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Catalogue: Major Spring Auction

Auction date: Saturday 23. May 2009 at 15 o'clock

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Lot: 232
Ninghxia Depictions of Fo dogs or "lion-dogs" were a popular theme in Chinese art. The oldest surviving carpets with this deeply symbolic motif date from the 17th century. Made in the Ningxia workshops, the large-format carpet offered here has two Fo dogs circling each other in the central disk medallion, framed by a garland of twigs and lotus blossoms. Four larger Fo dogs standing on a right-angled branch guard the field corners. Blossoming grasses, twigs and butterflies are distributed across the salmon red field. – Several rewoven areas, signs of age and wear, stains.
Origin:
West China
Dimensions:
340 x 375 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
End price:
10,980.00 €
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Lot: 233
Zeikhur A Zeikhur with a carnation design in pastel shades on a sea green field and an asymmetrical border design. This pattern was commonly used for longer carpets, and is far more rarely seen in small formats. – Blue, flat-woven original selvedges, both ends newly overcast. Slight signs of wear in the pile, several minor darned areas.
Origin:
East Caucasus, Kuba region
Dimensions:
142 x 119 cm
Age:
Late 19th century
End price:
3,660.00 €
Literature:
ESKENAZI, JOHN J., L'Arte del Tappeto Orientale. Milan 1983, no. 151 *** DENNY, WALTER B. & WALKER, DANIEL, The Markarian Album. Cincinnati 1988, no. 68
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Lot: 236
Zeikhur The black-brown field has a floral design of large trees in green, blue and red, placed in offset rows and drawn with huge leaves and blossoms in pastel shades; they are interspersed with a number of animals. The narrow border consists of two stripes of equal width. Not originally in the Caucasian tradition, this design may derive from French fabrics. Made for export to Czarist Russia, carpets of this type catered for the prevailing upper class taste based on French preferences. – Original finishes all around, both lower corners restored.
Origin:
East Caucasus, Kuba region
Dimensions:
166 x 101 cm
Age:
Late 19th century
End price:
1,952.00 €
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Lot: 239
Shahsavan Sumakh Bag Face Face of sumakh bag, once part of a khorjin. Wertime attributes a comparative piece to the Shahsavan tribes of the Khamseh region. A bag face illustrated by Frauenknecht is even closer to our example, with the same border design of Lesghi stars on a red ground and a white outer border where serrated ornaments are aligned in a row. The palmette-like, jagged motifs seen in the field are somewhat smaller in our piece, and the design appears denser. A striking feature is the use of multicoloured silk in some of the field motifs. – Good condition.
Origin:
North West Persia, Khamseh region
Dimensions:
70 x 61 cm
Age:
Second half 19th century
End price:
2,684.00 €
Literature:
WERTIME, JOHN T., Sumak Bags of Northwest Persia & Transcaucasia. London 1998, no. 27 *** FRAUENKNECHT, BERTRAM, Schahsavan Sumakh Taschen. Fürth 1993, ill. 14
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Lot: 247
Baluch Bag Face A similar bag face was published by Sorgato in 2007. – Sides newly overcast, remnants of the kilim finishes at the top and bottom survive. Pile in good condition.
Origin:
North East Persia, Khorasan
Dimensions:
73 x 80 cm
Age:
Second half 19th century
End price:
1,342.00 €
Literature:
SORGATO, DAVID, Baluch from the David Sorgato collection. Milan 2007, no. 84
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Lot: 260
Afshar Bag Face An oversized red medallion, its serrated outline decorated with arrowheads, has been placed in the blue field. The flat-woven strip studded with small flowers at the lower end suggests that this bag face was made by the Afshari of the Varamin area. – Good condition, with the flat-woven closure band at the top.
Origin:
North Persia, Varamin region
Dimensions:
60 x 84 cm
Age:
First quarter 20th century
End price:
610.00 €

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