in this collection in that the clear open ivory field is sparingly overlaid by three vertical trees with vigorously hooked branches. Size: 2’6’’ x 1’2’’ (76 x 36 cm).Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, black wool weft. Knot, asymmetric, open right. $1500-2000, Sold: $1500
Weight:
85. Yomut Mafrash/Kap, Igdyr Tribe, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Size: 1’1’’ x ‘9’’ (33 x 23 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $625
Size:
x
$3200
87. Yomut Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Third Quarter 19th C. This trapping displays two ivory panels filled with stylized tree forms often seen in tent bands. It is one of several other earlier pieces in the Marsh Collection for which this theme was used. Here small shrubs and anchor-like devices are used as secondary borders and an original decorative fringe of colorful yarns from the weaver’s supply decorates the lower edge. Size: 2’5’’ x 1’1’’ (74 x 33 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $1215
88. Yomut Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. The field consists of motifs usually found on the fields of Yomut engsis. Size: 2’4’’ x 1’0’’ (71 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Sold: $1750
Size: 2’4’’ x 1’3’’ (71 x 38 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, black wool weft. Knot, symmetric. $800-1200, Sold: $1250
Size: 2’6’’ x 1’1’’ (76 x 33 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Sold: $810
display three and four vertical treelike elements, while this one displays no fewer than seven such devices. Horned kochak appendages are attached along the top and bottom of the ivory field. Size: 2’7’’ x 1’1’’ (79 x 33 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, black wool weft. Knot, symmetric. $800-1200, Start $400
92. Yomut Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. Alternating diagonal rows of serrated and segmented rosettes. Size: 2’0’’ x 0’11’’ (61 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Start: $400
93. Yomut Mafrash/kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th Century.
Size: 1’11’’ x 1’1’’ (58 x 33 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $400-600, Sold: $350
94. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. Four unusually large scale, boldly drawn guls fill the field of this very unusual and rare trapping.
Size: 1’10’’ x 0’10’’ (56 x 25 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2000, Sold: $950
95. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. Unusual layout with repeated archetypal guls wove with magenta silk and white cotton highlights. Size: 2’3’’ x 0’11’’ (69 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1200-1600, Sold: $750
96. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. Robert Pinner wrote that this piece contains a tree with birds and amulets around a central ashik blossom. The Marsh Collection has several examples of this type from early to late 19th century. This is one of the earliest with a mellow patina, fine weave and velvety pile. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 194, fig. 230, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2’1’’ x 0’10’’ (64 x 25 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps slightly depressed. Weft: brown wool, single shoot. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 12 horiz. x 28 vert. per in. (47 x 110 per dm.). $1200-1800, Sold: $4060
97. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. Cotton was introduced by the weaver into the finely woven wool pile Size: 2’3’’ x 0’11’’ (69 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile with cotton highlights, wool warp, wool weft. $1200-1800, Sold: $1025
98. Tekke Torba/Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Attractive and unusual variant of the kochak border, which is drawn in an open, skeletal style, providing an unexpected element of lightness and transparency. Size: 2’4’’ x 1’0’’ (71 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1200-1500, Sold: $895
99. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. An unusual arrangement of four guls on the deeply saturated field surrounded by a kohanak border. Note the delicate elem of delicately drawn floral sprays along the bottom.
Size: 2’5’’ x 1’0’’ (74 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2500, Sold: $1665
100. Tekke Mafrash/Kap w. Silk Aina Gul, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. A finely woven choice trapping with plush wool and cochineal magenta silk highlights in a repeated aina-guil pattern. A narrow elem along the bottom displays spare plant-like motifs and provide an elegant finish to this trapping. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 193, fig. 229, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996.
Size: 2’2’’ x 1’0’’ (66 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool and silk pile, wool warp, wool weft. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps level. Weft: brown wool, 2 shoots. Pile: wool, silk asymmetrical knot open to the right; 13 horiz. X 29 vert. Per inch (51 x 114 per dm.). $1000-1500, Sold: $1375
101. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C.
