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Catalogue: Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 29. May 2010 at 03 PM
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| Lot: 121 | ||
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| Khamseh Kelleh | This large Khamseh has three deep blue medallions placed along the central axis of a field densely covered in vertical stripes. The kelleh format (much too large for a simple dwelling), wool quality, precise drawing and splendid colours suggest that this first-rate rug was made to order for a tribal leader, probably in one of the small workshops of the region. The knotting structure, with dark brown wefts, and stylistic details indicate that it was made by the Baharlu. Parham illustrates a Khamseh with a stripe design in the same format. Well preserved, with the full pile and original finishes all around, several repiled areas. | |
| Origin: South West Persia |
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| Size: 397 x 186 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| Estimate: 7.800,00 € |
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| Literature: OPIE, JAMES, Tribal Rugs of Southern Persia. Portland 1981, pl. p. 93 *** PARHAM, CYRUS, Masterpieces of Fars Rugs. Tehran 1996, no. 32 |
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| Lot: 122 | ||
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| Qashqai Kilim | A yellow-ground Qashqai kilim, with two red diamonds placed along the central axis and offset diamonds overlaid by the border. A typical trefoil border. Good condition. | |
| Origin: South West Persia, Fars |
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| Size: 280 x 151 cm |
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| Age: Ca. 1900 |
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| Estimate: 1.800,00 € |
| Lot: 123 | ||
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| Bokhara Suzani | A Bokhara silk embroidery composed of five panels. Both the field and border display the same design of large circular poppy blossoms linked by green twigs of varying length and orientation, which intersect to produce a complex network. They are decorated with flowers and leaves. Only a few examples of this design are known. Backed with beige fabric. Several small holes and stains. | |
| Origin: Central Asia, Uzbekistan |
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| Size: 217 x 190 cm |
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| Age: Second half 19th century |
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| Estimate: 4.700,00 € |
| Lot: 124 | ||
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| Sarkisla | Previously exhibited at the Frankfurt Carmelite Monastery in 1980, this Sarkisla has a memorable design of large hexagons placed in offset rows, imbued with a mysterious effect by the totemic primary motifs that go back to ancient models. The piece was woven in a Kurdish village in East Anatolia. A detailed examination of the design can be found in Brüggemann & Böhmer. Several repiled areas, now in good condition. | |
| Origin: East Anatolia |
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| Size: 283 x 130 cm |
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| Age: Mid 19th century |
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| Estimate: 15.000,00 € |
| Lot: 125 | ||
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| Bergama | A small, brown-ground, almost square Bergama showing a double niche design, a blue central medallion decorated with flowers and tree forms in the blue corners. In the white-ground border, hexagons have been placed in between formations of small triangles. The design goes back to models of the „Transylvanian“ type. The warps have been dyed red. Original finishes all around, low pile, several repiled areas. | |
| Origin: North West Anatolia |
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| Size: 136 x 130 cm |
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| Age: Mid 19th century |
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| Estimate: 4.200,00 € |
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| Literature: DIMAND, MAURICE S., The Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs in the City Art Museum of St. Louis. St. Louis 1935, pl. 29 |
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| Lot: 126 | ||
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| Sivas Striped Rug | A Sivas in long format, with a dense field design of narrow vertical bands and a single stripe border of polychrome rectangles enclosing hexagons decorated with arrowheads. Very good condition, virtually no signs of wear, original finishes all around. | |
| Origin: Eastern Central Anatolia |
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| Size: 417 x 123 cm |
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| Age: Second half 19th century |
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| Estimate: 8.500,00 € |
| Lot: 127 | ||
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| Khamseh | The brown-red field displays a blue, geometric central medallion with a central floral star; blue and red vines decorate the white-ground corners. The design is strongly influenced by Qashqai models, including the three additional stripes with domino motifs at both ends, but the more angular drawing, darker palette, mottled brown warps and coarser weave make this rug from the province of Fars a typical weaving of the Khamseh nomads. Several small repairs, in good overall condition. | |
| Origin: South West Persia, Fars |
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| Size: 183 x 163 cm |
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| Age: Ca. 1910 |
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| Estimate: 2.800,00 € |
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| Literature: OPIE, JAMES, Tribal Rugs of Southern Persia. Portland 1981, pl. p. 89 |
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| Lot: 128 | ||
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| Neriz | The light blue field shows a dense repeat of large leaves, palmettes and smaller flowers, symmetrically arranged around the central axis. The light green main border contains a vine design with flowers and palmettes that is typical of the provenance. Uniformly low pile, newly overcast sides, otherwise well preserved. | |
| Origin: South Persia, Kirman region |
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| Size: 160 x 122 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| Estimate: 2.200,00 € |
| Lot: 129 | ||
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| Azeri Khorjin | A small double bag with piled faces showing animal figures in two horizontal panels, surrounded by a border of diagonal stripes. The kilim technique connecting panel is patterned with diagonal stripes. Signs of age and wear. | |
| Origin: South Caucasus, Azerbaijan |
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| Size: 112 x 43 cm |
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| Age: Ca. 1900 |
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| Estimate: 1.100,00 € |
| Lot: 130 | ||
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| Zanjan | This small village rug in zaronim format was woven in Zanjan, the northernmost village of the Hamadan region. A hexagonal central medallion with attached points stands alone in the ivory field. Small botehs linked by vines decorate the midnight blue corners. The border consists of three stripes of equal width containing botehs, rosettes and vines, surrounded by a wide camel edge. Newly overcast sides, somewhat reduced ends. | |
| Origin: West Persia, Hamadan region |
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| Size: 140 x 98 cm |
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| Age: Ca. 1900 |
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| Estimate: 1.900,00 € |

