Catalogue: Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 23. May 2009 at 15 o'clock
Please note:
All prices include the buyer’s premium of 22 % on the hammer price. All prices in EURO..
| Exchange rate | |
| 0.878 GBP | 1 Euro |
| 1.397 USD | 1 Euro |
| Lot: 107 | ||
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| Yomut Chuval | Good condition except for slight traces of wear, with the original selvedges and upper finish; remnants of the kilim have survived at the bottom. | |
| Origin: Central Asia, West Turkestan |
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| Dimensions: 77 x 114 cm |
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| Age: Mid 19th century |
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| End price: 2,196.00 € |
| Lot: 111 | ||
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| Kazak | A three-compartment Kazak with a narrow field, framed by a double band woven in a checkerboard design. The three massive box shapes with hooked outlines are reminiscent of certain Central Asian güls. It is not possible to make an ad hoc attribution to one of the established Kazak groups, such as the Lori Pambak, Sevan, etc. However, its narrow format and stylistic features (checkerboard bands, box güls) make the piece an obvious relative of Karachovs. – Preserved with a high pile, good condition with original side and end finishes. | |
| Origin: South West Caucasus |
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| Dimensions: 221 x 124 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| End price: 4,636.00 € |
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| Literature: BAUSBACK, FRANZ (ed.), Sammlung Franz Bausback. Erlesene Teppiche seit 1925. Mannheim 2000, PL. p. 93 |
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| Lot: 113 | ||
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| Karachov Kazak | Good condition, with original finishes all around and a high pile, only the brown sections are corroded. | |
| Origin: South West Caucasus |
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| Dimensions: 213 x 158 cm |
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| Age: Second half 19th century |
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| End price: 17,080.00 € |
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| Literature: BAUSBACK, PETER, Antike orientalische Knüpfkunst. Mannheim 1977, p. 51*** IBID., Antike Teppiche. Sammlung Franz Bausback 1987/88. Mannheim 1987, p. 57 |
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| Lot: 114 | ||
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| Baluch | Baluch pile carpets with vertical stripe designs are rarely seen. Here, six stripes decorated with wavy vines are defined by narrow, white-ground dividing bands. The piece may have been made by a tribal group in the Qainat region. – Completely preserved, with original selvedges and kilim finishes. Corroded brown, otherwise in good condition. | |
| Origin: North East Persia, Khorasan |
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| Dimensions: 184 x 88 cm |
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| Age: Second half 19th century |
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| End price: 2,440.00 € |
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| Literature: EILAND, MURRAY (ed.), Oriental Rugs from Pacific Collections. San Francisco 1990, no. 95 |
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| Lot: 117 | ||
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| Yomut Asmalyk | An asmalyk with a red border in which ashik güls are interspersed with serrated leaves and stepped polygons. Among other purposes, trappings made in this small format were used to decorate camels’ chests. – Good condition, original finishes all around, a decorative fringe at the bottom. | |
| Origin: Central Asia, West Turkestan |
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| Dimensions: 40 x 69 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| End price: 732.00 € |
| Lot: 119 | ||
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| Baluch Bag Face | The field of this Baluch bag face is divided into nine brown, blue and red squares, which make the white square at the centre a visual focus. All compartments contain the same animal-tree design. A frame of small rectangles with figures stylised into “S” forms surrounds the field. The white outer border is woven in the typical herringbone design. – Slight signs of age and wear. | |
| Origin: North East Persia, Khorasan |
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| Dimensions: 70 x 82 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| End price: 1,342.00 € |
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| Literature: HERRMANN, EBERHART, Seltene Orientteppiche 10. Munich 1988, no. 86 a *** DODDS, DENNIS & EILAND, MURRAY L., Jr. (eds.), Oriental Rugs From Atlantic Collections. Philadelphia 1996, no. 311 |
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| Lot: 120 | ||
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| Khamseh Bag Half | Half of a khorjin by the Khamseh nomads, preserved with the red kilim back and the original closure band at the top. A box-shaped central medallion with arrows on a green ground is embedded in a dense pattern of small flowers, the field corners are accentuated by four white and red hens respectively. Like the Afshars, the Khamseh also frequently wove their bags in a rectangular landscape format. – The original seams at the sides have been preserved, moth damage to the back, signs of wear in the bag face. | |
| Origin: South West Persia, Fars |
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| Dimensions: 60 x 71 cm |
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| Age: Second half 19th century |
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| End price: 3,050.00 € |
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| Literature: HERRMANN, EBERHART, Seltene Orientteppiche 8. Munich 1986, no. 80 |
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| Lot: 122 | ||
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| Qashqa’i Kilim | A Qashqa’i kilim with a repeat of small, stylised, geometric botehs, very finely woven on a cotton warp. Flatweaves of this quality were not destined for everyday use, but were made to order, either for the Khans or for sale in the bazaars. – Slight signs of age and wear, small holes, good overall condition, includes the original plaited warp ends. | |
| Origin: South West Persia, Fars |
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| Dimensions: 218 x 142 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| End price: 3,355.00 € |
| Lot: 123 | ||
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| Bakhshaish | Both ends somewhat reduced, small repairs, signs of wear in the pile. | |
| Origin: North West Persia, Azerbaijan |
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| Dimensions: 358 x 280 cm |
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| Age: Second half 19th century |
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| End price: 14,640.00 € |
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| Literature: SOTHEBY'S LONDON, Auction 5. April 2006, # 114 |
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| Lot: 124 | ||
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| Azeri Horse Cover | A yellow-ground horse cover consisting of two panels woven separately and joined at the centre, with a close-meshed brocaded diamond lattice design enclosing small flowering plants. The border – a band of reciprocal trefoils in blue and brown, with bands of red-green triangles as guard stripes – is woven in sumakh technique. The piece was probably made by the Azeri Turks of Azerbaijan. Herrmann illustrates a similar horse cover, except his shows animal figures in the field. – Slight signs of age and wear, damage along the sides. Several stains, minor rewoven areas. | |
| Origin: South Caucasus, Azerbaijan |
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| Dimensions: 187 x 156 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| End price: 1,830.00 € |
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| Literature: HERRMANN, EBERHART, Seltene Orientteppiche 5. Munich 1983, no. 46 |
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RIPPON BOSWELL is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions.
Wiesbaden, 9th December 2008