An unusual layout of four guls, enclosed within a border consisting of stepped Memling-guls. Along the bottom is a row of large nazarlik motifs which resemble Turkmen jewelry and can signify a totemic symbol meant to ward off evil spirits. Size: 2’7’’ x 1’0’’ (79 x 30 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500
102. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, 6-Guls, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th Century. Well-balanced six major guls with crested birdheads and expertly drawn chemche secondary motifs with well-executed double kochak horn elements at the top and bottom and “bow-and-arrow” devices attached to each end of the horizontal axes. Attractive highlights of light blue indigo. Size: 2’5’’ x 0’11’’ (74 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $1215
103. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Ashik blossoms are displayed along the bottom panel, each surmounted by a kochak rams-horn.
Size: 2’6’’ x 0’11’’ (76 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $625
104. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Size: 1’11’’ x 0’11’’ (58 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $810
2’1’’ x 1’0’’ (64 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Start: $500
Size:
$1000-1500, Start: $500
107.
Size: 2’5’’ x 0’10’’ (74 x 25 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, silk highlights, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Start: $500
108.
Size: 2’8’’ x 1’1’’ (81 x 33 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. $800-1200, Start: $400
Size: 2’0’’ x 0’10’’ (61 x 25 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Sold: $500
The “tuning-fork” border provides a good frame for the 9-gul format. Size: 2’3’’ x 0’11’’ (69 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $600-1000, Sold: $1150
111. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Thicker than usual soft pile, nicely composed with an attractive border.
Size: 2’8’’ x 1’2’’ (81 x 36 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $600-1000, Sold: $375
112. Tekke Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Size: 2’6’’ x 1’0’’ (76 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $500-700, Start: $250
113.
in the aina gul quarters and outlines. With hole. Size: 2’1’’ x 1’0’’ (64 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, silk highlights, wool warp, wool weft. $300-500, Start: $150
114.
C. Size: 1’11’’ x 0’10’’ (58 x 25 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, silk highlights, wool warp, wool weft. $300-500, Sold: $190
115. Yomut Chuval, Igdyr Tribe, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. Here is a strong and commanding torba with bold contrasting dyes of deep aubergine and early burnt orange hues of the best quality. The 9 archetypal main guls sound their clarion call amidst the dark ground, interspersed with beautifully drawn chemche secondary motifs. A simple but sturdy box-flower border adds a fitting touch to this outstanding torba. Size: 3’9’’ x 1’7’’ (114 x 48 cm).
Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $3000-5000, Sold: $3000
116. Yomut torba, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th Century. This is an unusual and rare design with repeated Memling guls that center bold 8-pointed stars. Secondary ornaments are spare outlines of diamond guls. Both sets of decorations alternate in color between dark and light indigo blue. Size: 3’2’’ x 1’4’’ (97 x 41 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2500, Sold: $1025
117.
Quarter 19th C. It is rare to find a matching pair of Turkmen trappings that have not been separated during the vagaries of some 175 years of tribal use and commerce. The side-by-side, elaborately detailed kepse guls spaciously float on the open field, while other pairs visually “disappear” beneath the upper and lower borders. This is an example of an “infinite repeat” pattern that gives a sense of movement and continuity. Seen often in early Anatolian weavings and in textiles, it is used sparingly in Turkmen trappings and collectors often find it to be an appealing aesthetic feature. The distinctive border is often associated with Karadashli sub-tribes of the Yomut family. Size: 3’3’’ x 1’6’’ (99 x 46 cm).
Weight: 5 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $3000-5000, Sold: $6250
118. Yomut Torba, Igdyr Tribe, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. 2’7’’ x 1’2’’ (79 x 36 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. The erre gul is often found in the elems of early ensis and as secondary ornaments in Yomut trappings. It is attractive to find the erre motif used as an overall pattern in a diagonal layout. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $765
119. Yomut Spindle Bag, Igdyr Tribe, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th Century. Highly graphic and rare design of serrated leaves with spiky kochak-esque blossoms. This pattern seems to be related to the “white panel” Tekke and Yomut items seen in the Marsh Collection but in 2-panel and 3-panel forms. Note the turreted appendages along the sides and the ornamented diagonal interior border. Size: 2’0’’ x 0’11’’ (61 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. Knot: symmetrical. $800-1200, Sold: $2875
120. Yomut Torba, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. An intriguing and earlier example of an ivory-ground asmalyk design being applied to a torba function. The graphic diagonal lattice of vigorously serrated leaves center erre guls attached to vertical stems. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 196, fig. 235, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2’10’’ x 1’1’’ (86 x 33 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Warp: mostly ivory, some light gray-brown wool, alternate warps level. Weft: brown wool, two shoots. Pile: wool; mostly asymmetrical, rare symmetrical knot; 8 horiz x 19 vert. per in. (31 x 75 per dm.). $1000-1500, Sold: $1875
121.
