Copyright 2010 mk mediaconcept Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:02:36 +0000 Auktionslots Major Autumn Auction http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/ bs@mymk.de () bs@mymk.de () en http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22000/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Daghestan&lotSearchSubmit=true A dark blue rectangle containing human and animal figures has been placed at the centre of a yellow field densely covered in small botehs. Four tiny human figures have been included in the field design at the sides, two horsemen are integrated into the star border. Dated 1247 (= 1832 AD), this carpet, probably made in Daghestan, represents a period of Caucasian pile-weaving of which little is known as only a small number of examples survive, thus it constitutes an important reference piece. – Heavy damage due to age, reduced ends, darned areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22048/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Silk+Jijim&lotSearchSubmit=true A Shahsavan silk jijim of a fine, cloth-like weave, composed of four panels, with an abstract stripe design in golden yellow, grass-green, white, tomato red and dark blue. Unlike woollen jijims, such decorative covers made from precious materials were not used in daily life, but only at celebrations. – Well preserved except for small holes, several vertical tears in need of restoration and slight damage to the sides. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22110/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Mafrash+Side+Panel&lotSearchSubmit=true A mafrash side panel in sumakh technique, with offset hooked diamonds in red and white in the deep blue central stripe, and diagonal crosses on a white ground in the two narrower stripes. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22114/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Set+of+Persian+Bags+%284%29&lotSearchSubmit=true Four Persian nomad bags: a. Qashqa´i bag face, ca. 74 x 65 cm, South West Persia, ca. 1900, a blue ground with a red central diamond, well preserved; b. Bijar sumakh bag, ca. 33 x 28 cm, North West Persia, ca. 1900, a stylised tree-of-life, slight signs of wear; c. Bakhtiari spoon bag, ca. 39 x 20 cm, western Central Persia, early 20th century, only the knotted bag face survives, a floral design on a white ground, good condition; d. Shahsavan sumakh, ca. 48 x 57 cm, North West Persia, late 19th century, front of a mafrash in sumakh technique with a stripe design, well preserved http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21937/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Zeikhur+Miniature+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true The white field is decorated with a diamond lattice design containing small stepped polygons with crosses at their centres. Exclusively made for personal use, such miniature carpets rarely reached the trade, and are thus little known in the West. – Very good condition, original finishes all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21766/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Azeri+Flatweave&lotSearchSubmit=true This white-ground flatwoven rug, a weaving by the Turkic Azeri tribe in the southern Caucasus, has a brocaded design of trees placed in offset rows and a multitude of small, four-legged animals. A pretty collector´s item with a bold design woven in beautiful colours. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22169/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ningxia+Seat+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true This small, yellow-ground carpet once formed part of one of the long bench covers used by monks in the halls of Tibetan monasteries. Two very similar pieces from the Engelhardt Collection were sold by us in 2004 and 2005. – Very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22170/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ningxia+Bench+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true Another section of the same bench cover as the previous lot. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22159/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Khotan&lotSearchSubmit=true The light-brown field is decorated with a wide-meshed lattice filled with large, cruciform floral clusters. – Signs of wear in the pile, sides reselvedged. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21949/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tibetan+Meditation+Mat&lotSearchSubmit=true This small square carpet with a brown field and brown-red border served as a sitting mat for meditating monks. – Slight signs of wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22083/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Pandeng+Women%C2%B4s+Apron&lotSearchSubmit=true An apron composed of five kilim panels with a stripe design, called ""pandeng"" in Tibet. One end is decorated with a light red appliqué diamond showing the dorje symbol. – Well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21948/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tibetan+Khaden&lotSearchSubmit=true A lattice of dark blue bands decorated with blossoms divides the light red field into squares with stylised dorje crosses at their centres. Squares with swastika lattices alternate with stylised twigs in the red border. – Sides newly overcast, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21848/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chinese+Art+Deco+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true A textile picture in landscape format; the design has been embroidered on the white silk ground. In the lower half of the picture, the branches of a tree detail form diagonal lines on which five cranes depicted in lively movement have settled; three further cranes are shown in descending flight on the right. The characters at the right and top left of the picture have been painted on the ground in black India ink. – Good condition, mounted and framed behind glass. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21918/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Silk+Textile&lotSearchSubmit=true Four small fragments of a very finely woven Chinese silk kilim in kesi technique, now mounted onto a blue fabric as a sequence of horizontal designs and framed. The fragments show two golden dragons and blue cloudbands on a grey-blue ground. Perhaps they are fragments of square rank badges that were affixed to the chest and back of garments worn by high-ranking dignitaries. – Slight signs of age, framed. