Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets | Skinner Auction 2845B

Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets

Sale 2845B

September 26, 2015

Boston

Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets

Specialists

Lawrence Kearney

Erika Jorjorian

Department Director 508.970.3247

508.970.3247

Auction Information Auction 2845B

Preview

Absentee Bidding

Saturday, September 26 1PM

Thursday, September 24 12 to 5PM

T: 617.874.4318 F: 617.350.5429

63 Park Plaza Boston, MA

Friday, September 25 12 to 7PM Saturday, September 26 9 to 11:30AM

General Inquiries 617.350.5400

SkinnerLive! skinnerinc.com

View all lots online at www.skinnerinc.com

cover : 170 ; frontispiece : 77 interior back cover : 178 ; back cover : 107

American & European Works of Art Auction 2704B 02/07/2014 4:00 PM EST Lot 632 Of 689 - Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Red Circus Horse

M Y AC T IVIT Y AU C T IO N LO G O U T

Audio may be subject to delay!

Follow the bid button and message center.

Estimate: Current bid:

Report Problems LIVE NOW!!

SK2148

$40,000 - $60,000 $110,000



Message Center

Click on left/ right side of image to see previous/ next image

Play sounds

$110,000 Floor Bidder $105,000 Floor Bidder $100,000 Floor Bidder $95,000 Floor Bidder $90,000 Internet Bidder SK2149 Online bidder SK2149 requests bid of $90,000 on lot 632 $85,000 Floor Bidder $80,000 Floor Bidder $75,000 Floor Bidder

Bid online with SkinnerLive! www.skinnerinc.com

• online@skinnerinc.com 2

+1 508.970.3279

Table of Contents 1

Auction & Specialist Information

2

Web Site & Online Bidding

4

Carpets by Size

5

Lots 1-330

67

Conditions of Sale

68

Map & Driving Directions

69

Absentee Bid Form

70

Company Directors & Specialty Departments

71

Administrative Staff & Client Services

Please Note: All lots sold subject to our Conditions of Sale.

Please refer to page 67 of this catalog for the full terms and conditions governing your purchase.

Copyright Š Skinner, Inc. 2015 All rights reserved MA/Lic. #2304

Carpets by Size Sultanabad............................ 21 ft. 7 in. by 13 ft. 6 in.......... Lot 139

Heriz...................................... 11 ft. 9 in. by 8 ft. 6 in.............. Lot 30

Northwest Persian Gallery..... 21 ft. by 7 ft. 7 in.................... Lot 176

Heriz...................................... 11 ft. 1 in. by 8 ft. 6 in............ Lot 214

Antique Fereghan Sarouk..... 20 ft. by 13 ft. 10 in................ Lot 212

Lut-Zweiler............................ 11 ft. 6 in. by 8 ft. 1 in............ Lot 323

Kashan.................................. 19 ft. 2 in. by 14 ft. 4 in.......... Lot 170

Heriz...................................... 11 ft. by 8 ft. 8 in.................... Lot 120

Kashan.................................. 19 ft. 8 in. by 12 ft. 2 in.......... Lot 301

Kerman.................................. 11 ft. 6 in. by 8 ft. 7 in............ Lot 326

Serapi.................................... 18 ft. 10 in. by 11 ft. 1 in........ Lot 325

Serapi.................................... 11 ft. by 8 ft. 4 in.................... Lot 178

Northwest Persian................. 17 ft. 9 in. by 14 ft. 8 in.......... Lot 264

Baktiari.................................. 11 ft. 8 in. by 7 ft. 2 in.............. Lot 15

Sarouk................................... 17 ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 8 in.......... Lot 328

Bidjar..................................... 11 ft. 5 in. by 7 ft. 5 in............ Lot 118

Malayer Corridor................... 17 ft. 7 in. by 8 ft. 9 in............ Lot 329

Heriz...................................... 11 ft. by 7 ft. 10 in.................... Lot 29

Kashan.................................. 16 ft. 2 in. by 10 ft. 3 in.......... Lot 327

Heriz...................................... 11 ft. 2 in. by 7 ft. 1 in............ Lot 174

Bidjar Gallery ........................ 16 ft. by 7 ft............................ Lot 111

Shirvan.................................. 11 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 4 in.............. Lot 60

Dhurrie................................... 15 ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 7 in.......... Lot 226

Northwest Persian Gallery..... 11 ft. 2 in. by 6 ft. 3 in............ Lot 177

Sivas...................................... 15 ft. 5 in. by 10 ft.................. Lot 206

Mahal..................................... 11 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 5 in.............. Lot 28

Kashan.................................. 15 ft. by 9 ft. 8 in.................... Lot 300

Sultanabad............................ 10 ft. 6 in. by 9 ft. 1 in............ Lot 119

Bidjar..................................... 15 ft. 7 in. by 8 ft. 10 in.......... Lot 263

Art Deco................................ 10 ft. 2 in. by 7 ft. 7 in.............. Lot 69

Indo-Sarouk........................... 14 ft. 6 in. by 12 ft.................. Lot 213

Tekke Main............................ 10 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 9 in.............. Lot 89

Aubusson ............................. 14 ft. 10 in. by 9 ft. 4 in.......... Lot 209

Chinese................................. 10 ft. 9 in. by 6 ft. .................. Lot 266

Serapi.................................... 13 ft. by 11 ft. 5 in.................. Lot 110

Soumak................................. 10 ft. 1 in. by 6 ft. 8 in............ Lot 231

Serapi.................................... 13 ft. 11 in. by 10 ft. 1 in........ Lot 216

North Caucasian................... 10 ft. 8 in. by 5 ft. 5 in............ Lot 158

Sultanabad............................ 13 ft. 4 in. by 10 ft. 5 in.......... Lot 138

Yomud................................... 10 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 8 in............ Lot 246

Serapi.................................... 13 ft. by 10 ft.......................... Lot 215

Qashqai................................. 10 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 4 in............ Lot 288

Lavar Kerman........................ 13 ft. 10 in. by 9 ft. 9 in.......... Lot 121

Aubusson.............................. 9 ft. 10 in. by 12 ft. 9 in.......... Lot 207

Heriz...................................... 13 ft. 2 in. by 9 ft. 6 in............ Lot 171

Heriz...................................... 9 ft. 3 in. by 9 ft. 2 in.............. Lot 173

Serapi.................................... 13 ft. 7 in. by 9 ft. 3 in............ Lot 108

Aubusson.............................. 9 ft. 3 in. by 8 ft...................... Lot 208

Ushak.................................... 13 ft. 6 in. by 9 ft.................... Lot 205

Mehraban.............................. 9 ft. 7 in. by 7 ft. 1 in.............. Lot 297

Tabriz..................................... 12 ft. 9 in. by 10 ft. 7 in.......... Lot 299

Kerman.................................. 9 ft. 4 in. by 7 ft. 2 in.............. Lot 182

Lillihan................................... 12 ft. 7 in. by 10 ft. 9 in.......... Lot 261

Shahsavan Flatweave........... 9 ft. 9 in. by 6 ft. 6 in. ............ Lot 224

Hadji-Jalili Tabriz................... 12 ft. by 9 ft. 5 in.................... Lot 140

Lut-Zweiler............................ 9 ft. 7 in. by 6 ft. 5 in................ Lot 65

Tabriz..................................... 12 ft. 7 in. by 9 ft. 3 in............ Lot 211

Kuba Soumak........................ 9 ft. 1 in. by 6 ft. ...................... Lot 53

Tabriz.................................... 12 ft. 5 in. by 9 ft. .................. Lot 262

Antique Gabbeh.................... 9 ft. 11 in. by 5 ft. 3 in............ Lot 166

Ushak.................................... 12 ft. 4 in. by 9 ft.................... Lot 330

Qashqai Prayer...................... 9 ft. 1 in. by 5 ft. 6 in.............. Lot 123

Art Deco................................ 12 ft. 2 in. by 9 ft. 1 in.............. Lot 70

Ersari Main............................ 8 ft. 10 in. by 7 ft. 3 in.............. Lot 84

Tabriz..................................... 12 ft. 3 in. by 8 ft. 11 in.......... Lot 122

Ersari..................................... 8 ft. 1 in. by 6 ft. 6 in.............. Lot 244

Kashan.................................. 12 ft. 3 in. by 8 ft. 10 in............ Lot 64

Art Deco................................ 8 ft. 3 in. by 5 ft. 2 in................ Lot 68

Heriz...................................... 12 ft. 3 in. by 8 ft. 10 in.......... Lot 324

Gabbeh.................................. 7 ft. 7 in. by 6 ft. 5 in.............. Lot 167

Kerman.................................. 12 ft. 5 in. by 8 ft. 5 in............ Lot 179

Chinese “Lion Dog”............... 7 ft. 11 in. by 5 ft.................... Lot 143

Shahsavan Kilim.................... 12 ft. by 7 ft. 6 in.................... Lot 225

Baotou................................... 5 ft. 8 in. by 8 ft. 6 in.............. Lot 142

Bidjar..................................... 11 ft. 10 in. by 9 ft. 1 in.......... Lot 296 Heriz...................................... 11 ft. 5 in. by 9 ft. 10 in.......... Lot 172 Chinese................................. 11 ft. 6 in. by 9 ft. 1 in............ Lot 141 Chinese................................. 11 ft. 7 in. by 9 ft.................... Lot 204 Mahal..................................... 11 ft. 10 in. by 8 ft. 8 in.......... Lot 298 Heriz...................................... 11 ft. 10 in. by 8 ft. 7 in.......... Lot 109 Kerman.................................. 11 ft. 8 in. by 8 ft. 10 in.......... Lot 260

4

6

1 Kirsehir Prayer Rug, Central Anatolia, late 19th century, concentric magenta, gold, navy, ivory, and soft green sawtooth and latchhooked niches below apple green spandrels inset with several stylized rosettes, all within a gold cruciform in curled and hooked diamondpatterned main border, multiple meandering ribbon minor borders, 5 ft. x 3 ft. 3 in. $1,200-1,500 2 Bergama Yastik and a Fragment, West Anatolia, late 19th century, the yastik with three red and light green hooked diamonds flanked by half diamonds on an ivory field, all within a chevron variant border, 2 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 10 in., the fragment with an allover staggered design of ivory eight-pointed starsin-diamonds on a medium blue field, ribbonpatterned side borders, 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. $800-1,000

3 Konya Kilim, Central Anatolia, third quarter 19th century, the contiguous vertical row of large-scale hexagons issuing large ram’s horn devices and inset with polychrome latch-hooked diamonds and small sawtooth devices all on an ivory field, reciprocal ram’s horn-patterned side borders, stepped polygon and hooked diamond end panels, 12 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $800-1,000 4 East Anatolian Prayer Kilim, 19th century, the olive green stepped mihrab with remnants of metal thread and a central “tree of life” flanked by cypress trees, magenta spandrels inset with similar motifs, all within a light beige shield-patterned main border, multiple royal blue minor borders with stepped diamonds and comb devices, 6 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. $800-1,000

5 Makri Rug, Southwest Anatolia, second half 19th century, the pale gold field inset with a royal blue elongated octagon with a highly stylized carnation and vine pattern, all within a brown wide angular vine and blossompatterned main border, ivory carnation design minor border, 5 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $600-800

6 Bordjalou Kazak Prayer Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with two concentric latch-hooked diamonds flanked by elongated hexagons and octagons inset with latch-hooked devices and four quadrupeds, all within an ivory and chocolate brown reciprocal quatrefoil variant main border, multiple “running dog”-patterned minor borders, 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $1,200-1,500

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

5

21

7 Kuba Long Rug, Northeast Caucasus, third quarter 19th century, the royal blue field with an allover serrated lattice design inset with polychrome stylized blossoms, all within an ivory “crab” main border with aubergine highlights, multiple barber pole striped minor borders, 8 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000 8 Shirvan “Karagashli” Rug, East Caucasus, late 19th century, the midnight blue field with three stepped and concentric latch-hooked diamonds flanked by two large “flame” palmettes and other smaller geometric devices, all within a cream-colored “dragon’s tooth” main border, light blue stylized rosette minor border, 9 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. $500-700

6

9 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, a single row of six “Memling” gul medallions on a red field enclosed by highly stylized diamonds and rosettes, all within an ivory stepped diamond main border, multiple minor borders displaying polychrome squares, rosettes, and a reciprocal trefoil pattern, 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $2,500-3,000 10 Karabagh Long, South Caucasus, late 19th century, the field comprised of two rows of polychrome “Memling” gul medallions divided by a contiguous row of diamonds at the center, all within a small-scale “crab” main border, multiple reciprocal sawtooth minor borders, 9 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $800-1,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

11 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the large royal blue and ivory “keyhole” medallion inset with octagons on a brick red field sparsely decorated with latchhooked diamonds, confronting quadrupeds and stylized figures, all within a medium blue hooked diamond-in-octagon pattern main border, multiple reciprocal sawtooth minor borders, 8 ft. x 6 ft. 2 in. $600-800 12 South Caucasian Rug, late 19th century, the large brown, red, blue/green, and ivory zoomorphic medallion inset with stepped diamonds, eight-pointed stars in octagons and stylized rosettes all on a red field enclosed by latch-hooked diamonds and rosettes, all within a royal blue blossoming palmette and serrated leaf main border, multiple ribbonpatterned minor borders, 9 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 3 in. $1,200-1,500

13 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the gold field with an allover highly stylized staggered blossom design all within a wide red “snowflake” rosette and “S” motif main border, multiple stylized rosettepatterned minor borders, 7 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. $3,000-3,500

18 Malayer Rug, West Persia, c. 1900, the navy sawtooth lozenge on an ivory field and inset with highly stylized polychrome tulips, all within an ivory serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, multiple meandering floral minor borders, 6 ft. x 3 ft. 7 in. $600-800

14 Kurd Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, two contiguous stepped and concentric light red and brown diamonds with arrow side pendants and inset with highly stylized serrated leaves, small diamonds, octagons, figures, and combs all on a light beige and pale yellow field displaying similar devices, all within a royal blue octagon and bar-patterned main border, 6 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft.