Size: 2’6’’
1’3’’
122.
Size: 3’2’’ x 1’5’’ (97 x 43 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material:
$600-1000, Sold: $415
123. Tekke (?) Torba, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. A refined weaving with elegant style and spacious composition. The twelve guls are beautifully drawn, well-proportioned and tall giving the entire piece a “lift” which is noble and compelling, even missing the upper edge. The box-flower border displays an additional level of subtle detail rarely seen with the four branching leaves, rather than just two. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 190, fig. 223, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 3’7’’ x 1’6’’ (109 x 46 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Warp: ivory wool, alternate warps level to very slightly depressed. Weft: brown, two shoots. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 12 horiz. x 19 vert. per in. (47 x 75 per dm.) $2000-4000, Sold: $4480
124. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. The tuning-fork border, crested bird heads, crisp drawing, and small blue-green blossoms appearing as amulets throughout the field offer nice surprises in this old Tekke 6-gul torba. The guls are large and well-spaced and the row of spare kochak elements along one end panel add a nice finish. Size: 3’7’’ x 1’4’’ (109 x 41 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $3330
125. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. “Disappearing” guls have a particular appeal to diehard Turkmen collectors and there are several superb examples in the Marsh Collection that display this feature. The top and bottom rows dramatically drop out of the field of view beneath the borders, leaving just the bold middle row to hold center stage. Size: 3’9’’ x 1’6’’ (114 x 46 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $2000-4000, Sold: $3585
126. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, Early to Mid-19th C. Several elements point to an excellent pedigree for this torba: large, well-proportioned guls, single crested birdheads and “T” attachments. The chemche secondary ornaments show double kochak extensions at the upper and lower ends, as well as “bow-and-arrow” ornaments at the ends of the horizontal axes, and an early border. Additionally, early Tekke torbas can have a “blank” space at the top and bottom of the field between the edge of the borders and the field ornaments, making them appear to “float.”. This is an adaptation of an ancient carpet tradition seen in in pre-Ottoman carpet design that entered the Turkmen tradition somewhere and sometime along their long, shared line during the centuries. Size: 3’11’’ x 1’4’’ (119 x 41 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2500, Sold: $1790
127. Tekke Torba,
First Half 19th C. This large torba displays many distinguishing features, including a bold kochak border, six solid-scale guls with double-crested birds, as well as nicely decorated chemche guls with “bow-and-arrow” elements and kochak rams-horn appendages. The torba has its original back and elaborate selvedges. Size: 4’3’’ x 1’5’’ (130 x 43 cm). Weight: 4 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2500, Sold: $1535
C. Size: 3’7’’ x 1’2’’ (109 x 36 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2500, Sold: $1090
128. Tekke
129. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. This is another standout 6-gul torba with handsome proportions and unusually large guls. Expertly woven with soft wool and visually composed, the weaver chose a delicate box-flower border made more refined by the low contrast of the dyes, except for the few hints of white. Size: 3’4’’ x 1’4’’ (102 x 41 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2500, Sold: $2810
130. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C. Woven with a high knot count, this multiple-gul trapping is unusually fine among other Turkmen trappings. The single crested birds inside the guls are clearly drawn. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 189, fig. 222, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 3’9’’ x 1’4’’ (114 x 41 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Warp: light brown wool, alternate warps level to very slightly depressed. Weft: brown, one shoot. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 11 horiz. x 26 vert. per in. (43 x 102 per dm.). Other: one or more columns of symmetrical knots down both selvages. $1200-1800, Sold: $1790
131. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C .
A well-drawn “tuning-fork” border, mellow patina and soft velvety pile distinguish this torba.
Size: 2’6’’ x 0’11’’ (76 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1200-1500, Sold: $895
132. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th C.
The box-flower variant border surrounds a field of nine well-spaced archetypal guls.
Size: 2’2’’ x 1’0’’ (66 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Start: $500
133. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, Circa 1800, or Earlier. Given the large scale of these six guls, the early border, double-crested birds, crisp double-kochak and “bow-and-arrow” appendages on the chemche secondary ornaments, this is a very early example of Tekke weaving. The weaver expanded her tribal ornaments to the maximum limits of the field and they dominate the frame. The right and left edges are missing but take nothing away from this being a major statement of the earliest Tekke work. 2’5’’ x 1’5’’ (74 x 43 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $1625
134. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, Early 19th C. Aaina gul type. One of four pieces of this design type in the Marsh Collection, they are all noted for their deep, dark-toned, saturated dyes, exceptionally fine weave and luxurious springy wool. Magenta silk and white cotton highlights are almost always found in these jewel-like trappings. Size: 2’6’’ x 1’0’’ (76 x 30 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, silk and cotton highlights, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-2000, Sold: $765
135. Tekke Torba, 12-guls, Turkmenistan, First Half 19th Century.
The border consists of the “tuning-fork” motif. Size: 2’2’’ x ‘9’’ (66 x 23 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Sold: $1150
136. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan,
First Half 19th
C.
A box-flower border surrounds the field of six elongated octagonal guls. Size: 2’8’’ x ‘11’’ (81 x 28 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $600-800, Sold: $450
137. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Size: 2’11’’ x 1’7’’ (89 x 48 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $500-700, Sold: $350
138. Tekke Torba, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C.
Size: 3’2’’ x 1’1’’ (97 x 33 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, cotton highlights, wool warp, wool weft. $300-500, Sold: $385
139. Ersari Jollar, Turkmenistan, Mid 19th C. Made by a weaver in the Middle Amu Darya region, this unusually wide trapping was used to decorate the sides of camels in the wedding procession or other festivals. Sturdily woven and colorful with highlights of bluegreen, a broad rectangle centers an elongated Temirjin medallion with serrated motifs and pairs of comb-amulets, flanked by attractive sprays of blossoms on strong stems. Strands of wool along the bottom indicate remains of supplemental fringe the weaver added to adorn her work. These are seen in other pieces in the Marsh Collection. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 192, fig. 227b, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 5’5’’ x 1’8’’ (165 x 51 cm). Weight: 5 lbs $2000-2500, Sold: $6875
140. Ersari Mafrash/Kap, Turkmenistan, Late 19th C., Middle Amu Darya Region, 2’6’’ x 1’5’’ (76 x 43 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. One of Dr. Marsh’s favorite pieces, he liked to quip that the blossom ornaments on this small bag were faces of cats. No doubt this was due to his affection for small felines, which he cared for in his veterinary clinic, nursing many during his long career from the brink of their demise. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 197, fig. 236, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2’6” x 1’5”. Warp: brown wool, alternate warps level. Weft; brown wool, two shoots. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 6 horiz. x 8 vert. per in. (24 x 31 per dm.). $2000-3000, Sold: $1375
141. Ersari/Beshir Long Torba, Middle Amu Darya Region, 19th C. Three bold medallions of the abrova type (Pinner) sit proudly on the saturated red field and express their Central Asian heritage within a culture filled with colorful ikat textiles. These patterns are clearly drawn from those legendary sources. All is framed by a wide, bold border with anchor-like motifs that provide a remarkable sense of movement to the eye. Exhibited: “Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving,” Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2003.
Size: 4’9’’ x 1’7’’ (145 x 48 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1500-2500, Sold: $1535
142. Ersari Torba, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th C. The kejebe design is unusual and here it is expressed in a bold and stylized tribal style, with sharply defined outlines that enhance its graphic clarity. Oversized kochak border elements add to the spirited authenticity of this trapping. Size: 3’4’’ x 1’2’’ (102 x 36 cm).
Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $1000-1500, Sold: $640
Size: 5’2’’
2’8’’
$1000-1500, Sold: $895
$800
145. Ersari, or Kizil Ayak, Chuval, Turkmenistan or Middle Amu Darya, Mid-19th Century. A handsome chuval of deep dimension, making an almost square format. Large chuval guls with stylized dyrnak guls all spaciously composed with satisfying proportions. The elem displays a row of spare bushes with small blossoms and rams horn finials at the top. Size: 4’2’’ x 3’2’’ (127 x 97 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $800-1200, Sold:
146.