5 in. $800-1,000

19 Afshar Rug, South Persia, late 19th century, the light red field rendered as an architectural interior inset with geometric devices of various sizes in shades of blue, gold, ivory, and brown, all within a highly stylized curled and serrated leaf main border, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 11 in. $600-800

15 Baktiari Carpet, Central Persia, late 19th/ early 20th century, two large ivory and maroon gabled medallions inset with abrashed medium blue zoomorphic palmettes on a navy field and flanked by highly stylized doubleheaded birds, rosettes, and diamond-shaped palmettes, all within multiple serrated leaf and “wineglass” borders, reciprocal sawtoothpatterned minor borders, 11 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. $600-800 16 Northwest Persian Long Rug, late 19th century, the red field with an angular framework displaying latch-hooked octagons and sawtooth medallions inset with eightpointed stars, all within a soft brown serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, multiple medium blue floral meander minor borders, 9 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. $800-1,000 17 Antique Hamadan Long Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the navy elongated hexagonal shaped center medallion, inset with the bust of a decorated military man flanked by two headless figures and highly stylized geometric devices on a small-scale staggered diamond-patterned lozenge with two larger pendanted diamonds, on an ivory field with stylized birds, “boteh” and diamonds, all within a navy serrated leaf and rosette main border, 9 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. $600-800

20 Bidjar “Wagireh,” Northwest Persia, c. 1890, the wide navy bottom panel inset with a network of curled interlacing vines enclosing polychrome rosettes below a salmon and beige midsection with large palmettes several issuing wild beasts and vines, the top panel with curled and serrated leaves each enclosing a single palmette, all within stylized meandering vine and leaf-patterned side borders, 3 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. $1,000-1,200

21 Moroccan Pieced and Appliqué Saph Wall Hanging, late 19th century, the field comprised of five empty silk and velvet prayer niches in alternating emerald green and red divided by gold borders, all below two wide horizontal bands inset with a reciprocal scalloped prayer niche pattern, 7 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. $1,500-2,000 22 Fereghan Sarouk Rug, West Persia, late 19th century, the ivory field inset with a pendanted and lobed floral cartouche, spandrels with a similar design and including sawtooth quartermedallions, all within a red highly stylized meandering vine and palmette border, 5 ft. x 3 ft. 4 in. $600-800

23 Antique Fereghan Sarouk Rug, West Persia, c. 1900, the floral center medallion inset with curled and interlacing vines and large palmette pendants on a light olive-colored blossoming field, all within a navy rosette and vine main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 6 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $1,500-1,800 24 “Mishan” Malayer Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, the ivory field with two floral medallions issuing radial palmettes and large curled split vines with small-scale blossoming vine-pattern throughout, all within an angular vine and “turtle”-patterned main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. $1,000-1,200 25 Senneh Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the deep indigo field with an allover lattice design of stylized palmettes and rosettes in shades of red, royal blue, and ivory, all within a red “turtle” palmette and angular vine-patterned main border, multiple medium blue floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $1,000-1,200 26 Baktiari Rug, Central Persia, early 20th century, the red field with large highly stylized polychrome rosettes in three rows divided by light blue contiguous diamonds, all within an ivory hooked “S” and palmette main border, multiple ribbon and triangle-patterned minor borders, 6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $800-1,000 27 Bidjar Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the navy field with an allover largescale “mina khani” design, all within an ivory stylized palmette and “boteh”-patterned main border, multiple contiguous vine, “boteh” and stylized rosette minor borders, 9 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. $1,800-2,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

7

30 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the red field with an allover angular vine, palmette, serrated leaf, and blossom design in light blue, salmon, ivory, and light green, all within a wide navy meandering vine and rosette-patterned main border, 11 ft. 9 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. $1,000-1,500 31 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c. 1860, the black eight-pointed center medallion with bold ivory and light blue highlights, enclosed by sinuous and elongated “boteh” all on a red ground, 6 ft. x 6 ft.

Literature: For a similar example please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, frontispiece and plate 166, p. 345, and Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, plate 33, pp. 248 and 249. $600-800 32 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c. 1860, the green undecorated center panel within a larger dark blue floral medallion, surrounded by a dramatic undulating light blue contiguous band, empty polychrome lappets at each end, 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, p. 257. $2,000-2,200 33 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c. 1870, the black eight-lobed center medallion issuing eight long-stemmed ivory floral forms with polychrome lappets on all four sides, 6 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. $600-800

28

28 Mahal Carpet, West Persia, early 20th century, the red field with an allover smallscale blossoming vine pattern with several large staggered floral cruciform medallions in navy, ivory, apple green, and gold, all within an abrashed royal blue palmette, serrated leaf, and angular vine main border, 11 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. $2,000-2,500

8

29 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the eight-pointed and pendanted royal blue and salmon-colored center medallion on a red cartouche all on a light blue field with an allover highly stylized serrated leaf, vine, and palmette design, quarter-medallion spandrels, all within a royal blue “turtle” palmette-patterned main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 11 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in. $1,500-1,800

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

34 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1870, featuring a black central quatrefoil medallion with an ivory surround, flanked by a pair of elongated “boteh” terminating in a series of complex spirals, all within an inner border of smaller confronting “boteh,” applied side borders, 10 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 210, p.

350. $2,200-2,500 35 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1875, the dramatic contiguous and undulating black band enclosing a field of sinuous elongated bent-tip “boteh,” within stylized floral side borders and polychrome embroidered lappets at both ends, 10 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $2,200-2,500

36 Kerman “Moon” Shawl, Southeast Persia, c. 1850, featuring an apple green center medallion and matching corners floating on a soft red field with an allover mirror-image “boteh” lattice design, 5 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. $800-1,200 37 Chinese Mat, Ningxia, late 19th century, the royal and light blue fretwork center medallion enclosed by an allover diamond floral lattice design in shades of gold, light beige, and blue, “wan”-in-fret-patterned spandrels, all within a meandering “wan” and cloud main border, pearl minor border, 4 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. $600-800 38 Chinese Saddle Cover, Ningxia, 19th century, the royal and light blue and gold peony center medallion enclosed by an allover diamond floral lattice design, all within a royal blue peony main border, pearl minor border, 3 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. $800-1,000 39 Chinese Mat, Ningxia, second half 19th century, four royal blue and gold confronting “lion dogs” and blossoming vines enclosing a small central coin medallion on a red/beige field, all within a land and sea landscape border, 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. $600-800 40 Two Chinese Mats, Ningxia, 19th century, one with a large central blossom enclosed by an allover floral diamond lattice design in shades of light red, light blue and beige on a navy field within a fretwork-patterned main border, pearl minor border, 4 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft.

3 in., and one with two floral roundels on a gold field enclosed by eight-pointed rosettes, all within a contiguous diamond lattice main border, pearl-patterned minor border, 4 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. $800-1,000 44

41 Angora Ushak Rug, West Anatolia, 19th century, the empty soft gold field below an apple green mihrab inset with an allover small-scale staggered red diamond pattern, all within a five-pointed rosette and split vinepatterned main border, 5 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $600-800 42 Ushak Rug, West Anatolia, early 20th century, the ivory field with an allover small-scale lattice design with soft green spandrels, all within a salmon rosette and meandering split and serrated vine border, 6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. $800-1,000

43 West Anatolian Yastik, c. 1880, the large central red and emerald green pendanted flowerhead inset with comb-like detail and flanked by highly stylized rosettes and ivory spandrels issuing highly stylized blossoms, all within an ivory highly stylized leaf-patterned border, 3 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 11 in.

44 Konya Long Rug, Central Anatolia, mid19th century, four large hooked cruciform medallions in light blue and red with spandrels issuing large hooks all on alternating red and blue squares, all within an abrashed light red serrated polygon main border, 12 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. $2,200-2,500

Literature: For a similar example please see: Yastiks, Brian Morehouse, 1996, no. 13, p. 37. $800-1,200

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

9

50

45 Konya Kilim, Central Anatolia, second half 19th century, the two separate halves comprised of wide horizontal bands inset with large concentric latch-hooked hexagons in shades of red, ivory, aubergine, blue, brown, and salmon, 13 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. and 13 ft.

10 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. $1,500-1,800

46 Central Anatolian Prayer Kilim, third quarter 19th century, the red mihrab inset with four latch-hooked and serrated medallions below apple green spandrels, all within a wide ivory border of polychrome “elibelinde” devices, 5 ft.

1 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $700-900 47 Shahsavan Kilim, Northwest Persia, c. 1900, the red field with an allover design of largescale concentric sawtooth hexagons in ivory, royal and medium blue, apple green, red, and apricot on a red field, all within a reciprocal trefoil-patterned border, 11 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 1 in. $1,200-1,500

10

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

48 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the abrashed blue field and inner red panel inset with an allover large-scale design of octagonal-shaped rosettes with four quadrupeds at the bottom, all within an ivory “starburst”-in-square pattern main border, blue/green and red reciprocal trefoil outer border, 9 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $2,200-2,500

51

49 Zakatala Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, the blue/green center panel inset with large double latch-hooked diamonds enclosed by large “S” motifs, all within a gold bracketed Greek “E”-patterned border, 5 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft.

10 in. $1,000-1,200

50 Karachov Kazak, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, the large ivory central octagon inset with latch-hooked devices on a green field flanked by four ivory eight-pointed star in latch-hooked squares, small-scale latch-hooked octagons, diamonds, and “S” motifs, all within a red serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, multiple reciprocal sawtooth-patterned minor borders, 6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. $1,500-1,800

51 “Lori Pambak” Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with a large ivory octagon inset with a typical apple green zoomorphic medallion and palmettes, flanked by two latch-hooked octagons inset with a large eight-pointed star and smaller hooked devices, quadrupeds, and a single figure, all within a highly stylized serrated leaf main border, 7 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. $3,000-4,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

11

52

52 Kazak Soumak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, mid-19th century, comprised of gold, and navy lobed diamonds inset with apple green octagons on a rust-colored field flanked by small-scale zoomorphic elements including quadrupeds with curled tails, all within a chocolate brown highly stylized meandering vine main border, ivory rosette minor borders, “running dog”-patterned outer guardstripe, 8 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $600-800

12

53 Kuba Soumak Carpet, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, three contiguous eightpointed gabled medallions inset with concentric octagons on a terra-cotta field with endless knot devices, and stylized rosettes, all within a contiguous latch-hooked hexagonpatterned main border, “running dog” minor border, 9 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. $1,500-1,800

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

54 Shirvan Prayer Rug, East Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with a large-scale diamond lattice design inset with polychrome highly stylized palmettes all below an ivory double latch-hooked rectangle, small and large comb devices and birds above the niche, all within a royal blue contiguous diamondpatterned border, 3 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. $1,000-1,500

56

55 Armenian Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the allover diamond lattice pattern inset with ivory, navy, red, and green hooked cruciform motifs all on a gold field, all within an ivory serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, multiple reciprocal sawtoothpatterned minor borders, 6 ft. x 3 ft. 11 in. $1,500-1,800

56 Northwest Persian Rug, late 19th century, the large polychrome blossoming “tree of life” inset with stylized birds of various sizes, flanked by two vases with flowering shrubs, all on a gold field and within a chocolate brown palmette, angular vine and serrated leaf main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 1 in.

57 Kurd Rug, Northwest Persia, 19th century, the light beige field with a large-scale design of red and blue stylized blossoms and serrated leaves, all within multiple highly stylized meandering rosette, leaf, and vine-patterned borders, 5 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. $600-800

Literature: For a very similar example please see the cover of Hali magazine, Issue 34, Vol. 9, No. 2. $1,500-1,800

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

13

61

58 Antique Hamadan Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the light red sawtooth-edged and hooked cartouche inset with confronting animals, and light blue baskets with blossoms inset with a navy lozenge with various smallscale geometric devices and highly stylized animals, all on a navy field of similar design, multiple meandering vine, rosette, and “boteh” borders, 6 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. $800-1,000

14

59 Luri Rug, Southwest Persia, early 20th century, three large eight-pointed medallions inset with latch-hooked diamonds on a royal blue field with an allover small-scale highly stylized “boteh” design, all within multiple hooked “S” motif borders, 9 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. $800-1,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

60 Shirvan Carpet, East Caucasus, c. 1900, three large red and royal blue stepped diamonds inset with highly stylized rosettes all on a navy field with small-scale stylized blossoms, birds, and diamonds, royal blue quarter-medallion spandrels, all within multiple borders displaying latch-hooked rectangles, octagons, barber pole stripes, “boteh,” and a meandering carnation and vine pattern, 11 ft.

6 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. $2,500-3,000

61 Malayer Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the indigo field with an allover largescale polychrome lattice design with highly stylized palmettes, split vines, and other small blossoms, all within a red contiguous blossoming shrub-patterned main border, floral meander minor border, 6 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft.

11 in. $1,200-1,500 62 Lillihan Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the navy field with an allover largescale floral lattice design all within a salmoncolored large-scale “crab” border, 7 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000 63 Kashan Rug, Central Persia, early 20th century, the medium blue field with a finely drawn pendanted verdant center medallion below an inscription, flanked by several floral sprays and an interlacing vine and radial palmette faux border, all within a red palmette and split blossoming vine main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $1,500-1,800 64 Kashan Carpet, Central Persia, second quarter 20th century, the ivory and terracotta lobed and pendanted center medallion on a navy field with an allover large-scale polychrome blossoming vine and palmette design, concentric floral spandrels, all within an abrashed terra-cotta split vine and palmette main border, multiple meandering vine and carnation-patterned minor borders, 12 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. $2,000-2,500 65 Lut-Zweiler “Serapi” Carpet, Austria, 20th century, the navy and light red pendanted cruciform center medallion inset with large palmettes and issuing highly stylized angular vines and leaves all on an ivory field, salmon spandrels with navy quarter-medallions, all within a red “turtle” palmette and angular vine and serrated leaf-patterned main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 9 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000

66 Bessarabian Kilim, Southwestern Europe, c. 1920, the variegated sawtooth brown field with an allover highly stylized large-scale calla lily and vine pattern in apple green shades of red, and ivory, 6 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. $1,200-1,500

66

67 Bessarabian Kilim, Southeastern Europe, late 19th/early 20th century, the mossy green field with an allover large-scale design of highly stylized footed vases with blossoming shrubs within a floating zigzag rosette and leaf border all in magenta, aubergine, ivory, and light green, ivory reciprocal sawtooth-patterned guard border, 12 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. $1,200-1,500

68 Art Deco Carpet, Europe, c. 1930, the olive green field with a large pointed ovoid medallion inset with a highly stylized design of two large circles and ovals floating atop large bars all in shades of brown and gold, sparsely enclosed by similar elements throughout the field, 8 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. $1,500-1,800

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

15

69

69 Art Deco Carpet, Europe, c. 1930, the large, four-scalloped edge, cruciform medallion in shades of brown inset with magenta “V” devices, a maroon rectangle and several scattered leaves and stylized tulips, all on a light beige field within multiple borders in shades of magenta inset with a similar design, 10 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 7 in. $3,000-4,000

16

70 Art Deco-style Hooked Carpet, America, dated 1949, the central square lozenge inset with a medium blue lobed diamond with pendants enclosed by a large-scale foliate design all on an empty aubergine field with a faux border of similar design, all within a wide concentric stepped and contiguous diamond border, initials “M.O., ‘49” in one corner, 12 ft.

2 in. x 9 ft. 1 in. $1,200-1,500

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

71 Tashkent Suzani, Uzbekistan, late 19th century, the large central magenta eightpointed star issuing highly stylized vines and oversized triangular flowerheads flanked by a roundel at each corner, within a floral meander minor border, the main border inset with a repeating design of large roundels encircled by indigo vines and polychrome stylized leaves, 9 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 1 in. $2,000-2,500

71

72 Lakai Needlepoint Ilguch Kap, Uzbekistan, early 20th century, comprised of an allover large-scale design of staggered latch-hooked diamonds in gold, emerald green, ivory, and light blue on a magenta and black ground with finely knotted fringe at the bottom, 2 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 5 in. $1,000-1,200

73 Pair of Uzbek AppliquĂŠ and Embroidered Boots, early 20th century, comprised of tan, aubergine, light red, apple green, and dark green naturally dyed leather floriform roundels and curled zoomorphic segments each outlined with polychrome embroidery, gray canvas inner lining, 1 ft. (height) x 10 in. (heel to toe length) x 3 1/2 in. (at widest point). $800-1,000

74 Samarkand Suzani, Uzbekistan, c. 1900, comprised of an allover large-scale contiguous design of magenta and gold eight-pointed stars in octagons flanked by several floral roundels, all within a meandering vine border, 8 ft. x 7 ft.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Uzbekistan, Johannes Kalter and Margareta Pavaloi, 1997, no. 559, p. 277. $2,000-3,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

17

76

75 Indian Quilted Embroidery, 19th century, the eight-lobed blue/green and deep magenta center medallion with four pendants and inset with finely drawn palmettes, blossoms, and curled leaves with similar quarter-medallions, all enclosed by small-scale staggered flowering shrubs, all within a slightly larger blossoming shrub-patterned main border, multiple meandering vine minor borders, 3 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. $1,500-1,800

76 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c. 1860, the densely embroidered compartmented design of large blocks with rows of circles and alternating with double “boteh” panels with a contiguous meandering band overtop, all enclosing a light blue center medallion, polychrome lappets at the top and bottom, 6 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. $2,500-3,000

18

77 Kashmir Shawl Shoulder Mantle End Panel, North India, late 18th century, comprised of three rows of “boteh” on an ivory field with a stylized flower between the base of each “boteh” and a bird between each top, 1 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.

Literature: The Kashmir Shawl and its IndoFrench Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plates 116-117 and 119, p. 292. $1,500-1,800 78 Mounted Kani Cloth Fragment, Kashmir, c.

1800, the ivory field with staggered rows of bent-tip polychrome floral “boteh,” “hashia” borders, 2 ft. 11 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. $1,000-1,200

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

79 Kashmir “Turn-Around” Shawl, North India, c. 1840, comprised of large “boteh”-patterned end panels from a Sikh period long shawl on two sides with narrow inner borders from the same shawl on the two opposing sides; the narrow borders would be folded over to form a triangular design, so the shawl could be worn over the shoulders with the bold “boteh” borders meeting in the middle of the wearer’s back, 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.

Literature: For similar examples please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 42, p. 169, plate 134, p. 322; and Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, 2003, Parviz Nemati, pp.

314 and 315. $1,200-1,500

77

80

80 Kashmir “Moon” Shawl, North India, c. 1835, the round center medallion and matching corners filled with densely drawn flowers and vines floats on an ivory field with rows of large tilted “boteh,” all within a radial flowerpatterned border, 5 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 150, p.

328, plate 151 and 152, p. 329, and plate 198, p. 330. $2,000-3,000

81 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c.

1840, four broad panels inset with pairs of confronting elongated “boteh” enclosing the central square panel with a black lobed medallion, meandering floral borders, polychrome embroidered lappets at the top and bottom, 5 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 2 in.

Literature: For similar examples please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 172, p.

357; Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 107, p. 157; and Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, p. 275, plate 41, pp. 313 and 319. $1,000-1,200

82 Two Kashmir Rumal Shawls, North India, c. 1870, one with a central black scalloped square issuing urn-shaped confronting “boteh” with ivory highlights creating a larger cruciform medallion, polychrome embroidered lappets on all four sides, 6 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 1 in., and one featuring a black eight-spoked center medallion on a red field flanked by pairs of elongated bent-tip “boteh,” all within a black minor border, stylized meandering vine major border, 6 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. $1,000-1,200

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

19

85

83 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, mid-19th century, the empty black keyhole medallion surrounded by sweeping bent-tip “boteh” enclosed by a contiguous undulating black and ivory vine pattern with large palmettes, all within a curled vine and blossoming palmette border, 9 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $1,200-1,500 84 Ersari Main Carpet, West Turkestan, second half 19th century, three rows of seven “Chub Bash” guls in terra-cotta, ivory, aubergine, and blue/green all on a red field and flanked by “dyrnak” minor guls, and several highly stylized quadrupeds and figures, all within an ivory meandering hooked vine border, 8 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. $1,500-1,800

20

85 Complete Yomud Tent Band, West Turkestan, mid-19th century, with silk and cotton highlights throughout, featuring various large-scale abstract design elements in blue/ green, deep magenta, gold, brown, and ivory, 43 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 1 in.

Literature: For more information and similar examples please see: Turkoman Carpets in Franconia, Peter Hoffmeister, 1980, plate 37 and 38, pp. 80-81. $4,000-5,000 86 Yomud Seven-sided Asmalyk, West Turkestan, mid-19th century, inset with staggered “ashik” guls in blue/green, ivory, red, and brown, within a small-scale ivory “ashik” gul border, “soldat”-patterned minor borders, ivory elem with blue/green and red highly stylized leaf and “soldat” pattern, 2 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. $1,200-1,500

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

87 Tekke Chuval, West Turkestan, late 19th century, featuring five rows of five Yomud-type guls flanked by rows of “tshemtshe” minor guls all in ivory, light red, navy, and blue/green, on a red ground and within a “kotchak” cross border, the wide skirt with a stepped diamond lattice inset with highly stylized trees, 2 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $800-1,000

88 Ersari Torba, West Turkestan, third quarter 19th century, eight ivory, navy, blue/green, and red stepped and latch-hooked guls each inset with an eight-pointed star and flanked by diamond-shaped minor guls all on a red ground within a reciprocal hexagon and hooked bar-patterned main border, hooked “S” device minor borders, 1 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. $300-500

88

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

21

91

89 Tekke Main Carpet, West Turkestan, c. 1880, the red field with five rows of ivory, light red, blue/green, and navy major guls flanked by “tshemtshe� minor guls, all within a latchhooked diamond in octagon-patterned border, 10 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. $2,000-2,500

22

90 Doshmealti Rug, West Anatolia, third quarter 19th century, the navy field with a zoomorphic latch-hooked diamond and palmette lattice design, ivory interlocking serrated leafpatterned main border, gold reciprocal bird form inner border, wide barber pole stripe with eight-pointed star in octagon outer border, 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $2,500-3,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

91 Konya Yatak, Central Anatolia, early 19th century, the aubergine field with a large light red stylized rosette with pendants flanked by large octagons all within a gold eight-pointed star pattern inner border, the aubergine outer border with large stylized rosettes, 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $5,000-6,000

92 Melas Prayer Rug, Southwest Anatolia, early 19th century, the red mihrab inset with several checkered squares and stylized rosettes on an ivory field with polychrome stylized flowerheads, all within a gold main border displaying aubergine, light blue, red, apple green, and ivory stylized angular vines and rosettes, multiple floral meander minor borders, 4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $2,000-2,500 93 East Anatolian Yastik, late 19th century, the large apple green stepped medallion inset with an ivory bracketed rectangle all on a terracotta field with several octagons and hooked cruciform-in-rectangle devices, all within a medium blue contiguous “S”-in-hexagon pattern main border, 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 1 in. $500-600 94 Central and West Anatolian Yastiks, 19th century, one with the field comprised of brown, olive, magenta, and medium blue rectangles inset with stylized rosettes and latch-hook devices, all within a polychrome latch-hook-in-tile pattern main border, multiple chevron striped minor borders, 2 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 9 in., and one with a medium blue highly stylized central palmette flanked by two rosettes and all within large split brackets on a red field within an abrashed blue/green small-scale octagon-patterned border, 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Yastiks, Brian Morehouse, 1996, no. 7, p. 107. $800-1,000

95 Southeast Anatolian Kilim, second half 19th century, the field comprised of wide red, apple green, brown, royal blue, salmon, and aubergine bands inset with an ivory flattened hexagon and sawtooth pattern flanked by smaller hexagons, all within double latchhook-patterned side borders, “elibelinde” motif elems, 13 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. $1,000-1,200

95

96 Central Anatolian Prayer Kilim, late 19th century, the medium blue abrashed field displaying large highly stylized blossoms below an aubergine mihrab within a polychrome polygon-in-tile pattern inner border, all within a large-scale red hooked diamond main border, 6 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. $400-600

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

23

99 Shirvan “Karagashli” Rug, East Caucasus, third quarter 19th century, the gold field with red and light blue “flame” palmettes enclosed by large ivory brackets and small geometric motifs throughout, all within a double hooked “S”-patterned border, 5 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. $600-800 100 Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, dated 1875, the gold field with an allover design of staggered polychrome flowerheads and rosettes, within a hooked “S” vine and rosette main border, multiple hooked “S”-patterned minor borders, reciprocal trefoil outer border, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft.

2 in. $1,200-1,500

101 Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, c. 1870, the midnight blue field with a large stepped and pendanted diamond flanked by four smaller latch-hooked diamonds, figures and stylized birds and “boteh,” all within an ivory stylized rosette main border, multiple reciprocal trefoilpatterned minor borders, 4 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. $1,200-1,500 102 Kazak Long Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the ivory field with two large medium blue gabled medallions flanked by an allover design of polychrome latchhooked octagons with a pair of confronting quadrupeds and figures at the top, all within a wide ivory “kufic”-patterned main border, small-scale square minor border, 10 ft. 11 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $3,000-3,500

98

97 Kazak Prayer Rug, Southwest Caucasus, dated 1912, the royal blue field with two large highly stylized rosettes enclosed by several smaller blossoms and “boteh” below a red ribbon-patterned mihrab, all within an ivory eight-pointed rosette main border, reciprocal quatrefoil outer border, 7 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in. $1,000-1,500

24

98 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the empty red field bordered by a reciprocal quatrefoil design within an ivory “snowflake” rosette main border, multiple highly stylized meandering vine minor borders, 7 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $500-700

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

103 Moghan Long Rug, Southeast Caucasus, late 19th century, five ivory, red, and blue/ green, large contiguous and concentric eight-pointed stars in cruciform medallions on a midnight blue field enclosed by an allover small-scale stylized “boteh” pattern, all within an ivory hooked square main border, multiple ribbon minor borders, 10 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $2,200-2,500

104 Double Shahsavan Soumak Bags, Northwest Persia, second half 19th century, both bags with a highly stylized indigo and ivory hooked medallion in a red square, within an ivory main border inset with a contiguous rectangular bracket and hexagon pattern in blue/green, aubergine, salmon, red, and apple green, reciprocal hooked-patterned minor borders, one bag with an extra “dragon’s head” border, medium blue and chocolate brown horizontal striped back, 4 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. $1,000-1,200 105 Soumak Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with three large navy lobed diamonds inset with octagons and flanked by polychrome “harshang” palmettes, all within a blue/green “European” rosette main border, multiple medium blue “running dog”patterned minor borders, 6 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. $2,000-2,500

101

106 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with two large ivory latchhooked octagons inset with polychrome shield devices flank a navy stepped cruciform center medallion enclosed by small latch-hooked diamonds inset with eight-pointed stars, all within a medium blue serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, multiple reciprocal trefoil-patterned minor borders, 7 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. $4,000-5,000

107 Bakshaish Rug, Northwest Persia, c. 1900, the ivory pendanted center medallion on a mostly empty light red lozenge on an abrashed blue field with eight-pointed stars, stylized rosettes, and latch-hooked devices, all within a pale yellow serrated leaf and rosette main border, 7 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. see back cover for illustration $3,000-4,000

104

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

25

108

26

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

110

108 Serapi Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th/ early 20th century, the large ivory lobed and pendanted cruciform medallion on a red field with highly stylized palmettes and angular vines, stepped ivory spandrels with quartermedallions, all within a navy large rosette, serrated leaf, and angular vine main border, multiple carnation and vine meander minor borders, 13 ft. 7 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. $10,000-12,000

109 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the terra-cotta red field with a pendanted center medallion surrounded by large highly stylized serrated leaves, vines, rosettes, and smaller geometric motifs, all in light blue, ivory, and olive, wide navy “turtle” main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 11 ft. 10 in. x 8 ft. 7 in. $3,000-4,000

110 Serapi Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the ivory crenulated floral center medallion issuing a large-scale lattice design of polychrome serrated leaves, palmettes, rosettes, and angular vines, all on a navy field, all within a wide red “turtle”-patterned main border, multiple ivory floral meander minor borders, 13 ft. x 11 ft. 5 in. $10,000-12,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

27

111 Bidjar Gallery Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the midnight blue field with an allover large-scale design of staggered polychrome cruciform medallions inset with palmettes and issuing ivory vines with small rosettes and curled and serrated leaves, all within a highly stylized ivory angular vine and blossom-patterned main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 16 ft. x 7 ft. $3,000-3,500 112 Qashqai Rug, Southwest Persia, late 19th century, three large ivory and red contiguous diamonds inset with highly stylized hooked palmettes all on a navy field enclosed by polychrome endless knots, birds, octagons, serrated leaves, and latch-hooked diamonds, all within a navy rosette and angular vine main border, floral meander and “running dog” variant minor borders, 6 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 11 in. $600-800 113

113 Qashqai Sampler Bag, Southwest Persia, late 19th century, one side sparsely inset with several large-scale stylized polychrome rosettes and a single serrated leaf on a red ground, the reverse displaying a single large rosette flanked by smaller geometric devices in the corners, brocaded slit closure at the top, 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 1 in. $600-800 114 Khamseh Bagface, Southwest Persia, early 20th century, the polychrome staggered hooked diamond pattern-in-rectangle on a multi-pronged ivory lozenge all on a light red field with stylized rosettes, all within an ivory “bird” and highly stylized shrub-patterned border, brocaded chevron design loop closures, 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000

115 Bidjar Sampler, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, with an allover large-scale polychrome lattice design with rampant lions, large palmettes, and a bird, within an ivory floral meander border, wool foundation, 4 ft. x 2 ft.