Size: 4’4’’ x 1’3’’ (132 x 38 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $600-1000, Sold: $1250
147. Ersari Torba, Middle Amu Darya, Third quarter 19th C. An unusual and cheerful torba with a repeat pattern of large and graphic “X” motifs which appear to float on the field. The narrow, spare border accentuates the bold, dominant field ornaments. Size: 3’4’’ x 1’1’’ (102 x 33 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. $500-1000, Sold: $320
148. Baluch Khorjin Face, Northeast Persia, Last Quarter 19th C. DeWitt Mallary wrote in ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS that an item woven with this fineness and copious use of magenta silk were likely “signs of an object made for a special occasion.” The field is a grid of well-drawn stars with a flatwoven row of small animals marching along the bottom. At the top is an elaborately decorated series of parallel bands which served as the closure system for this choice tribal specimen. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 237, fig. 297, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 1’9’’ x 1’7’’ (53 x 48 cm). Warp wool Z2S, ivory. Weft: wool mid-brown, 2 shoots. Pile wool and silk Z2S, asymmetric knot open left H 11 x V 17=187 knots per square inch. Sides 2 cords of 2 warps each wrapped in weft, overwrapped in dark brown wool. Ends Top: 3.5” of mixed technique non-pile weave including strips of plain weave alternating with complementary weft weave in brown, blue, orange, and white. Bottom: 1” of complementary weft weave in brown, white, and orange. $1000-1500, Sold: $1875
Size:
153. Richard Gibson
Wedderspoon (American, 1889-1976), “Town BenchNaples, Florida,” oil on canvas, signed. Framed. Lot 165, June 13, 2010. Size: 16’’ x 20’’, 41 x 51 cm (stretcher); 20’’ x 24’’, 51 x 61 cm (frame).
$6000 -10000, Sold: $11,250
154. Kenneth R. Nunamaker (American, 1890-1957)
“Figure Opening Red Barn Doors,” oil on board, signed lower right. Framed. Size: 8’’ x 10’’, 20 x 25 cm (board); 9’’ x 11’’, 23 x 28 cm (frame).
$4000-6000, Sold: $3330
155. David Burliuk (Ukrainian, 1882–1967)
“Man with Pigeons,”oil on board, signed. Framed. Provenance: Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Lot 84, December 4, 2011.
Size: 9’’ x 12’’, 23 x 30 cm (board); 17’’ x 20’’, 43 x 51 cm (frame).
$3000-5000, Sold: $2050
156. Roy C. Nuse (American, 1885-1975)
“Bucks County Landscape,” oil on board, verso signed and inscribed. Framed
Size: 14’’ x 10’’, 36 x 25 cm (board); 21.75’’ x 17.5’’, 55 x 44 cm (frame).
$3000-5000, Sold: $3840
157. Ben Austrian (American, 1870-1921) “Chick with Hatched Egg,” 1912, oil on canvas, signed and dated. Framed. Size: 8’’ x 10’’, 20 x 25 cm (stretcher); 10.5’’ x 12.75’’, 27 x 32 cm (frame).
$2000-4000, Sold: $2175
158. George Sotter (American, 1879-1953)
“Breaking Waves,” oil on board, signed, inscribed verso. Framed. Size: 6’’ x 8’’, 15 x 20 cm (board); 10.75’’ x 12.75’’, 27 x 32 cm (frame).
$2000-4000, Sold: $1280
159. Fred Wagner (American, 1860-1940) “Bucks County Winter Landscape,” oil on canvas, signed. Framed. Size: 25’’ x 30’’, 64 x 76 cm (stretcher); 29’’ x 33.75’’, 74 x 86 cm (frame).
$2000-4000, Sold: $3000
160. Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884-1956)
“Winter Creek with Snow,” oil on panel, signed. Framed. Size: 14’’ x 16’’, 36 x 41 cm (panel); 16.5’’ x 18’’, 42 x 46 cm (frame).