7 in. $3,000-3,500

115

28

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

116 Northwest Persian Long Rug, late 19th century, the camel-colored field with contiguous red diamonds and stepped octagonal medallions inset with polychrome rosettes and leaves, flanked by small hooked diamonds and highly stylized “boteh,” red floral spandrels, all within multiple meandering carnation and vine-patterned borders, 14 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $3,000-3,500

118

117 Talish Long Rug, South Caucasus, dated 1895, the midnight blue field with large polychrome cruciform-type medallions issuing highly stylized leaves all within a wide blue/ green snowflake rosette and square-patterned main border, multiple minor borders displaying angular vines and leaves and a reciprocal trefoil design, 13 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $1,000-1,200

118 Bidjar Carpet, Northwest Persia, last quarter 19th century, the red pendanted center medallion on an ivory stepped lozenge inset with a finely drawn polychrome “herati” design, all on a navy field with a dynamic floral lattice pattern, all within a medium blue “turtle” palmette main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, empty light camel-colored outer border, 11 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. $5,000-6,000

119 Sultanabad Carpet, West Persia, late 19th century, the ivory stepped diamond-shaped center medallion inset with a “herati” design and four small arrow pendants on an empty light red field, ivory “herati” filled spandrels, all within a wide angular vine and “turtle” palmette main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 10 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 1 in. $3,500-4,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

29

122

120 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the navy cruciform center medallion on a terra-cotta field filled with highly stylized vines, palmettes, serrated leaves, and blossoms, all within a main border of a contiguous angular and curled octagonal vine with large rosettes, 11 ft. x 8 ft. 8 in. $1,000-1,500

30

121 Lavar Kerman Carpet, Southeast Persia, early 20th century, the large, royal blue, lobed center medallion inset with a cruciform device enclosed by palmettes all on an ivory field with an allover large-scale, split vine, palmette and serrated leaf design, the beige main border with ivory lozenges inset with blossoming shrubs and birds, multiple floral meander minor borders, 13 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 9 in. $3,000-4,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

122 Tabriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th/ early 20th century, the magenta field with an allover large-scale “Shah Abbas� design of spaciously drawn palmettes, curled and serrated leaves, split vines, and cloudbands, all within a medium blue large-scale meandering vine and palmette-patterned main border, 12 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 11 in. $4,000-5,000

123

123 Qashqai Prayer Carpet, Southwest Persia, early 20th century, the red field with an allover polychrome “mille fleurs� design emerging from a vase flanked by columns with a crenulated border, deep teal spandrels at the top, all within a chocolate brown interlacing vine and rosette main border, multiple ivory floral minor borders, small-scale checkerboard-patterned band above the fringe at both ends, 9 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. $1,500-1,800

124 Tabriz Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the navy lobed and pendanted center medallion inset with interlacing vines and flowerheads on an empty terra-cotta field, indigo spandrels with a large ivory palmette, all within an ivory palmette and blossoming angular vine main border, multiple floral and reciprocal trefoil-patterned minor borders, 6 ft.

2 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $600-800

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

31

125

125 Silk Heriz Rug, Northwest Persia, c. 1880, the ivory center medallion with large palmette pendants issuing arabesques on a rustcolored field with an allover finely drawn floral pattern, all within a sweeping vine and rosette main border, 6 ft. x 4 ft. 5 in. $4,000-5,000

32

126 “Mishan� Malayer Rug, West Persia, c.

1890, the navy stepped and scalloped floral center medallion with pendants on an ivory field with polychrome blossoming palmettes and vines, red floral spandrels, all within a navy palmette and blossoming vine main border, floral meander minor border, 6 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft.

7 in. $4,000-5,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

128

127 Antique Fereghan Sarouk Rug, West Persia, c. 1870, the ivory field with an allover “Mustafi” design of rosettes issuing large concentric curled and interlacing vines and leaves with smaller blossoms throughout, all within a main border of similar design, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $4,000-5,000

128 Antique Fereghan Sarouk Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the ivory field with a large, light blue, two-handled vase issuing a finely drawn “tree of life” with various birds, flanked by smaller red vases, all below light red floral spandrels with several wild beasts, all within a navy meandering vine and palmette main border, 6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $3,500-4,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

33

129

129 Silk Doroksh Rug, Eastern Persia, late 19th century, the magenta field with a large finely drawn “boteh” in a vase issuing a light blue weeping willow and flanked by two fully formed light blue and ivory weeping willow trees and two smaller scale “boteh,” all within a navy “turtle” palmette main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft.

9 in. $800-1,200

34

130 Silk Kashan Rug, Central Persia, early 20th century, the salmon field with a finely drawn hillside landscape scene comprised of various types of trees, including cypress, wild beasts, and birds, including a peacock, all within a red/aubergine palmette, rosette, and serrated leaf-patterned main border, multiple ivory floral meander minor borders, 7 ft. x 4 ft. 5 in. $3,000-4,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

131 “Mochtasham” Kashan Prayer Rug, Central Persia, last quarter 19th century, the red scalloped mihrab with a dense array of blossoming vines and birds emerging from a navy urn, all within a midnight blue finely drawn palmette and flowering vine main border, multiple floral and reciprocal trefoilpatterned minor borders, 6 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $3,000-4,000

131

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

35

132

132 Southeast Persian Pictorial Silk Rug, late 19th century, the large aubergine verdant field inset with a seated figure (possibly Layla) in an ivory dress with a male peacock perched on her lap all below a tree with intertwining branches and a female peacock with other small birds and olive green spandrels, all within a main border with figures in ivory lozenges flanked by deer and dragons within a stylized landscape, 9 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. $6,000-8,000

36

133 Lavar Kerman Small Rug, Southeast Persia, early 20th century, depicting a large portrait of “Layla� on a deep magenta scalloped field with navy spandrels inset with small floral sprays, all within a light blue contiguous vine and small blossom-patterned border, 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 1 in. $800-1,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

134 Lavar Kerman Pictorial Rug, Southeast Persia, c. 1900, the cream-colored field depicting Nader Shah on a throne surrounded by courtiers with a small Arabic inscription to the left and flanked by a large flowering urn at the bottom, all within a wide border displaying a woodland hunting scene, multiple medium blue meandering vine and small blossompatterned minor borders, 7 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $4,000-5,000

135 Silk Tabriz Saddle Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the allover design of terracotta pomegranates with stylized vines and leaves on a deep teal field with an empty spandrel, 1 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. $1,000-1,200 136 Serab Long Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the camel-colored field with two contiguous lozenges inset with pendanted hexagons and an allover white feathered design with black outlining and flanked by alternating blue and red triangles, all within an ivory small-scale checkerboard and polygonpatterned main border, reciprocal trefoil minor border, empty outer guardstripe, 14 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. $1,000-1,200 137 Heriz Long Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the royal blue field with an allover polychrome “herati� design, all within a red highly stylized angular vine and blossom main border, multiple ribbon-patterned minor borders, 10 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000

134

135

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

37

138

138 Sultanabad Carpet, West Persia, late 19th century, the light red field with an allover largescale lattice design of polychrome palmettes, all within a wide ivory main border inset with highly stylized floral and geometric devices, multiple floral meander minor borders, 13 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 5 in. $6,000-8,000

38

139 Sultanabad Carpet, West Persia, 19th century, the terra-cotta field with an allover spaciously drawn large-scale palmette, serrated and curled leaf with split vine pattern, all within a wide beige “turtle� variant main border, multiple carnation and vine meander minor borders, 21 ft. 7 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. $6,000-8,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

139

140 Hadji-jalili Tabriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the large ivory pendanted center medallion inset with a finely drawn lattice of floral cruciform devices in navy, light blue and beige, all on an empty apricot field, spandrels inset with a similar design, all within an apricot curled vine, serrated leaf, and “turtle” palmette main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 12 ft. x 9 ft. 5 in. $5,000-7,000

141 Chinese Carpet, late 19th century, the light beige field sparsely displaying blossoming branches some including birds in shades of blue with ivory, flaming pearl devices at each corner within a cloud collar minor border, eight variegated dragons confronting towards each corner and interlacing both minor borders, all within a wide, light beige, floral main border, 11 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 1 in. $800-1,000

142 Baotou Carpet, China, early 20th century, the royal blue field displaying large footed vases with various scholar’s objects in shades of beige, salmon, and orange, within a “wan” in fret device minor border, floral diamond latticepatterned main border, 5 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. $800-1,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

39

145 Chinese Long Rug, Ningxia, second half 19th century, three royal and light blue cloud variant medallions with an allover gold floral lattice design on a beige/red field, all within a meandering vine and blossom border, 5 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. $600-800 146 Chinese Long Rug, Ningxia, early 19th century, comprised of four uncut seat covers each inset with an archaic royal blue peony medallion on a gold field with leaves in each corner, 7 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. $1,200-1,500 147 Two Chinese Seatback Covers and a Mat, Ningxia, mid-19th century, both gold seatback covers, one with a single “lion dog” and one with a confronting pair of “lion dogs” flanked by various treasures of Buddhism in shades of blue and ivory above a mountain and sea landscape, all within a blossoming vine border, 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. and 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 5 in., the mat with a floral center medallion on a royal blue ground flanked by blossoms and vines at each corner, all within a cloud and mountain and sea-patterned border, 2 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. $1,000-1,200 148 Pair of Chinese Mats, Ningxia, first half 19th century, both with a peony lattice design in shades of blue, gold, and beige within a blossoming peony main border, pearl minor border, 3 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. and 3 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 11 in. $800-1,200

143

143 Chinese “Lion Dog” Carpet, Ningxia, 19th century, the gold field comprised of nine “lion dogs” in shades of blue and terra-cotta encircled by clouds, all within a terra-cotta peony main border, three-dimensional meandering “T”-patterned minor border, 7 ft.

11 in. x 5 ft. $800-1,200

40

144 Two Peking Rugs, 19th century, one with an ivory circular center medallion inset with symbols of the zodiac calendar on an empty indigo field with a thin ivory border, 5 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft., and one with a dragon enclosed by various animals, scholar’s objects, and clouds, all within a rosette-in-tile-patterned border, 5 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 11 in. $1,200-1,500

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

149 Ghiordes Prayer Rug, West Anatolia, late 18th century, the ivory field inset with two light blue columns terminating with red palmettes below a royal blue mihrab with blossoming vines and a panel of rosettes and stylized pomegranates, all within a light red and chocolate brown contiguous six-pointed diamond in palmette-patterned main border, multiple highly stylized floral meander minor borders, 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $4,000-5,000

149

150 Ottoman Silk Embroidered Fragment, 18th century, comprised of an allover design of finely drawn curved floral sprays issuing red and blue blossoms with green leaves, on a linen ground, 1 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $500-700

151 Four Ottoman Embroideries, 19th century, a mounted end panel with interlocking palmettes in red, medium blue, and apple green, within multiple stylized borders, and red fringe on three sides, 10 in. x 1 ft. 7 in., two beige fragments with royal blue and terra-cotta blossoms with ivory rosettes, one mounted, 1 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 6 in., and one 9 in. x 1 ft. 4 in., and a mounted fragment featuring individual lozenges with silk and metal thread embroidered magenta, light, blue, light green, and salmon-colored sweeping blossoms, 1 ft.

8 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. $800-1,000

152 Ottoman Embroidered Silk and Metal Thread Panel, Anatolia, 19th century, comprised of large serrated and multidirectional flowerheads in shades of blue and magenta with gold, light green, and salmoncolored vines and leaves on a linen ground, 2 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 5 in. $500-700

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

41

159

153 Three Turkish Rug Fragments, 16th/17th century, a Ushak with a red floral trellis pattern, 8 in. x 1 ft. 3 in., a Ushak with remnants of a gold and light red “Lotto” design, 8 in. x 11 in., and one with a red, gold, blue/green, and terra-cotta small-scale “Holbein” design, 11 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. $2,500-3,000 154 Surahani Embroidery, East Caucasus, late 17th/early 18th century, comprised of an allover lattice design of hooked cruciform motifs, diamonds in octagons, and eightpointed stars-in-hexagons all in shades of light blue, gold, beige, ivory, and salmon, all within a flattened hexagon and eight-pointed star border, 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. $800-1,000

42

155 Shirvan Prayer Rug, East Caucasus, early 20th century, the ivory field with polychrome stylized blossoms in an allover lattice design below a navy rosette-patterned niche, all within a red double hooked “S” motif main border, 5 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. $700-900

157 Gendje Rug, South Central Caucasus, third quarter 19th century, the barber pole striped field inset with highly stylized birds and blossoms, all within a wide ivory pole tree and rosette-patterned main border, reciprocal trefoil minor border, 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $2,000-2,500

156 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the single row of six latch-hooked diamonds inset with stepped polygons on a red reciprocal trefoil bordered field, all within an ivory “snowflake” rosette-patterned main border, multiple minor borders with a contiguous angular vine and stylized rosette design, 8 ft. x 4 ft. 1 in. $1,800-2,000

158 North Caucasian Carpet, dated 1892, large stylized polychrome palmettes flank zoomorphic medallions, serrated leaves, and other highly stylized floral and geometric motifs on a royal blue field, within an ivory highly stylized meandering vine main border, multiple rosette patterned minor borders, 10 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. $5,000-6,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

159 Soumak Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, the terra-cotta field with three and a half royal and light blue diamond-shaped medallions inset with ivory totemic devices flanked by medium-sized gold stepped diamonds and octagons, small-scale stylized rosettes, eight-pointed stars, latch-hooked diamonds, and endless knot motifs, all within a zigzag-patterned main border, “running dog” outer border, 6 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. $1,000-1,200 160 “Fachralo” Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, two large gabled and latchhooked medallions on a blue/green panel on a red field with highly stylized rosettes, all within a wide gold hooked square-patterned main border, multiple reciprocal trefoil minor borders, 7 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 11 in. $1,500-1,800 161 “Lenkoran” Karabagh Rug, South Caucasus, late 19th century, two large, ivory, concentric two-pronged octagonal medallions on a royal blue field flanked by two red hooked rectangles and smaller geometric devices throughout, all within an ivory “dragon’s head” main border, 8 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. $2,000-2,500

162

162 Shahsavan Soumak “Turtle” Bagface, Northwest Persia, 19th century, featuring a classic ivory “bug” medallion on a medium blue field, flanked by salmon and light green octagons in each corner, remnants of original end finishes, with an overall fine weave, 1 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 8 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: From the Bosporus to Samarkand, Anthony N. Landreau and W.R. Pickering, 1969, cover illustration. $1,500-1,800 163 Northwest Persian Bagface, third quarter 19th century, the red and gold stepped center medallion on a navy field enclosed by highly stylized polychrome blossoms and “boteh,” all within a red meandering vine and leaf main border, multiple ivory hooked “S”-patterned minor borders, 1 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. $800-1,000

164 Bidjar “Wagireh,” Northwest Persia, c. 1880, with two stepped half medallions inset with stylized rosettes and leaves on a camel field with a large “harshang” palmette and several birds and figures, all within a large rosette and angular vine main border on three sides, complete reciprocal trefoil outer border, 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. $1,200-1,500

164

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

43

165 166

165 Bidjar Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the navy field with an allover design of polychrome “harshang” palmettes and small blossoms, all within a red serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, wool warp, 6 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. $2,000-3,500

44

166 Antique Gabbeh Carpet, Southwest Persia, late 19th century, the large navy sawtooth lozenge inset with a single small diamond on a gold field within multiple empty polychrome borders and barber pole striped and reciprocal sawtooth borders, 9 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Alberto Levi Gallery, Antique Textile Art, 2000, no. 11, p. 25. $1,200-1,500

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

167 Gabbeh Carpet, Southwest Persia, c. 1960, the empty ivory and indigo diagonally divided field within empty red side borders, the top and bottom borders comprised of large mostly empty ivory, red, medium blue, and gold squares, several inset with a single blossom or comb device, 7 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 5 in. $1,200-1,500

170

168 Karadja Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, two blue/green cruciform medallions flanking a brown latch-hooked center medallion and enclosed by polychrome stylized rosettes on a royal blue field, all within a wide red “turtle” palmette main border, multiple reciprocal trefoil and floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. $2,000-2,500

169 Serab Long Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the abrashed terra-cotta field with five light green sawtooth diamonds connected by a long bar and arrow-shaped pendants, enclosed by stylized rosettes, figures, various quadrupeds, peacocks, and geometric devices, all within a salmon rosette and serrated leaf main border, multiple abrashed light blue floral meander minor borders, 14 ft.

6 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. $800-1,200

170 Kashan Carpet, Central Persia, late 19th century, the field comprised of an allover large-scale “dragon” palmette and serrated leaf design in navy, light blue, terra-cotta, and ivory, all within a curled leaf and palmette main border, multiple meandering vine and rosette-patterned minor borders, 19 ft. 2 in. x 14 ft. 4 in. $15,000-18,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

45

172

171 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the eight-lobed navy, salmon, and light green center medallion issuing angular vines, large palmettes, serrated leaves, and blossoms on a red field, concentric ivory spandrels, all within a wide highly stylized meandering vine and rosette-patterned main border, 13 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 6 in. $800-1,200

172 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the allover trellis of highly stylized palmettes, leaves, vines, and rosettes in sky blue and ivory on a soft terra-cotta field, all within a wide abrashed light blue main border of shield-type lozenges with angular vines and rosettes, 11 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. 10 in. $4,000-5,000

46

173 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the rust-colored field with an allover large-scale angular vine, palmette, and serrated leaf design in shades of light blue, blue/green, salmon, beige, and ivory, all within a light blue rosette and serrated leaf-patterned main border, 9 ft. 3 in. x 9 ft. 2 in. $3,000-4,000 174 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the large, navy, eight-pointed center medallion with large palmette pendants on a red field with highly stylized polychrome blossoms, vines and curled and serrated leaves, light blue spandrels with quartermedallions, all within a navy angular vine and “turtle” palmette main border, multiple tan floral meander minor borders, 11 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. $2,500-3,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

175 Serab Long Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, three ivory lozenges inset with pendanted hexagons on a camel field enclosed by highly stylized geometric devices in ivory, light blue, and salmon, all within a reciprocal quatrefoil-patterned main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 13 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. $3,000-3,500

176 Northwest Persian Gallery Carpet, mid-19th century, the red field with an allover large scale “herati” design within a navy rosette, angular vine, and serrated leaf main border, multiple gold minor borders with a palmette and interlacing vine pattern, 21 ft. x 7 ft. 7 in. $1,000-1,500

176

177 Northwest Persian Gallery Carpet, first half 19th century, the large-scale diamond lattice pattern inset with polychrome rosettes of various sizes, all within a wide deep indigo stylized palmette main border, 11 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. $800-1,000

178 Serapi Carpet, Northwest Persia, c. 1880, the large light blue cruciform center medallion with large palmette pendants on an empty terracotta field and light green spandrels inset with highly stylized quarter-medallions, all within a wide salmon “turtle� main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 11 ft. x 8 ft. 4 in. see interior back cover for illustration $8,000-10,000

179 Kerman Carpet, Southeast Persia, c.

1920, the eight-lobed, pendanted, light blue center medallion on a wine-colored field with polychrome blossoming vines, ivory spandrels each with a large palmette issuing split vines and flowers, all within a deep indigo contiguous curled and split vine and palmette main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 12 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 5 in. $1,500-2,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

47

184 Four Uzbek Textiles, 19th century, a mounted silk Lakai Suzani with spoked roundels in shades of aubergine, light blue, and red, within multiple highly stylized meandering vine borders, 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 3 in., a mounted silk velvet ikat panel with large magenta medallions flanked by gold and apple green cruciform devices, 2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 8 in., a mounted silk ikat ilguch featuring a partial medallion in magenta, ivory, aubergine, gold, and blue/ green, 1 ft. 11 in. x 10 in., and a tie-dyed silk head-scarf with a bold aubergine field with green, gold, and ivory concentric diamonds radiating from each corner towards the center and surrounded by smaller ivory diamond forms, all within an empty green main border, empty ivory minor border, 5 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. $1,000-1,200 185 Kungrat Silk Embroidered Ilguch, Uzbekistan, second half 19th century, featuring a cotton ground with a dynamic reciprocal design of four large-scale polychrome hooked medallions flanked by quarter and half medallions all enclosing a slightly smaller diamond in the center, 2 ft. x 1 ft. 11 in. $1,200-1,500 186 Uzbek Mounted Wool Embroidery on Animal Skin, 19th century, featuring several confronting spike-edged medallions in shades of blue, light green, and aubergine below a large red felt “V” shape panel inset with a light red double spike edged motif and all within a border of abstract medallions, empty red outer border, 2 ft. x 1 ft. 9 in. $1,200-1,500 183

180 Isphahan Rug, Central Persia, early 20th century, the ivory lobed and pendanted center medallion inset with interlacing vines, flowerheads, and palmettes on a royal blue field of similar design, deep magenta spandrels, all within a large-scale rosette and blossoming lozenge broken main border, multiple ivory floral meander minor borders, 7 ft. x 4 ft. 7 in. $1,000-1,200 181 Fereghan Rug, West Persia, late 19th century, the indigo field with an allover polychrome “herati” variant design, all within an apple green “turtle” palmette and angular vinepatterned main border, multiple red floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $800-1,200

48

182 Kerman Carpet, Southeast Persia, second quarter 20th century, the navy and magenta lobed floral center medallion with pendants on an ivory verdant field, magenta spandrels, all within an ivory serrated leaf and rosettepatterned main border, multiple minor borders of similar design, 9 ft. 4 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. $700-900

183 Tashkent Suzani, Uzbekistan, 19th century, the magenta center roundel encircled by a contiguous indigo vine flanked by four large stems issuing polychrome leaves and flowerheads all within a meandering floral outlined rectangle, the wide border inset with similar design elements, all within a four-leaf and flowerhead-patterned outer border, 6 ft.

11 in. x 5 ft. $1,500-1,800

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

187 Kermina Suzani, Uzbekistan, mid-19th century, the allover densely embroidered design of large red roundels with gold, apricot, blue, and magenta highlights encircled by deep teal/green stylized vines, 7 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. $4,000-5,000 188 Safavid Sash End Panel, Persia, 17th/18th century, featuring a design of stylized hyacinths in silk and metal thread brocade, 8 in. x 2 ft. 3 in.

Literature: For more information please see: Silk Brocades, Yashodhara Agrawal, 2004, plate 18, p. 36. $1,500-2,000

187

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

49

189

189 Mounted Kashmir Shawl Fragment, North India, mid-18th century, featuring an allover design of spaciously and finely drawn staggered flowers on an ivory ground, 1 ft. 15 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.

Literature: For similar examples please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 141, p.

279, and plate 106, p. 280. $1,500-1,800

50

190 Kashmir Shawl Jacket, North India, c. 1840, constructed from the end panels and borders of a long shawl displaying bands of curled and bent-tip “boteh� within a dense network of meandering and blossoming vines, 3 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. (arm-span).

Literature: The Kashmir Shawl, John Irwin, 1973, plate 38. $1,200-1,500

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

191 Mounted Kashmir Shawl Fragment, North India, mid-18th century, the allover design of naturalistically drawn carnations, rosettes, and leaves on an indigo ground, 8 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.

Literature: For an almost identical example please see: Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, Fragment 15, p. 108. $400-600

192 Kashmir Shawl Mounted Fragment, North India, 18th century, featuring a rare chevron design of diagonally arranged rows of light and dark triangles, 2 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. $1,000-1,200

193 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1810, the classic early 19th century design featuring a single row of large isolated “boteh” on each end of an open ivory field, 10 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft.

2 in.

Literature: For similar examples please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 15, p. 82, plate 16, p. 83, and plates 121 and 122, p.

296. $4,000-5,000 194 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1830, featuring a classic design of end panels with large upright “boteh” with smaller panels of bent tip “boteh” bordering an empty ivory field, 9 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plates 159 and 160, pp. 337 and 340. $2,000-3,000 195 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1840, the central scalloped ivory eight-pointed star with each interior panel inset with a pair of elongated bent-tip “boteh” flanking a light blue arched mihrab with a stylized tree, with the interior border comprised of half roundels, embroidered lappets at each end, 10 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, pp. 190 and 191. $2,200-2,500

193

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

51

196 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1840, the black eight-pointed star center medallion enclosed by elongated arched compartments inset with stylized tree forms with a split-lattice vine pattern overtop, empty polychrome lappets at both ends, 11 ft. x 4 ft. 9 in.

Literature: Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage, Frank Ames, 2010, p. 93; The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 208, p. 346; Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, plate 14, p. 141. $2,000-2,500 197 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c. 1850, featuring a variant of the “four seasons” design, the eight-pointed center medallion is diagonally divided into red and black with opposing pairs of light blue and light green palmette-type lozenges, all enclosed by confronting pairs of elongated curly-tip “boteh” rising from rounded mounds, applied silk warp side borders, embroidered lappets at both ends, 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. 4 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, plate 41, p. 319. $1,000-1,200

198 Kashmir “Moon” Shawl, North India, c.

1815, the transparent center medallion filled with columns of stylized leaves floats on a “khatraaz” field of broad ivory, light blue, gold, and tan bands with an ascending flower and vine pattern separated by alternating red and indigo narrow stripes, 4 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.

Literature: For similar examples please see: The Kashmir Shawl, Victoria and Albert Museum, John Irwin, 1973, plate 15; The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 36, p. 113, and plate 183, p. 314. $1,200-1,500 199 Chinese Mat, Ningxia, first half 19th century, the central royal and light blue fretwork medallion flanked by light beige peonies with fretwork spandrels, 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. $300-400 196

52

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

200 Two Chinese Mats, Ningxia, 19th century, both with a central floral roundel enclosed by a diamond floral lattice pattern within a meandering “T” main border and a pearl minor border, 2 ft. x 2 ft. and 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. $600-800 201 Chinese Rug, Ningxia, 19th century, the gold field with an allover design of large salmoncolored blossoms and butterflies within a chocolate brown border, 5 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. $800-1,000

198

202 Chinese Temple Long Rug, Ningxia, 19th century, the terra-cotta field with three cloud medallions in gold, shades of blue, and ivory, flanked by highly stylized vines each issuing a single flowerhead, all within a cloud-patterned main border, multiple pearl minor borders, 7 ft.

10 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. $600-800 203 Two Baotou Mats, China, early 20th century, one with a central fretwork medallion flanked by mirror image vases with blossoming branches, “wan”-in-fret spandrels all on an ivory field and within a “rice grain” and floral lattice with interrupted medallion in cartouchepatterned main border, meandering “T” and pearl minor borders, 3 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 10 in., and one with a central fretwork medallion flanked by scholar’s objects, “wan”-in-fret spandrels all on an ivory field, all within an octagonal floral lattice and interrupted cartouche main border, meandering “T” and pearl-patterned minor borders, 4 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 1 in. $600-800 204 Chinese Carpet, c. 1900, the royal blue field with a phoenix at the center enclosed by confronting dragons, clouds, branches, fish, snails and “mountain and sea” motifs, all within a light blue meandering vine with various blossom-patterned main border, ivory butterfly and flowering vine minor border, 11 ft. 7 in. x 9 ft. $2,000-3,000

199

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

53

207 Aubusson Carpet, France, c. 1950, the allover large-scale design comprised of gold, light green, beige, and red curled and serrated leaves and palmettes with strapwork-style vines, 9 ft. 10 in. x 12 ft. 9 in. $2,500-3,000

208 Aubusson Carpet, France, 19th century, the ivory oval center medallion inset with a bouquet of realistically drawn flowers flanked by a garland of leaves and several blossoms all on a light beige field with floral swags at each corner, all within a wide pale green verdant border, 9 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. $700-900

209 Aubusson Pile Carpet, France, 19th century, the empty soft beige field within a wide border comprised of polychrome floral bouquets and swags and a contiguous vine interlacing the perimeter of the field, realistically drawn leaf and rosette minor border, 14 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft.