$1500-3000, Sold: $4160
161. Susan Gertrude Schell (American, 1891-1970)
Susan Gertrude Schell (American, 1891-1970) “Pennsylvania Winter Day,” oil on board, signed, Framed. Size: 10.5’’ x 10.5’’, 27 x 27 cm (board); 13.5’’ x 13.5’’, 34 x 34 cm (frame). $1500-2500, Sold: $2050
Size:
167. Florence Francis Snell (American, 1850-1946)
“Portrait of Woman, (possibly Estelle) oil on canvas, signed. Framed. Exhibited: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1890. Size: 24’’ x 18’’, 61 x 46 cm (stretcher); 31’’ x 25’’, 79 x 64 cm (frame). $1000-2000, Sold: $5760
166. George Glenn Newell (American, 1890-1944) “Back From the Hills,” oil on board, signed. Verso bears paper label from Salamagundi Club, New York City. Provenance: Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Lot 97, June 25, 2006; J. Massey Rhind; Salmagundi Club, New York, New York; Private Collection, Scotland. Size: 10.75’’ x 8.75’’, 27 x 22 cm (board); 12.5’’ x 10.5’’, 32 x 27 cm (frame). $1000-2000, Sold: $2690
168. John Carleton Wiggins (American,1848-1932)
“Seven Sheep in a Pasture,” 1885, oil on canvas, signed and dated. Unframed. 15’’ x 18’’, 38 x 46 cm (stretcher). $1000-1500, Sold: $1280
169. Franz Von Severdonck (Belgian, 1809-1889)
“Poultry in a Landscape,” 1866, oil on panel, signed and dated, inscribed verso. Framed. Size: 7’’ x 9’’, 18 x 23 cm (panel); 16’’ x 18’’, 41 x 46 cm (frame). $800-1200, Sold: $960
170. Mary Wilson Smith (American, 1819-1874)
“Three Chicks with Injured Chick, oil on board. Framed. Size: 8.5’’ x 11.75’’, 22 x 30 cm (board); 15’’ x 18.5’’, 38 x 47 cm (frame).
$800-1200, Sold: $1535
171.
Manner of William Langson Lathrop (American,
1859-1938)
“Bucks County Landscape,” oil on board, bears signature. Framed. Size: 8’’ x 10’’, 20 x 25 cm (board); 16’’ x 18’’, 41 x 46 cm (frame).
$600-900, Sold: $385
172. Fernand Harvey Lungren (American, 1857-1932) “Thirst,” gouache mixed media. Framed. Note: A similar, large oil on canvas by Lungren titled “Thirst” is in the collection of the AD&A Museum at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Size: 8’’ x 13’’, 20 x 33 cm (sight); 20.5’’ x 24.5’’, 52 x 62 cm (frame). $600-900, Sold: $385
173. Florence Frances Snell (American, 1852-1946) “Marketplace, Chagford Devonshire, England,” oil on board, signed, inscribed verso. Framed. Size: 9’’ x 11’’, 23 x 28 cm (board); 12’’ x 14’’, 30 x 36 cm (frame). $600-900, Sold: $510
174. Julius Bloch (American, 1888-1966)
“Immigrants,” oil on canvas, signed. Framed. Size: 20’’ x 16’’, 51 x 41 cm (stretcher); 24’’ x 20’’, 61 x 51 cm (frame). $600-900, Sold: $1790
175. Joseph Meierhans (American, 1890-1980)
“Abstract Star,” oil on board, signed. Framed. Size: 32’’ x 28’’, 81 x 71 cm (board); 39.5’’ x 35.5’’, 100 x 90 cm (frame). $600-900, Sold: $2050
177. Elizabeth Fisher Washington (American, 1871-1953)
“Harbor Scene,” oil on board, signed. Framed. Size: 13’’ x 14’’, 33 x 36 cm (board); 15.75’’ x 16.75’’, 40 x 43 cm (frame). $600-1000, Sold: $830
176.