4 in. $6,000-8,000 210 Bidjar Long Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, three medium blue/green cartouches inset with polychrome “gul farang� flanked by half medallions of similar design all surrounded by acanthus-type leaves on a navy field and within multiple highly stylized floral borders, 10 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. $500-600 211 Tabriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, c. 1930, the royal blue and terra-cotta eight-lobed center medallion with large pendants, on an ivory field with an allover large-scale design of polychrome blossoming vines, palmettes, and curled and serrated leaves, all within a terracotta main border of similar design, multiple floral meander minor borders, 12 ft. 7 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. $1,200-1,500

205

205 Ushak Carpet, West Anatolia, late 19th century, the ivory field with an allover largescale design of highly stylized palmettes, blossoms and serrated leaves in shades of orange, salmon, apple green, and blue/green, all within a wide main border of similar design, multiple stylized leaf and carnation-patterned minor borders, 13 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. $8,000-10,000

54

206 Sivas Carpet, Central Anatolia, c. 1910, the large light red ovoid and cusped center medallion inset with a trellis of serrated leaves and rosettes all on an empty apple green field, spandrels with a similar design, all within a highly stylized light red palmette and angular vine main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, empty apple green outer border, 15 ft. 5 in. x 10 ft. $4,000-5,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

212 Antique Fereghan Sarouk Carpet, Northwest Persia, c. 1900, the large lobed and concentric navy, apple green, and magenta center medallion with pendants on a rustcolored field with an allover floral design and ivory spandrels, all within a navy split vine and large palmette-patterned main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 20 ft. x 13 ft. 10 in. $8,000-10,000

212

213 Indo-Sarouk Carpet, India, 20th century, the navy field with an allover polychrome largescale floral lattice design, all within a wide light red palmette and blossoming shrub-patterned main border, multiple meandering “boteh” and carnation and vine minor borders, 14 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft. $700-900 214 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the royal blue field with an allover large-scale trellis design of highly stylized polychrome palmettes, rosettes, angular vines, and serrated leaves, all within a rust-colored rosette and serrated leaf main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 11 ft. 1 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. $3,000-3,500

215 Serapi Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the large royal blue gabled center medallion with anchor pendants on a terracotta field with an allover design of highly stylized angular vines, palmettes, flowerheads, and serrated leaves, ivory spandrels, all within a terra-cotta “turtle”-patterned main border, multiple rosette minor borders, 13 ft. x 10 ft. $6,000-8,000 216 Serapi Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the stepped terra-cotta cartouche inset with an eight-lobed, highly stylized, royal blue floral center medallion with anchor pendants issuing angular vines and palmettes all on an ivory field of similar design, all within a wide terra-cotta “turtle”-patterned main border, 13 ft. 11 in. x 10 ft. 1 in. $800-1,200

217 Heriz Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the allover design of multi-directional staggered bent-tip “boteh” on a camel-colored field, all within an abrashed navy meandering rosette, angular vine, and serrated leaf main border, multiple carnation and vine minor borders, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $800-1,000 218 Fereghan Rug, West Persia, early 20th century, the terra-cotta field with an allover large scale “herati” design all within an ivory zoomorphic palmette-patterned main border, multiple floral and reciprocal sawtooth minor borders, 6 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. $800-1,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

55

226

219 Antique Kerman Rug, Southeast Persia, early 20th century, the lobed floral center medallion with large side anchor and palmette pendants on an ivory blossoming field with deep magenta spandrels, all within an ivory meandering vine and flowerhead main border, small cartouche with inscription at the top, 7 ft.

7 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $1,200-1,500

56

220 Khorasan Saddle Cover, East Persia, early 20th century, the midnight blue field with polychrome blossoming vines within a deep magenta curled leaf and rosette main border interrupted at the lower corners by two large light blue ovals inset with a stylized blossoming shrub, 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. $400-600

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

221 Khorasan Saddle Cover, East Persia, early 20th century, the navy field with an allover design of polychrome blossoming shrubs and vines, within a border of similar design, 3 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $400-600

222 Shahsavan Saddle Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the two halves sewn together with an allover polychrome highly stylized blossoming shrub lattice design interrupted by a center panel also with a flowering shrub variant, all on an indigo ground, plaited tassels at the bottom, 6 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. $800-1,200

228 Akstafa Rug, East Caucasus, dated 1911, four large terra-cotta eight-pointed star medallions inset with polychrome cruciform devices all on a navy field and flanked by latchhooked diamonds, quadrupeds, urns, and rosettes, all within an ivory hooked rectanglepatterned main border, contiguous “S” device minor border, 7 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $1,000-1,200

234 Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with a row of polychrome latch-hooked diamonds flanked on either side by smaller diamonds of similar design, all within an ivory hooked square main border, multiple minor borders displaying stylized rosettes and a reciprocal trefoil pattern, 4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $700-900

223 Two Shahsavan JeJims, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, one with alternating ivory, red, gold, and navy horizontal stripes inset with an allover small-scale serrated design, 5 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 11 in., and one with wide alternating red and empty navy horizontal stripes, the red bands inset with a highly stylized hooked “S,” with diamond and square pattern, 4 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. $700-900

229 Kurd Long Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, four red, ivory, and brown latchhooked hexagons inset with large brackets and octagons on a brown field with various geometric devices and stylized birds, all within an ivory highly stylized meandering vine and leaf main border, reciprocal quatrefoil minor border, 9 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. $600-800

235 Shirvan Prayer Rug, East Caucasus, c. 1900, the abrashed navy field with highly stylized staggered polychrome “boteh” below an ivory mihrab inset with “Marasali”-type birds, all within an ivory bracket and double-latchhooked-patterned main border, stylized rosette and reciprocal quatrefoil minor borders, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $1,200-1,500

230 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, four ivory, gold, and blue/green latchhooked diamonds on a light red field, all within an ivory hooked square main border, multiple reciprocal trefoil-patterned minor borders, 8 ft.

5 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. $1,800-2,200

236 Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, the gold field inset with an allover design of staggered highly stylized palmettes in red, medium blue, and ivory, all within a wide royal blue large-scale “crab” variant main border, multiple reciprocal quatrefoil-patterned minor borders, 5 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. $600-800

231 Soumak Carpet, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, the light red field with three contiguous medium blue diamond-shaped medallions flanked by gold octagons and an allover small-scale design of stylized rosettes and endless knot motifs, all within a polychrome octagon-in-tile-patterned main border, 10 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. $2,500-3,000

237 Karabagh Rug, South Caucasus, late 19th century, the chocolate brown field with four large red, terra-cotta, and ivory “Lenkoran” medallions flanked by navy brackets, all within a medium blue stylized meandering vine and leaf border, ivory reciprocal trefoil variant inner border, 8 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000

224 Shahsavan Flatweave Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, comprised of wide empty light brown and light beige horizontal bands with alternating thin ivory, royal blue, medium brown, and salmon-colored stripes, 9 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. $1,200-1,500 225 Shahsavan Kilim Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, comprised of an allover design of alternating horizontal double maroon bands, and single medium blue, light red, and beige bands, 12 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. $800-1,000

226 Dhurrie Carpet, India, c. 1900, comprised of terra-cotta, medium blue, and apple green wide horizontal bands inset with large variegated octagons and hexagons flanking smaller stacked, serrated and sawtooth polygons and staggered diamonds, gold contiguous diamond-patterned side borders, 15 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 7 in. $2,000-2,500 227 Four Modernist Rugs, second half 20th century, one with overlapping apple green, apricot, light red, and yellow rectangles outlined in black on a light beige ground, 3 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in., one comprised of red, light blue, aubergine, apple green, brown, gold, and beige rectangles of various sizes with some overlapping, 4 ft. x 6 ft., one with an allover interlocking design of navy, medium blue, gold, and magenta highly stylized rosettes in palmettes, 4 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 8 in., and one with a magenta field displaying large blue “flame” palmettes and serrated arrow devices within ivory comb-patterned end panels, empty blue border, 4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. $800-1,000

232 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, dated 1902, the medium blue abrashed field with three stepped and latch-hooked diamonds enclosed by smaller hooked diamonds, highly stylized quadrupeds, and figures, all within an abrashed red serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, light green stylized rosette, reciprocal trefoil, and “S” motif in contiguous hooked lozenge minor borders, 7 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. $1,500-2,000 233 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the medium blue center panel inset with three red and blue-green octagons flanked by two terra-cotta bracketed diamonds and latch-hooked rectangles on a royal blue field, with a contiguous polychrome eight-pointed star in stepped hexagon pattern with highly stylized hooked “boteh,” an ivory small-scale “crab” main border, multiple hooked diamond in barber pole-patterned minor borders, 8 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $1,200-1,500

238 Tekke Rug, West Turkestan, late 19th century, the field comprised of three rows of six guls in ivory, red, blue/green, and navy flanked by “tshemtshe” minor guls, all within a smallscale staggered diamond border, concentric sawtooth device-in-tile and “soldat” variantpatterned elems, 5 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. $600-800 239 Tekke Rug, West Turkestan, late 19th century, the field comprised of three rows of seven guls in shades of red, ivory, and navy, flanked by half “tshemtshe” guls, within an eight-pointed star in octagon main border, ram’s horn minor border, small-scale chevron-patterned elems, brocaded fringe, 3 ft. 11 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $400-600

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

57

240 Tekke Torba, West Turkestan, late 19th century, the field comprised of twelve guls, with remnants of magenta silk highlights, within a hooked diamond border, 1 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. $300-400 241 Ersari Torba, West Turkestan, late 19th century, the concentric and hooked eightpointed star in navy and ivory on a light red field enclosed by smaller eight-pointed stars in latch-hooked rectangles, all within a “dshudur” variant main border, multiple small-scale tile-incheckerboard-patterned minor borders, 1 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $600-800 242 Embroidered Felt Floor Covering, Uzbekistan, early 20th century, the field comprised of two contiguous diamonds outlined in bright indigo, the indigo portion inset with a polychrome tile pattern of hooked diamonds and other geometric forms, the inner portion inset with hooked ram’s horn motifs, the main border with a hooked ram’s horn variant pattern, cotton embroidery on pieced wool, 5 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Heirs to the Silk Road-Uzbekistan, Johannes Kalter and Margareta Pavaloi, 1997, plate 391, p. 201. $800-1,200 243 Baluch Main Carpet and Small Rug, Northeast Persia, late 19th century, the main carpet with a royal blue field displaying latchhooked diamonds inset with eight-pointed stars and “S” motifs flanked by highly stylized serrated blossoms all in light red and brown with ivory highlights, all within a contiguous hooked hexagon-patterned main border, 6 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 5 in., the small rug with three hooked octagons flanked by stepped polygons on a royal blue field, all within a meandering “boat” variant border, 5 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. $800-1,000 244 Ersari Carpet, West Turkestan, late 19th century, three rows of large octagonal guls flanked by smaller stepped and hooked medallions on a red field, within a contiguous diamond-patterned main border, multiple “dshudur” minor borders, 8 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. $1,000-1,200

58

245 Yomud Engsi, West Turkestan, c. 1900, the inner panel comprised of staggered and stepped polygons in midnight blue, blue/ green, and red, within a curled leaf and vine border, all above a panel of large stylized ram’s horns and a pole tree-patterned elem, 5 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $500-600 246 Yomud Carpet, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, the allover large-scale ivory, navy, blue/green, and red/brown “dyrnak” gul design on a chocolate brown field, all within an ivory angular hooked vine and stepped medallion main border, multiple small-scale stepped diamond minor borders, empty flat-woven elems, 10 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. $800-1,200 247 Palimpore Printed Prayer Textile, India, 19th century, the ivory mihrab with a large light red and gold cypress tree emerging from a scalloped mound flanked by confronting peacocks and several stylized beasts with an allover meandering vine and radial blossom pattern, tiered side panels inset with similar design elements and within larger chevronpatterned side borders, the top and bottom end panels inset with a reciprocal pointed ovoid floral design, small inscription at top center, 6 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. $600-800 248 Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1870, featuring a central black four-pointed star inset panel with a field of polychrome elongated and interlacing “boteh” above and below the medallion, 10 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, p. 158. $1,500-1,800 249 Two Kashmir Rumal Shawls, North India, c. 1850 and c. 1875, one with a wide black “X” shaped center medallion enclosed by an ornately woven floral design and larger square compartments filled with circular flowerheads and elongated confronting “boteh,” polychrome embroidered lappets on two sides, 5 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 11 in., and one with a large-scale “X” form comprised of elongated curled “boteh” with ivory, light blue, and black highlights, reciprocal diamondshaped polychrome lappets on all four sides, 6 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. $500-700

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

250 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c. 1875, the overall design comprised of hundreds of small pieces sewn together with complex floral forms radiating outward diagonally from the tiny black center, 6 ft. x 6 ft.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, p. 284. $500-600 251 Kashmir Rumal Shawl, North India, c. 1875, featuring an eight-pointed center medallion comprised of black, red, and aubergine stylized plant forms with elongated curving “boteh” drawn throughout, polychrome embroidered lappets on all sides, 6 ft. x 6 ft.

Literature: Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir, Parviz Nemati, 2003, plate 29, pp.

256 and 309. $800-1,000 252 Two Kerman Shawl Fragments, Southeast Persia, c. 1850 and c. 1870, a section of a jacket featuring pairs of small “boteh” on either side of a stylized carnation, 2 ft. x 2 ft. 1 in., and a section of a coarsely woven “khani” cloth displaying an allover stylized flower in a hexagonal lattice design, 3 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.

Literature: For similar examples please see: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence, Frank Ames, 1997, plate 30, p.

118, and plate 114, p. 289; and Pashmina, Anamika Pathak, 2003, p. 57. $1,000-1,200 253 Pair of Kerman Embroidered Pillow Faces and an Ilguch, Southeast Persia and Uzbekistan, early 20th century, the pillow faces both featuring polychrome concentric radial medallions with pendants and stylized spandrels, small-scale “boteh” minor borders, one with an individual blossoming shrubpatterned major border and one with a mirror image “boteh” and blossom main border, one with partial metal thread embroidery, all on a red felt ground, 2 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. and 2 ft.

4 in. x 1 ft. 9 in., the ilguch with a large highly zoomorphic cruciform medallion in light blue, gold, light green, and light red on a vivid red felt ground with several tassels at the bottom, 1 ft. 8 in. x 8 in. $500-700

254 Three Rescht Textile Items, North Persia, early 20th century, a panel with an allover red and royal blue eight-pointed star and diamond lattice pattern inset with densely embroidered rosettes and flowerheads within a palmette and split vine border, 5 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 2 in., a pillow cover displaying intricately embroidered polychrome rosettes and leaves of various sizes within a large-scale split vine lattice and an empty medium blue border 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 5 in., and a black pillow cover featuring a ten-lobed medallion inset with small-scale blossoming vines with a single blossoming plant at the center, 1 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. $1,000-1,200 255 Tabriz Rug, Northwest Persia, c. 1900, the cusped floral center medallion with pendants on an ivory cartouche with several floral swags on a light brown field with small blossoms, light blue quarter-medallion spandrels, all within an ivory meandering palmette and vine border, 5 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 1 in. $1,500-1,800 256 Mochtasham Kashan Rug, Central Persia, late 19th century, the royal blue lobed floral center medallion with large pendants on an empty rust-colored field and navy spandrels with an allover floral design, all within a wide palmette, angular vine, serrated leaf and rosette main border, 5 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 1 in. $600-800 257 Isphahan Rug, Central Persia, early 20th century, the finely drawn lobed and pendanted center medallion issuing an allover design of interlacing vines, serrated leaves, blossoms and palmettes in shades of blue and red on an ivory field, lobed and concentric light salmon and blue spandrels, all within a red alternating blossoming floral palmette and cruciform medallion main border, multiple ivory and navy floral minor borders, silk foundation, 7 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $1,500-1,800 258 Isphahan Rug, Central Persia, 20th century, the eight-lobed floral center medallion with pendants on a red field with palmettes, curled and interlacing vines with arabesques and light blue spandrels, all within a navy border of similar design, signature at top translated to read “Serafian,” all on a silk foundation, 5 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $500-600

259 “Mishan” Malayer Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the abrashed royal blue field with an allover small-scale diagonal vine and “boteh” pattern in red and gold, all within a highly stylized gold angular vine and serrated leaf border, 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $1,000-1,200

265 Chinese Mat, Ningxia, first half 19th century, the floral center medallion on a navy field enclosed by an allover ivory “Buddha’s hand” pattern, gold spandrels, all within a meandering “T” main border, pearl-patterned minor border, 4 ft. x 2 ft. 2 in. $600-800

260 Kerman Carpet, Southeast Persia, second quarter 20th century, the ivory field with an allover densely drawn blossom-in-vase pattern in shades of blue, salmon, and beige, all within a wide ivory main border of similar design, multiple magenta floral meander minor borders, 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. $2,000-2,500

266 Chinese Carpet, Ningxia, late 19th century, the navy field with a medium blue central roundel enclosed by cloud collar devices inset with “treasured objects,” flanked by peach blossoms, “Buddha’s hand,” footed vases, and urns with blossoming peony flower spandrels, stepped fret variant and pearl minor borders, angular vine and peony main border, 10 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. $800-1,000

261 Lillihan Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the deep magenta field with an allover large-scale mirror image design of blossoming shrubs in shades of blue and beige, all within a navy palmette and split vine-patterned main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 12 ft. 7 in. x 10 ft. 9 in. $1,000-1,200 262 Tabriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the navy field with an allover “herati” design in light and medium blue and plum, all within a wide finely drawn “turtle” palmette, interlacing vine, curled and serrated leaf, and rosette main border, possibly from the Petag workshop, 12 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. $5,000-6,000 263 Bidjar Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, the ivory field with an allover “herati” design in light red, light blue, and navy, all within a navy “turtle” palmette and blossoming angular vine main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 15 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. $1,000-1,500 264 Northwest Persian Carpet, 20th century, the field comprised of an allover small-scale polychrome diamond lattice design with staggered large pendanted diamonds over top, all within a wide light red meandering vine, palmette and serrated leaf main border, multiple floral and reciprocal trefoil-patterned minor borders, 17 ft. 9 in. x 14 ft. 8 in. $1,500-2,500

267 Two Chinese Mats, Ningxia, second half 19th century, one mat with a “wan” and fret variant center medallion on a mustard ground with similar spandrels, all within a main border displaying staggered royal and light blue, gold, and ivory rosettes, pearl minor border, 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in., and one with a central floral medallion enclosed by an allover “rice grain” design, floral spandrels, all within a meandering “T” and cloud-patterned main border, pearl minor border, 4 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. $800-1,000 268 Pictorial Baotou Rug and a Saddle Cover, China, early 20th century, the navy rug with a medium blue mountain and sea variant landscape including a deer and crane below a large stylized tree, 5 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.; the saddle cover with two medium blue cloud medallions and fret spandrels, all within a small-scale “wan”-in-fret meander main border, pearl minor border, 1 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. $600-800 1

269 Two Baotou Mats, China, early 20th century, one with a fretwork center medallion flanked

by Buddhist treasures and scholar’s objects with “wan”-in-fret spandrels all on an ivory field, all within a “wan”-in-fret main border, pearl and meandering “T” minor borders, 3 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft., and one with a fret center medallion enclosed by several blossoms, “wan”-in-fret spandrels, all within a light blue endless knot, coin and blossom main border, meandering “T” and pearl minor borders, 4 ft. x 2 ft. $600-800

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

59

270 Two Tibetan Saddle Covers and a Seatback, early 20th century, one cover with a navy and ivory checkerboard design within a medium blue border with blossoming shrubs in ivory lozenges, cloudbands and various “scholar’s objects,” 2 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 11 in., one cover with two stylized dragons-in-octagons on an ivory field, within a navy border inset with polychrome stylized rosettes and “scholar’s objects,” 2 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in., and the seatback with a single dragon-in-octagon medallion on an ivory field with red spandrels, all within a royal blue border of “scholar’s objects,” 2 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. $600-800 271 Scandinavian “Röllakan” Bed Cover, Skäne, second half 19th century, the two halves sewn together, with a polychrome hexagon-incruciform center medallion enclosed by four mirror-image stylized blossoms and various geometric devices all on a red ground and within an ivory contiguous hooked border, 6 ft.

11 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $1,000-1,500 272 Melas Rug, Southwest Anatolia, c. 1850, the field comprised of alternating red and ivory vertical bands inset with a highly stylized meandering vine and serrated leaf design, flanked by narrower bands inset with zoomorphic palmettes, all within a double flowerhead in tile-patterned border, 5 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $1,200-1,500 273 Two Central Anatolian Yastiks, 19th century, one with a light magenta field inset with light blue, apple green, and soft yellow stylized angular blossoms, all within a light gold highly stylized large-scale rosette main border, contiguous hooked “S” and square minor border, 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 1 in., and one with two large emerald green and medium blue latchhooked medallions, and concentric stepped spandrels on a red field, ivory bordered lappets each inset with a starburst motif, contiguous ribbon-patterned border, 3 ft. x 1 ft. 7 in.

Literature: For a similar example please see: Yastiks, Brian Morehouse, 1996, no. 61, p. 50, and no. 71, p. 52. $800-1,000

267

60

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

275

274 Bergama Small Rug and a Pair of Bags, West Anatolia, third quarter 19th century, the small rug with a latch-hooked hexagon inset with highly stylized palmettes, rosettes, and eight-pointed stars on a red field within an eight-pointed star in octagon in barber pole variant border, 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.; the pair of bags with latch-hooked horizontal bands and three staggered rows of tassels at each end, the center panel comprised of alternating wide red, blue, and green horizontal stripes, 4 ft. x 1 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000

275 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, stepped concentric latch-hooked polygons on a red field flanked by highly stylized blue/green palmettes and quadrupeds and a reciprocal trefoil-patterned border, all within an ivory highly stylized rosette main border, multiple reciprocal quatrefoil-patterned minor borders, 6 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 11 in. $800-1,000

276 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, c. 1880, four concentric polychrome latch-hooked hexagons flanked by concentric triangles on a slate blue field, all within a wide ivory largescale “crab” main border, multiple reciprocal trefoil, and “S” motif minor borders, 7 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $800-1,000

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

61

277 Karabagh Long Rug, South Caucasus, late 19th century, the deep indigo field with a single column of concentric polychrome latch-hooked diamonds flanked by smaller latch-hooked diamonds, all within a light red “dragon’s tooth” main border, multiple ivory highly stylized floral meander minor borders, 10 ft. 11 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. $1,200-1,500 278 Karabagh Long Rug, South Caucasus, late 19th century, the row of stepped diamonds each with pendants and inset with a floral lattice design, on an abrashed navy field with an allover design of small diamondshaped leaves with highly stylized polychrome palmettes and rosettes, ivory floral lattice spandrels, medium blue meandering vine and blossom main border, multiple reciprocal trefoil variant minor borders, 13 ft. 11 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $1,200-1,500 279 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the red field with three large royal blue and blue/green “cloudband” medallions flanked by stylized rosettes, figures, and quadrupeds, all within an ivory highly stylized rosette and leaf main border, reciprocal trefoilpatterned minor border, 7 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $800-1,000 280 Shirvan “Chi-Chi” Rug, Northeast Caucasus, c. 1900, the navy field inset with alternating rows of polychrome stepped and hooked medallions and eight-pointed stars in octagons, all within a chocolate brown stylized rosette main border, barber pole variant and reciprocal quatrefoil-patterned minor borders, 4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $1,200-1,500 281 Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, the gold field inset with an allover design of highly stylized staggered polychrome palmettes, all within a red and ivory curled vine and rosette main border, barber pole striped variant minor border, 3 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. $800-1,000

289

62

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

282 Kuba Small Rug, East Caucasus, late 19th century, the two contiguous stepped diamonds on an empty royal blue field, within an ivory serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, reciprocal trefoil minor border, 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. $800-1,200 283 Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, the medium blue field with three “Lesghi” stars enclosed by eight-pointed stars in octagons, stylized rosettes and “S” motifs, all within an ivory rosette and stylized birdpatterned main border, multiple contiguous curled “S” device minor borders, 5 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $700-900 284 Karachov Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, c. 1900, the large central ivory octagonin-square inset with latch-hook motifs, and stylized rosettes with small-scale checkerboard-patterned spandrels all on a navy field, flanked by four large serrated and flattened red hexagonal medallions and polychrome octagons, rosettes, and stylized birds, all within a red serrated leaf, “wineglass” and multiple “T” device main border, 8 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 1 in. $1,500-1,800 285 West Anatolian Rug, early 20th century, the royal blue field with an allover design of highly stylized “boteh” flanked by ivory rosettes, all within a wide ivory “tulip” palmette-patterned main border, 6 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. $700-900 286 Afshar Rug, South Persia, c. 1900, the ivory field with an allover design of polychrome “phoenix” and “dragon” motifs with rosettes of varying sizes, multiple stylized rosette and tulip borders, 5 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $800-1,000 287 Neriz Rug, Southwest Persia, early 20th century, the deep indigo field with two large blossoming shrubs flanked by an allover smallscale design of polychrome eight-pointed stars in octagons, stylized birds, rosettes, and diamonds, all within an ivory cusped inner border, the main border inset with birds and rosettes, 6 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. $1,000-1,200

288 Qashqai Carpet, Southwest Persia, late 19th century, three contiguous ivory diamonds each inset with a red and gold palmette with royal blue brackets all on a navy field filled with stylized birds, quadrupeds, and various plant and geometric forms, ivory latch-hooked spandrels with small-scale “boteh,” all within a red meandering floral border, 10 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. $1,800-2,000

289 Shahsavan Kilim Double Bag, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, both halves with a large stepped and hooked red and medium blue hexagon on a ivory zigzag edged field and enclosed by smaller stepped and concentric diamonds, 5 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in. $800-1,000 290 Three Northwest Persian Bagfaces, late 19th/early 20th century, one with barber pole stripes inset with highly stylized blossoms within a red “dragon’s tooth”-patterned border, 2 ft. x 1 ft. 10 in., one with a large latch-hooked hexagon on an ivory center panel enclosed by a small-scale checkerboard design within multiple contiguous diamond and bar-patterned borders, 1 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft.

3 in., and one with a midnight blue field with an allover geometric design within an ivory stylized rosette border, 1 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 1 in. $600-800 291 Serab Long Rug, Northwest Persia, dated 1854, the royal blue field with three ivory stepped and pendanted diamonds flanked by half diamonds and an allover design of polychrome small-scale eight-pointed stars in octagons and highly stylized rosettes, all within an ivory zoomorphic palmette and angular vine-patterned main border, multiple quatrefoil variant minor borders, 12 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in. $2,000-2,500 292 Northwest Persian Long Rug, late 19th century, the camel-colored field with an allover design of staggered stylized blossoming shrubs, all within a light red large rosette, serrated leaf, and vine main border, multiple meandering vine and carnation minor borders, 9 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. $800-1,000

293 Mahajarong Sarouk Rug, West Persia, early 20th century, the light red field with a mirror image design of large palmettes issuing radial blossoms and enclosed by several large rosettes and vines, all within a navy flowering palmette and serrated leaf main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. $600-800 294 Indo-Tabriz Rug, India, early 20th century, the royal blue field with an allover design of palmettes, rosettes, and finely drawn interlacing vines in shades of blue, aubergine, and ivory, all within an aubergine border of similar design, 6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. $800-1,000 295 Bidjar Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the floral lobed and pendanted center medallion on a red “herati”-patterned and cusped cartouche on a navy field with ivory spandrels, all within a red “turtle” main border, 6 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $1,200-1,500 296 Bidjar Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, the lobed and pendanted floral center medallion on a red field flanked by an allover small-scale “herati” design with quarter-medallion spandrels, all within a navy rosette and curled leaf bouquet-patterned main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 11 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 1 in. $2,000-3,000 297 Mehraban Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the crenulated, eight-lobed, navy center medallion with pendants on a terra-cotta field, enclosed by an allover design of thinly drawn vines and various polychrome blossoms, navy and gold concentric spandrels, all within a deep indigo angular vine and “turtle” palmette main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 9 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. $1,000-1,500 298 Mahal Carpet, West Persia, early 20th century, the ivory field with an allover polychrome floral diamond lattice design, navy “herati”-patterned spandrels, all within an indigo angular vine and “turtle” palmette main border, multiple meandering carnation and vine minor borders, 11 ft. 10 in. x 8 ft. 8 in. $1,200-1,500

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

63

299 Tabriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the light rose-colored lobed and pendanted medallion on a cream-colored field enclosed by polychrome blossoming vines and large palmettes, midnight blue spandrels, all within an angular vine, curly leaf, and palmette main border, multiple floral meander and ribbon minor borders, 12 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 7 in. $1,500-2,000 300 Kashan Carpet, Central Persia, c. 1920, the navy lobed center medallion on a wine-colored field with an allover small-scale lattice design of palmettes, rosettes, curled and serrated leaves, and cloudbands, indigo spandrels inset with blossoming trees and birds, all within a palmette and wide meandering vine main border with a small inscription at the top and bottom, multiple floral meander minor borders, 15 ft. x 9 ft. 8 in. $2,000-3,000 301 Kashan Carpet, Central Persia, early 20th century, the plum field with an allover floral trellis design in shades of blue, beige, and salmon, all within a navy blossoming tree and palmette main border, multiple rosettes in lozenge-patterned minor borders, 19 ft. 8 in. x 12 ft. 2 in. $3,000-4,000 302 Ninety-two Hali Magazines, including Vol. 1, No. 2, 1978, through Issue 113, 2000, (missing issues and with duplicates). $400-600 303 117 Hali Magazines, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1982, through Issue 158, Winter 2008, (missing issues and with duplicates). $300-500 304 Thirty-two Hali Magazines, a complete set of the first eight volumes stored in red paperbound library boxes with large gold lettering that reads “HALI” at the top, on the spine of each box with the volume number listed at the bottom. $400-600

64

305 Kazak Prayer Rug, Southwest Caucasus, c. 1900, the highly stylized mirror-image design of latch-hooked devices flanked by a contiguous diamond pattern and octagons on a medium blue ground within a double niche, all on a red field with zoomorphic starburst motifs in each spandrel, all within an ivory serrated leaf and “wineglass” main border, 6 ft.