Mary Elizabeth Price (American, 1877-1965)
“Tulips in a Vase,” oil on board. Framed. Size: 9.5’’ x 7.5’’, 24 x 19 cm (sight); 16.5’’ x 13.5’’, 42 x 34 cm (frame). $600-900, Sold: $385
178. Ben Austrian (American, 1870-1921)
“Palm Tree by the Sea,” oil on board, signed. Framed. Size: 6.25’’ x 4.25’’, 16 x 11 cm (sight); 10’’ x 8.5’’, 25 x 22 cm (frame). $600-900, Sold: $610
179. American School (19th/20th
Century)
“Still Life with Peaches, 1876, oil on canvas, dated and initialed: W.H. Framed. Size: 6’’ x 8’’, 15 x 20 cm (stretcher); 14’’ x 16’’, 36 x 41 cm (frame). $500-800, Sold: $575
180. Harry J. Oshiver (American, 1888-1974)
“Boats at Dusk,” 1923, oil on board, signed, verso inscribed and dated. Framed. Size: 6’’ x 8.75’’, 15 x 22 cm (board); 9.75’’ x 12.25’’, 25 x 31 cm (frame). $400-600, Sold: $250
181. Alice Kent Stoddard (American, 1883-1976) Portrait of David Krumbhaar,” c. 1935, oil on canvas, signed, verso titled. Framed. Size: 25’’ x 21’’, 64 x 53 cm (stretcher); 28.5’’ x 24.5’’, 72 x 62 cm (frame). $400-800, Sold: $810
182. Julius Bloch
(American 1888-1966)
“Peaches and Pear,” 19521956, oil on canvas, signed upper left, verso titled and dated. Framed. Provenance: Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Lot 3139, February 22. 2004. Size: 8’’ x 10’’, 20 x 25 cm (stretcher); 15’’ x 17’’, 38 x 43 cm (frame).
$400-800, Sold: $2125
183. Dutch Style Interior
“Arranging Flowers” oil on canvas indistinctly signed lower right: J.F. Hardwig. Framed. Size: 17’’ x 21’’, 43 x 53 cm (stretcher); 22’’ x 26’’, 56 x 66 cm (frame).
$300-600, Sold: $225
184. Fred Wagner (American, 1860-1940)
“Farm in the Snow,” pastel on paper. Framed. Size: 9.5’’ x 11.5’’, 24 x 29 cm (sight); 16.75’’ x 18.75’’, 43 x 48 cm (frame). $300-500, Start: $150
185. American School (19th/20th Century)
“Native American Chief,” oil on board. Framed. Size: 30’’ x 20’’, 76 x 51 cm (board); 33.5’’ x 23.5’’, 85 x 60 cm (frame). $300-500, Sold: $385
186. Mary E. Marshall (American, 20th century) “Harbor Scene,” oil on board, signed. Framed. Size: 14’’ x 12’’, 36 x 30 cm (board); 17.75’’ x 15.75’’, 45 x 40 cm (frame). $300-600, Sold: $510
187. Manner of Mary Wilson Smith (American, 1819-1874), Manner of. “3 Yellow and 2 Black Chicks, oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance: The Leigh Marsh Collection, Philadelphia, PA. Size: 8’’ x 10’’, 20 x 25 cm (stretcher); 13.5’’ x 16’’, 34 x 41 cm (frame). $300-500, Start: $150
188. English School (19th/20th Century)
“Cattle Drinking from a Pond,” oil on canvas. Framed. Size: 7.5’’ x 9.5’’, 19 x 24 cm (stretcher); 13’’ x 15.25’’, 33 x 39 cm (frame).
$300-500, Sold: $250
189.
English School (19th/20th Century)
“House by a Creek,” oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance: Size: 7’’ x 10’’, 18 x 25 cm (stretcher); 13’’ x 16’’, 33 x 41 cm (frame). $300-500, Sold: $190
190. Herbert Sartelle (American, 1885-1955)
“Desert Scene,” oil on board, signed, Framed.
Size: 6’’ x 8’’, 15 x 20 cm (board); 10’’ x 12’’, 25 x 30 cm (frame).
$200-400, Sold: $350
191. Artist Unknown
Size: 8.5’’ x 10.75’’, 22 x 27 cm (board); 12’’ x 14’’, 30 x 36 cm (frame).
$200-400, Sold: $450
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IMPORT/EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the United States, such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of Property from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the Buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of said Property.
BUYERS BREACH. If the Buyer breaches any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all Property for which it is the highest successful bidder, MC may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the Buyer to the damages caused by the Buyers breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the Buyer has failed to pay in full the purchase price, holding the Buyer liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.
GOVERNING LAW. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The Buyer agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this Agreement may be brought, and any action against MC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any federal court sitting therein. The Buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.
AMENDMENTS TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS. No claimed modification or amendment of this Agreement on the part of any party shall be deemed extant, enforceable or provable unless it is in writing that has been signed by the parties to this Agreement. No course of dealing and no delay or omission on the part of MC in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right or any other right and waiver on any one or more occasions shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy of MC on any future occasion.