7 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $800-1,000 306 Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, c. 1900, four contiguous stepped navy diamonds inset with highly stylized palmettes, sawtooth rectangles, and “boteh” all on a large red lozenge bisecting the royal blue field with latch-hooked rectangles in octagons and several hexagons and blossoms, all within a red serrated leaf and rosette main border, 9 ft. x 5 ft. $1,000-1,200 307 Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, early 20th century, the royal blue field with three large stepped and latch-hooked cruciform medallions flanked by several smaller latchhooked diamonds, all within a medium blue large-scale “crab” main border, multiple highly stylized contiguous “S” motif minor borders, 6 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. $800-1,000 308 Shirvan Long Rug, East Caucasus, c. 1900, six concentric and stepped contiguous diamonds on a navy field flanked by eightpointed stars in octagons, latch-hooked diamonds, flame “boteh,” “S” motifs and comb devices, all within a wide ivory large-scale “crab” main border, multiple reciprocal trefoilpatterned minor borders, 8 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. $800-1,000 309 Shirvan Prayer Rug, East Caucasus, early 20th century, the ivory field with a staggered lattice design of highly stylized polychrome palmettes below a mihrab with a double latchhooked rectangle and a pair of birds flanked by two large comb-type devices, all within a red double hooked “S” motif main border, 5 ft.

5 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $800-1,000

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

310 Shirvan Rug, Northeast Caucasus, early 20th century, the medium blue abrashed field with an allover design of “flame” palmettes flanked by highly stylized ram’s horn devices, birds, and rosettes all within a “Kufic” tile-patterned main border, barber pole, ribbon, eight-pointed star and reciprocal quatrefoil minor borders, 6 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $800-1,000 311 Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, c. 1910, the large deep aubergine lozenge inset with a blue/aubergine cruciform device in a red medallion flanked by blossoming vines and highly stylized “boteh” on a red field with rosettes and other highly stylized blossoms with two large overlapping “boteh” at each corner, all within an ivory large palmette and serrated leaf main border, 7 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. $1,000-1,200 312 Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, early 20th century, the allover lattice design inset with highly stylized blossoms in red with ivory and abrashed blue highlights on a chocolate brown field, all within a red double hooked “S” patterned main border, multiple barber pole striped variant minor borders, 6 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft.

10 in. $800-1,000 313 Kuba “Seichour” Rug, Northeast Caucasus, early 20th century, two and a half “St. Andrew’s Cross” medallions in shades of red on a navy field all within a large-scale highly stylized rosette main border, ivory “running dog” outer border, 8 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $800-1,200 314 Kazak Long Rug, Southwest Caucasus, late 19th century, the field comprised of a single row of polychrome “Memling” guls within a wide ivory large-scale “crab” main border, multiple highly stylized meandering vine and leaf minor borders, 10 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $1,000-1,200 315 Khamseh Rug, Southwest Persia, c. 1900, the blue field with two gold and ivory gabled and latch-hooked squares inset with highly stylized rosettes and flanked by smaller similar type polychrome medallions and palmettes with serrated leaves, all within an ivory stylized rosette and reciprocal stepped triangle motif main border, multiple square and ribbonpatterned minor borders, 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. $800-1,000

316 Kurd Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the large navy sawtooth medallion inset with large rosettes and palmettes issuing smaller flowers, all on a red field, within an ivory highly stylized vine and “boteh”-patterned main border, 6 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $500-700 317 Three South Persian Bagfaces, late 19th/ early 20th century, one with three and a half large “boteh” inset with blossoming shrubs and enclosed by a lattice of highly stylized serrated leaves on an indigo field, within a meandering vine and blossom border, 1 ft.

9 in. x 2 ft. 10 in., one with highly stylized staggered “boteh” on a red field, all within a navy rosette and leaf-patterned border, 1 ft.

11 in. x 2 ft. 7 in., and one with a concentric latch-hooked diamond enclosed by eightpointed stars in octagons on a navy field, all within an ivory highly stylized meandering vine and leaf main border, 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. $600-800 318 Afshar Rug, South Persia, early 20th century, the navy field with an allover design of staggered highly stylized polychrome “boteh,” all within a terra-cotta angular vine and large rosette-patterned main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in. $700-900 319 Kurd Long Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the allover lattice design of stylized polychrome blossoming shrubs on a navy field, all within a double hooked and cross motif main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 9 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. $800-1,000 320 Kashan Rug, Central Persia, c. 1930, the field comprised of an allover design of polychrome vertical stripes inset with contiguous vines enclosing “boteh,” all within an ivory border of similar design, multiple light blue serrated leaf, angular vine and rosette-patterned minor borders, 7 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $400-600

321 Senneh Kilim, Northwest Persia, c. 1880, the ivory pendanted diamond-shaped center medallion inset with a polychrome “herati” pattern on a moss-colored field with an allover highly stylized design of bent-tip “boteh,” red “herati” filled spandrels, all within a meandering vine, carnation and “boteh” main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 6 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $600-800

326 Kerman Carpet, Southeast Persia, early 20th century, the magenta field with an allover design of spaciously drawn blossoming vines with several cloudbands in shades of blue, beige, and ivory, all within a magenta serrated leaf, rosette and split vine main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, small cartouche with inscription at top center, 11 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 7 in. $1,000-1,500

322 Veramin Kilim, Northeast Persia, c. 1900, the field comprised of two large concentric sawtooth-patterned diamonds flanked by halfand quarter-diamonds all in blue/green, royal blue, light red, ivory, and chocolate brown with scattered small-scale rosettes, all within a highly stylized stepped polygon and rosettepatterned border, 9 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. $1,200-1,500

327 Kashan Carpet, Central Persia, c. 1930, the royal blue lobed and stepped center medallion with pendants on a red field with an allover small-scale curled and interlacing blossoming vine pattern, concentric spandrels with split vines, all within a royal blue large palmette and split and curled leaf design, multiple floral meander and reciprocal quatrefoil-patterned minor borders, 16 ft. 2 in. x 10 ft. 3 in. $2,500-3,000

323 Lut-Zweiler Carpet, Austria, 20th century, the medium blue field with an allover polychrome “Afshan” variant design of bracketed and split vines with star and flame-like rosettes and large floral medallions, all within a red “Kufic” main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 11 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 1 in. $800-1,000 324 Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, the navy and light blue stepped cruciform center medallion issuing large polychrome serrated leaves, palmettes, and rosettes on a light red field, ivory spandrels inset with a similar design and quarter-medallions, all within a navy palmette and meandering vine main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 12 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. $1,000-2,000

328 Sarouk Carpet, West Persia, early 20th century, the magenta field with an allover design of interlacing vines issuing palmettes, rosettes and curled and serrated leaves all in shades of blue, within a navy blossoming palmette with curled and bent-tip “boteh”patterned main border, multiple floral meander minor borders, 17 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. $2,500-3,000 329 Malayer Corridor Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, the ivory field with an allover large-scale alternating design of navy and red bent-tip “boteh” enclosed by an allover smallscale blossom pattern, all within a red border of similar elements, 17 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 9 in. $600-800

325 Serapi Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, the eight-lobed navy, light blue, ivory, and salmon-colored center medallion with large pendants and issuing spaciously drawn angular vines, serrated leaves and palmettes on a light red field and with ivory spandrels, all within a navy “turtle” main border, 18 ft. 10 in. x 11 ft. 1 in. $1,000-1,500

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

65

330

330 Ushak Carpet, West Anatolia, late 19th century, the ivory field with large spaciously drawn palmettes and small blossoms in shades of soft green and apricot, all within a wide apricot blossoming palmette and angular vine main border, multiple serrated leaf and stylized meandering blossom-patterned minor borders, 12 ft. 4 in. x 9 ft. $6,000-8,000

End of Sale 2845B

66

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

Conditions of Sale 1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale.

Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank.

The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. 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 purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., 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 goods 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 these lots.

9. Sales in Massachusetts, Florida, and New York are subject to the respective current sales taxes. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties may be exempt from sales tax upon submission of proper documentation.

10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law).

The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 21, 2015

67

Directions to Skinner’s Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 From the West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs for Copley. The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the South: Take 93-N to Exit 20 for I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs for Chinatown/South Station. Bear left at the fork to continue towards Kneeland Street. Turn left onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza.

Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From Logan Airport: Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear left at the fork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn left onto Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn left onto Surface Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the North: Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive.  Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63 Park Plaza.

68

Absentee Bid Form Sale Title

Sale Date

First Time Bidder?

YES

NO

Customer #

Name (Please Print)

Business Name

Address City

Phone #

Alternate #

check if change in address

State

Zip Code email

I wish to place the following bids in the sale listed above. I understand that Skinner, Inc. will execute bids as a convenience, and will not be held responsible for any errors or failure to execute bids. I understand that my bids are executed and accepted as per Conditions of Sale as printed in the catalog of this sale.

Signature (Required)

Lot #

Date

Description

Bid confirmation via email?

YES

Bid Price

NO

FOR OFFICE USE Marlborough

Boston

Phone

63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429

Fax

Mail

Person

274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100

Employee:

www.skinnerinc.com

Board of Directors

Departments

Chairman of the Board

20th Century Design

Discovery Auctions

Jane D. Prentiss

Carly Babione

20thcentury@skinnerinc.com

Kyle Johnson

508.970.3253

Melanie Trottier-Mitcheson

Stephen L. Fletcher Richard Albright

discovery@skinnerinc.com

John Deighton Karen M. Keane Andrew Payne

508.970.3202

American & European Paintings & Prints Robin S.R. Starr Elizabeth C. Haff Michelle Lamunière

Executive Management President/Chief Executive Officer Karen M. Keane

paintings@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3206

European Furniture & Decorative Arts Stuart G. Slavid Stephanie Opolski Gwendolyn L. Smith european@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3203

American Furniture & Decorative Arts Stephen L. Fletcher Chris Barber Christopher D. Fox americana@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3200

Historic Arms & Militaria Joel Bohy militaria@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3215

Chief Financial Officer Don Kelly

American Indian & Ethnographic Art Douglas Deihl

Executive Vice President Stephen L. Fletcher

Managing Director Marie Keep

John Colasacco

508.970.3254

jewelry@skinnerinc.com 617.874.4313

Antique Motor Vehicles Jane D. Prentiss antiquemotorvehicles@skinnerinc.com

Stuart G. Slavid

Asian Works of Art Judith Dowling Helen Eagles Suhyung Kim asian@skinnerinc.com

Vice Presidents Victoria Bratberg Eric Jones Gloria Lieberman Carol McCaffrey Robin S.R. Starr L. Emerson Tuttle

Western Massachusetts: George Thomas Lewis 413.727.2721 glewis@skinnerinc.com

Florida: April L. Matteini, G.G. 305.503.4423 florida@skinnerinc.com

Maine: Bruce Buxton 207.772.6979 bbuxton@mainerr.com

70

Kerry Shrives judaica@skinnerinc.com

Musical Instruments Carly Babione music@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3216

508.970.3263

Oriental Rugs & Carpets Books & Manuscripts Devon Eastland books@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3293

Ceramics Stuart G. Slavid ceramics@skinnerinc.com

Regional Directors

Judaica

508.970.3256

Senior Vice Presidents Kerry Shrives

Victoria Bratberg

indian@skinnerinc.com

508.970.3253

Marie Keep

Jewelry

508.970.3203

Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments Robert C. Cheney Jonathan Dowling Paul Dumanowski

Lawrence Kearney Erika Jorjorian rugs@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3247

Photographs Michelle Lamunière photographs@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3264

Silver Stuart G. Slavid silver@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3203

clocks@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3201

Wine, Whisky & Ale Marie Keep Joseph Hyman Michael J. Moser finewines@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3296

Auction Services Consignments

Marketing, Media & Communications

Appraisal & Auction Services LaGina Austin Christine E. Finn Katie Fitzgerald Rachel Kingsley Elizabeth Zwicker

Exhibitions & Property Boston:

Marketing

Laura V. Sweeney

Catherine M. Weber

Benjamin Evans

Jenna DeLuca

Olga Gerasymiv

Linsey MacDougall

Paige Lewellyn Jessica R. Lincoln

508.970.3299

Subscriptions Institutional Relations L. Emerson Tuttle

Linsey MacDougall

Receptionist

508.970.3240

Jacqueline Gray 617.350.5400

508.970.3130

Advertising/Production Pamela Van de Houten

Consignment Services

Jeffrey R. Antkowiak

Patricia Walker King

Stanley P. Bystrowski

Rebecca Hamel

John Cornelius

Carol Zeigler

Kristina Harrison

508.970.3204

Kathleen Jones Cheryl Richards Photography

Marlborough: Warehouse Frederic Trottier 508.970.3209 Samatha Heighton

Customer Relations/Human Resources

Skinner Online

Carol McCaffrey

Receptionist

Kerry Shrives

Lindsay White

Daniel Bar

508.970.3000

508.970.3252

Judie Ochsner online@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3279

Transportation Eric Jones

Accounting Absentee & Telephone Bidding

Denise Johnson

508.970.3229

508.970.3269

Boston: 617.874.4318 William Madden

Marlborough: 508.970.3211

508.970.3266

Discovery: 508.970.3208

Auctioneers

Kevin Rota 508.970.3283

Chris Barber, John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie Keep, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney

63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429

www.skinnerinc.com

274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100

130 Miracle Mile, Suite 220 Coral Gables, FL 33134 305.503.4423 Fax 305.709.2143

415 Madison Avenue, #1418 New York, NY 10017 212.787.1113 Fax 646.893.0179

71

72