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21704/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ningxia+Bench+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true These three square segments, still joined, once belonged to one of the long bench covers used as mats for joint prayer by monks in Tibetan monasteries. – Good condition, full pile preserved, strong and brilliant colours. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22098/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karachov&lotSearchSubmit=true Original selvedges at the sides, both end finishes restored. Corners and various sections of the field repiled. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21926/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Zakatale&lotSearchSubmit=true A small Zakatale in dark colours. The field, whose ground colour alternates between beige, dusky pink, earth brown, red-brown and indigo blue, has an unconventional design of amulets, checked box shapes, diamonds and a large hook shape at the lower end, as well as a row of abstract human figures. The boxes in the red-ground main border, divided into eight segments, are reminiscent of the designs seen in Talish carpets. – Both ends repiled, otherwise well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22023/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true Two dark blue cartouches, each containing a box with double hooks at the sides, largely fill the field of this small Kazak. The white-ground border contains bracket shapes. – Original selvedges, repiled end finishes, low spots in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22099/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karachov&lotSearchSubmit=true Both ends repiled, reselvedged. Major restored areas, uniformly low pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21872/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Farahan&lotSearchSubmit=true Minimally reduced ends, original overcasting at the sides, full pile preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21718/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i+Gabbeh&lotSearchSubmit=true An antique Gabbeh by the Qashqa´i nomads, with two boldly stepped diamonds, each enclosing a smaller diamond, merging into one another. The spaces between are undecorated, a simple border of interlocked triangles has been added. This coarsely woven carpet of rustic appearance, with a poster-like design, is captivating for its brilliant colours: a triad of red, steel blue and canary yellow. Antique Gabbehs such as this are now popular with collectors as authentic folk art. – Very well preserved for its age, sides newly overcast. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22059/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Heriz&lotSearchSubmit=true A red field with an ogival central medallion containing a star at its centre, surrounded by arabesque vines. A blue main border of palmettes and serrated leaves in the typical, highly geometric Heriz style. – Somewhat reduced ends, otherwise well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22095/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kurdish+Village+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Sides newly overcast, both ends restored, minor repairs in the field, several sections of thin pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21863/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Konya+Kilim+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true Originally a two-panel kilim, the surviving piece is the larger section of one panel. This impressive flatweave used to be in the Kirchheim Collection, and has been published in ""Orient Stars"". As Rageth emphasises in his description, the usual separation of the field and border has been reversed here: a field design of rectangles has been placed on the uniformly blue ground in such a way that the free spaces around them are seen as frames. The dominant motif, a gül-like ornament composed of three hexagons with an extensive outline of hooks and poles, is interpreted by Rageth as a “goddess with leopards”, in the spirit of the ""Neolithic school"". – Mounted onto canvas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21719/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true A large Qashqa´ kilim with a light red field and two ochre diamond medallions, with a cruciform interior drawing and a wide, blue stepped outline. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22183/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Konya+Long+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true A long village rug from the Konya region, a typical representative of the “yellow ground Konya group” judging by its field colour and simple design. The golden yellow field shows four massive Memling güls and three amulets at each end, the dark brown border contains geometrically stylised endless knots. – Original finishes all around, repiled sections in the field, the corroded dark brown sections have been restored. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22017/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Turkmen+%22%22Lotto%22%22+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true This rare piece, the work of a Turkmen weaver judging by its structure, palette and technical details, is mystifying on account of its extraneous design. Faithful to detail, it emulates the field and border composition of a much older ""Lotto"" carpet from western Anatolia, although this has been combined with the pile-woven striped elems of the Turkmen. It is possible that the weaver modelled it on a photograph of a Lotto carpet illustrated in an early publication. However, it is also conceivable that she knew the original. – Various holes, damage to the sides and corners, well-preserved pile in the undamaged areas. Backed with canvas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22018/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sivas&lotSearchSubmit=true Large hook forms in yellow, blue-green and dusky pink have been placed along the central axis of the red field and interspersed with many smaller filler motifs, including animals. Made in the Sivas region, this piece is remarkable for being a pile carpet with a kilim design, as if the weaver had used a flatweave as a model, as the border in particular seems to suggest. – Signs of heavy wear and damage due to age, sewn onto a backing fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22019/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karaman+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Cut sides, reduced ends. Several holes, corroded sections, obvious signs of age. Backed with light green fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22080/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Torba&lotSearchSubmit=true Original sides and upper finish (a kilim folded back); a narrow strip of the former kilim back remains at the bottom. Slight sign of wear at the corners, otherwise well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21923/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chodor+Main+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true A small-format Chodor main carpet presenting a rare field design of hooked diamonds, with quartered interiors, arranged in diagonal rows by colour change on the light red field. The narrow border shows bars and diagonal crosses. The pile-woven two-panel elems are decorated with star-shaped blossoms set in a lattice of diagonal lines, a design more commonly seen in flat-woven pieces. – Full pile preserved, original selvedges. Several repaired areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21957/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Ensi&lotSearchSubmit=true Sides newly overcast, repiled corner at the bottom right, slight signs of age and wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22100/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Fachralo+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Distinctly larger than usual, unlike earlier prayer rugs, this Fachralo Kazak was probably not used in prayer, but had a purely decorative function. – Completely preserved, with remains of the kilim finishes and multi-coloured original selvedges. The corroded dark brown sections have been partially repiled, the pile is somewhat low in places. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22026/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Genje&lotSearchSubmit=true White, red, green and blue botehs are arranged in diagonal rows in the yellow field. Octagons are interspersed with dividing bars or arrows in the red main border. The secondary borders have small, colourful squares on a white or blue ground. – Signs of age and wear, low pile, restored corner at the top right. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22163/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Talish&lotSearchSubmit=true This Talish type with ""crab"" designs (star-shaped blossoms with sharply serrated outlines) placed in a diamond lattice is comparatively rare. The white-ground main border contains small cruciform rosettes interspersed with small stepped polygons, the two secondary borders show blossoms segmented into four parts on a red and green ground. – Repiled lower finish, sides partially restored, slight signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22144/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kermina+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true Good condition, backed with a printed cotton fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21931/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shakhrisyabz+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true This yellow-ground silk embroidery in iraki (cross stitch) technique was made in Shakhrisyabz or its immediate surroundings. It was once used as a tablecloth. As the women of the Lakai tribes had attained a particular feeling for expressive colour combinations, this seems a reasonable attribution for this Suzani. Large formats such as the piece offered here had to be made in sections and joined together due to the small dimensions of the embroidery frames on which they were worked. According to research by Tschepelewezkaja, such tablecloths were produced for the beys of Shakhrisyabz. – Signs of age and wear, several dark stains, seams damaged in places, minor areas of discolouration. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22145/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kermina+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true Very well preserved with the original green silk fringe all around. Backed with an old cotton print. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22094/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karadagh+Kelleh&lotSearchSubmit=true Both end finishes repiled, original sides. Slight signs of wear in the pile, corroded brown. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22081/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i+Gabbeh&lotSearchSubmit=true A Gabbeh with a ""pepper-and-salt"" design in shades of blue and white. The constant colour change within the individual rows of knots give the ground a flickering, restless appearance of a kind only seen in southern Persian Gabbehs. Several small diamonds are randomly distributed across the field, which also contains a human figure with raised arms. This Gabbeh was formerly in the Tanavoli Collection. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22132/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Afshar&lotSearchSubmit=true A blue-ground Afshar with a design of four oversized roses interspersed with palmettes, executed in brilliant colours. The white border contains an angular vine with palmettes, shrubs and botehs. – A vertical crease, the pile shows slight signs of wear in places. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22165/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=South+Caucasian+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true The diamonds filled with a cross in the royal blue field are a design element usually employed by the Kurds. The white main border containing Saliani rosettes is accompanied by two trefoil borders in the style of Kazak carpets. This heterogeneous ornamentation makes it impossible to attribute the carpet to a particular provenance. Its structure (a wool warp, white cotton wefts, white selvedges) suggests that this rare piece was probably woven in Azerbaijan. – Large areas of expert repiling in the corner areas on the left, now in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21995/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Zakatale&lotSearchSubmit=true Twelve sea green, red and dark blue Memling güls are arranged in rows on a white field. The white-ground border shows stepped `S´ forms, probably highly abstract depictions of dragons. Carpets made in the villages around Zakatale used to be known as Genje or Kazak. The fact that they form an independent group only came to light some 20 years ago through publications. – Very good condition, original finishes all around, plaited warp ends, full pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21959/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true Selvedges restored in places, slightly reduced ends, old restorations in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22091/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tabriz&lotSearchSubmit=true This finely woven, high-quality Tabriz workshop carpet has a vase-and-arabesque lattice design and several variations of palmettes interspersed with blossoming twigs on a light red ground. Produced in large numbers during the Twenties, such carpets were modelled on 17th century Kerman vase designs, which became well-known again through the large-format colour plates in some of the early carpet publications. The blue-ground main border shows large, beautifully drawn fan-shaped palmettes in light colours. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21740/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qum&lotSearchSubmit=true Dark and mid blue botehs arranged in offset rows form a dense repeat on the red field; the spaces between them are filled with twigs. Mostly knotted in silk, the cream outlines add shimmering effects to the design. – Ends somewhat reduced, a stitched tear at the bottom left, otherwise well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22142/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Esfahan&lotSearchSubmit=true A splendid workshop carpet made in Esfahan, very finely woven on a silk warp, with a brush-like dense pile and a lively floral design in tasteful colours that are stylistically in line with the tradition of Iranian tile decoration and ceramics. – Four short horizontal tears along the central axis require stitching, otherwise perfectly preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21847/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Silk+Chair+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true A chair cover produced in kesi technique, richly woven with gold thread for the Imperial Court. The mirror image composition shows two golden dragons in flight, chasing a flaming pearl and surrounded by clouds and bats. Each end has a wide frieze with a mountain and waves design. Judging by the design details and style of drawing, this splendid textile was probably made during the Ch'ing period. – Good condition, framed behind glass. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21765/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Royal+Wedding+Garment&lotSearchSubmit=true A wedding garment with a widely flared lower section richly embroidered in silk and gold thread. The upper section, made of simple undyed linen with openings for the neck and arms as well as a slit on the chest, was covered by a jacket when the wearer was clothed in the full outfit. A similar garment is in the collection of the Benaki Museum, Athens. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22113/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chinese+Robe&lotSearchSubmit=true A very elaborately embroidered silk robe, with gold thread and appliqué medallions at the seam and upper cloud collar; judging by the small dimensions, it appears to have been a woman´s robe. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22101/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Zeikhur&lotSearchSubmit=true The selvedges and end finishes have been restored in places, uniformly low pile, some of the corroded black sections have been rewoven, minor repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22181/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karabagh+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true A village kilim from the southern Caucasus showing red, brown, green, mid blue and blue-black serrated diamonds outlined in white, with smaller forms displaying a high proportion of yellow nested inside them. The serrated outlines imbue the design with a dynamic expression, while the mellow, patinated colours create a harmonious mood. There is disagreement in the specialist world as to which ethnic group has woven such kilims. All groups inhabiting the region can be considered, i.e. Armenians, Azeri Turks, Kurds and Shahsavan nomads. The wide, flat-woven finish at one end, with plaited warp ends, resembles the finishes seen on Kazak and Karabagh carpets that are often Armenian weavings. – Only slight signs of wear, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22117/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Afshar&lotSearchSubmit=true Restored lower finish, sides newly overcast in places, corroded dark brown, otherwise well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22064/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Beshir+Main+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true The carpets of the Beshir Turkmen differ greatly from the repertoire of other Turkmen tribes. Their designs and compositions, often influenced by Persian models, show no relationship with typical Turkmen gül ornamentation, and are surprising in their diversity. No other Turkmen tribe has woven designs as heterogeneous as these. To date, there has been little research into Beshir carpets, and a monograph on this interesting tribe is still outstanding. This attractive example, woven in light colours, has a field design of horizontal rows in which bottle-like botehs alternate with large palmettes. – Restored sides and ends, various repiled areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22103/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Beshir&lotSearchSubmit=true This rare, small-format Beshir shows schematically drawn botehs, decorated with two hooks at the tops, casually arranged in rows on the white field. A comparative piece was published in the new edition of Moshkova. The authors point out that this type was previously almost unknown. – Good condition, with the kilim ends and original selvedges preserved, only slight signs of age in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21922/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karapinar&lotSearchSubmit=true Repiled end finishes, reselvedged at both sides, several repiled areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22031/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karapinar+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true A graphically impressive Karapinar niche kilim whose abstract design is dominated by parmakli trefoils. The red field consists of a steep, tower-like mihrab, framed at the sides by a wide contour of finely serrated aubergine trefoils and ending in a stepped, pointed gable at the top. The vertical borders are constructed in the same style from reciprocal, closely meshed trefoils in white, aubergine and red. This kilim type usually appears as a saf, a multiple prayer rug; examples with a single niche design are rarer. – Signs of age and wear, several holes, mounted onto canvas, the end finishes are backed with brown and red fabric respectively. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22122/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true Cover composed of five white stripes that have been joined together and embroidered in horizontal rows of arrow shapes, small diamonds, rectangles, amulets and animals arranged at considerable distances from one another. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22043/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Portuguese+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true A spaciously composed floral design with twigs has been arranged around an oval central motif embroidered in silk yarn. – Signs of age and wear, several stains, backed with fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21721/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true The plain white field, its sides decorated with halved diamonds, and the elongated format suggest that this kilim was originally used as a sofreh – an eating cloth on which the dishes were placed. Very finely and carefully woven, this kilim was probably made by the Kashkuli. – Good condition, the light red colour has run a little in places. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22006/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Erzerum+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true Fragment of a large kilim made in one piece in the Erzerum region. Many of the white design sections have been woven in cotton. The archaic style of the drawing, the large ornaments and light, strongly patinated colours suggest an early date. – Part of the field is missing, as is the border zone on that side. Various holes, backed with canvas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22164/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Zakatale&lotSearchSubmit=true This high-pile Zakatale from the Central Caucasus, very coarsely woven with many wefts in between the rows of knots and a simple design of a few large ornaments, probably served as a sleeping rug (yatak). – Original finishes all around, somewhat damaged at the lower end where it has been secured with fabric. Several tears, small holes and repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21932/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i+Horse+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true A Qashqa´i horse cover with a pile-woven design of botehs and a wide animal border on a white flat-woven ground. – Good condition, complete with the fringes at the sides, the warp ends have been plaited together at the bottom. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22072/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Rollakan+Cushion+Panel&lotSearchSubmit=true The archaic ornamentation and palette suggest an early date in the 18th century for this face of a decorative cushion, woven in the Rollakan technique. Two of the four octagons depict the ""Backahastar"", a mythological horse, the other two octagons show a flowering vase. – Original sides, somewhat reduced and damaged ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22022/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Caucasian+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true This rare prayer rug, the work of a Cirkassian weaver, was made in a village in the surroundings of Batum. To date little is known, or has been published, about the work of the Cirkassians, a group that has lived in Transcaucasia for a long time. – Uniformly low pile, restored sides and ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22013/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karachov&lotSearchSubmit=true This blue-ground Karachov with a four-and-one design belongs to a specific group in which the corner motifs have been developed into large, red, serrated forms. As usual in this type, the leaf and calyx border is salmon red. – Minimally reduced ends, original selvedges. Strongly abrashed in the lower field section, several old repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22001/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true Kazaks with large botehs in a composition of wide diagonal stripes are rather rare. This design is more often seen in the Genje region. However, the knotting structure, palette and typically high pile are clear indicators of a provenance in the Kazak region. – Both end finishes have been expertly repiled. Original selvedges, full pile preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21739/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tekke+Mafrash&lotSearchSubmit=true A Tekke mafrash of extraordinarily fine weave and, accordingly, a highly precise drawing, presenting a Salor torba design. – Very well preserved, original finishes all around, with the kilim back. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22074/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ersari+Main+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true Three rows of six octagonal tauk nuska güls on a brick-red ground are interspersed with blue-green diamonds with hooked outlines. – Completely preserved with the original finishes all around, various restored areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22173/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kermina+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true Good condition, backed with white fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21824/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i&lotSearchSubmit=true This Qashqa´i, of comparatively coarse weave with red wefts, may have been made by the Bolvardi tribal group whose carpets sometimes show a rosette rather than ""Qashqa´i güls"" at the centre of the medallion. The inscription at the top of the field states that the carpet was “woven by Miriam"" in the year ""1314"" (1897). – Minimally reduced ends, the sides have the original two-tone overcasting. One major restored area in the field. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22004/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kurdish+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true Sides newly overcast, slightly reduced at the bottom, otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21935/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=North+West+Persian+Kelleh&lotSearchSubmit=true Along the central axis of the white field, three huge, dark blue diamond medallions are embedded in a generously proportioned lattice of serrated green leaves and multi-coloured palmettes, executed in wonderful, brilliant colours. This field design obviously goes back to Indian models (see fragment of a velvet fabric in Herrmann and a velvet in the Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon). The characteristic border shows that the carpet belongs to a specific group from Persian Azerbaijan, always very long. It is probably the oldest piece in the group. – Strong signs of age and wear, repairs, low pile. Sides newly overcast, both ends repiled. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22016/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sivas&lotSearchSubmit=true The damaged sides and ends have been crudely secured, minor repairs. Pile in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22184/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=K%C3%BCtahya+Yatak&lotSearchSubmit=true Seeing that sleeping rugs (yatak) were made for home use and subject to a great deal of wear in everyday life, the good condition of this splendidly coloured example from a village in the Kütahya region is remarkable. Red, white, azure, light green and aubergine rectangles have been arranged in a design of rows on the golden yellow field, interspersed with small, white, stepped polygons. Another example of this rare group is a fragment in the Prammer Collection, exhibited in the Municipal Museum of Graz in 2001. – Full pile preserved, original sides, both end finishes somewhat damaged. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22015/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bergama+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Remains of the kilim finish survive at both ends, the sides have been restored, several repairs, slight signs of age. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22154/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Silk+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true This rare flatweave from Japan, a textile painting, has been very finely woven from silk, with details picked out in gold thread. In the lower half of the picture, seven people are represented against a backdrop of a dramatic landscape; they are engaged in a board game, in drawing and making music. – Corroded black sections, several holes, tears, stains, signs of age and wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22039/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kesi+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true This fragment depicting a golden dragon is the upper section of a chair cover, once about twice this length and very finely woven in kesi technique from silk with gold thread. Such precious textiles were made for the Emperor´s court. – Several holes, backed with fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22040/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kesi+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true This fragment is the lower section of the chair cover in lot …. – Several holes, backed with fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22177/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Zeikhur&lotSearchSubmit=true This dense floral repeat in specific colours allegedly derives from French fabric designs, and is only encountered in this form in Zeikhur carpets. It is said they were produced for export to Russia. – Well preserved except for two major repiled areas in the upper section of the field, with original finishes all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22182/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Borjalou&lotSearchSubmit=true The design of this Borjalou Kazak is dominated by the wide border area, with reciprocal white and dark brown trefoils and a band of colourful diagonal stripes surrounding a sea green field containing rosettes. Original selvedges, several repiled sections, now in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22070/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shusha+Karabagh&lotSearchSubmit=true This rare Karabagh in kelleh format is strongly influenced by Persian models. The colours and design of the secondary borders are reminiscent of Bijar carpets. – Lower finish somewhat reduced, original sides, slight signs of wear, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22179/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch+Ru+Khorsi&lotSearchSubmit=true A square red-brown flat-woven Baluch cover with a pile-woven border. The field is undecorated, the border embellished with a Turkmen wavy vine. In Iran, the term ""ru khorsi"" (literally: blanket over the table) is used for covers stretched across a coal brazier around which the family gathered on cold days. As ru khorsi quickly wore out with use and were rarely exported, being textiles produced for home use, they are now rare and coveted collector´s items. – Small stains, one darned area, otherwise in very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22180/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true This face of a khorjin, pile-woven in dark colours, shows a design of birds on a blue-black ground, framed by a tree border, that was popular with the Baluch, with many extant examples. The white bird in the field is an eye-catcher. A beautiful collector´s piece. – Reduced ends, cut sides, replaced cords. A stitched tear at the bottom. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21928/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i+Gabbeh&lotSearchSubmit=true A “Lion” Gabbeh with an amazingly fine weave, changing weft colours and first-rate pile wool. – Minimal repairs, high pile, original finishes all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22141/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bijar&lotSearchSubmit=true The design of Bijar carpets is often influenced by Sehna models, as in this old example knotted on a wool warp in one of the many small workshops of the area. A dense Herati design in reds and blues covers the field, the red border shows palmettes outlined in arabesques connected by a leaf vine. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21930/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bijar+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true A Bijar kilim of extrordinarily fine weave with a silk warp, its light brown field enlivened by diamond-shaped “lazy lines” that produce a fine, irregular lattice. Well above average in terms of quality, this kilim, whose design appears to be influenced by European models from France, was made as a prestige item for a special purpose. – Very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22174/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bokhara+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true A silk embroidery in the nim format composed of four panels; its ornamentation and palette suggest it was made in the surroundings of Bokhara. – Good condition, backed with fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22111/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ersari+Jollar&lotSearchSubmit=true Moshkova calls a comparable example of this rare Ersari group with dyrnak güls a “torba"". However, today it is widely accepted that long and narrow pieces of this kind were decorative trappings (jollar), woven without a back, rather than bag faces. The brilliant colours and velvety wool make this a first-rate collector´s item. – Full pile preserved, minimally reduced at the bottom, a restored vertical tear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22002/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Sumakh+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true A first-rate sumakh bag face, once part of a khorjin. Its surface has a ribbed structure on account of the very dense weave. – Cut all around, replaced cords at the sides. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21707/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true The narrow field is filled by four Memling güls surrounded by an inner border showing double hooks on a blue-green ground. The white main border contains halved hooked diamonds in the style of Borjalou Kazaks, the outer border has a reciprocal design of blue and brown trefoils. – Repiled ends, restored sides, several repairs. Full pile preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21946/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Pile+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Repiled upper finish; original lower finish, but damaged in places; original sides. Signs of age and wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21825/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bakhtiari+Khan+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true From the mid 19th century, Bakhtiari tribal leaders, called ""khans"", commissioned carpets with large inscriptions immortalising the name of the client and all his honorifics. In a pioneering article published in HALI, Ian Bennett examined this interesting phenomenon, drawing on rich sources and photo archives. The example offered here, made in the area around Shalamzar judging by its structure, bears the inscription, ""Farmayesh Aqa-e Morteza Quli Khan Bakhtiari, 1314"". Born in 1877, Morteza Quli Khan was 19 years old when he received this carpet. Another carpet made for him, of comparable design and similar colours but much larger dimensions, dated 1331 is illustrated in Bennett´s feature. – Very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22124/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch+Balisht&lotSearchSubmit=true A Balisht by the Salar Khani tribe from the Torbat-e Haydari region, with a Herati design, four half-güls and animals in the blue-black field. The finishes are woven in sumakh technique, while silk yarn has been used for the `S´-forms within. – Well preserved, the back has largely survived, the seams at the sides have been undone. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22133/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Turkmen+Chuval&lotSearchSubmit=true At first glance, this very rare nine-gül chuval appears to be a Salor weaving, but the palette, wool material and soft, flexible handle contradict this attribution. As the piece does not display any of the characteristic features of Tekke or Saryk chuvals either, a precise attribution to a tribe seems impossible at present. – Sides newly overcast, somewhat reduced at the bottom, otherwise in very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22073/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tekke+Ensi&lotSearchSubmit=true Only a few Tekke ensis with this unusual tree border, where the branches appear like birds´ wings, are known. Except for the difference in elem ornamentation, an example in the Hoffmeister Collection, exhibited in Washington in 2004, is directly comparable. Our piece, submitted from a southern German private collection, is striking for its irregular structure and fluctuating knot density. Cotton was used for the white design sections in the upper part, where the pile is so high that the design appears blurred. - Original upper finish (a red kilim folded back), remnants of a white kilim survive at the bottom. Cut sides, replaced cords. Various restored areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22044/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ottoman+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true This silk embroidery on a three-panel linen ground, with a simply drawn design of lively flowering branches, was made for home use in a rural area, unlike the far more elaborate examples produced in workshops for the court and its dignitaries. – Slight signs of wear, several stains. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21803/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Konya+Kelim&lotSearchSubmit=true This two-panel kilim from the Konya region, with a parmakli design and beautiful colours patinated with age, was previously published by Konzett. – Obvious signs of age and wear, tears and holes, backed with canvas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22126/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kirsehir+Double+Niche+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true Completely preserved, with the original selvedges and kilim ends. Various restored areas in the field, the corroded black-brown sections have been partially rewoven. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22027/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karagashli&lotSearchSubmit=true Reselvedged, slightly reduced ends. Uniformly low pile, several restorations. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21705/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Perepedil&lotSearchSubmit=true A red-ground Perepedil with the characteristic ""vurma""-design, symmetrically arranged in mirror image on either side of a row of star-shaped blossoms placed along the central axis. As usual in these finely woven East Caucasian rugs, the border is executed in great detail, here with the typical kufi strapwork design and rosettes in white on a midnight blue ground. – Very well preserved, original finishes all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22030/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sumakh&lotSearchSubmit=true This large sumakh, with three massive star-shaped medallions on a red ground and a “crab” border, was made in one of the many workshops of the Baku region, where pieces of such comparatively coarse weave and correspondingly angular drawing were produced for export as of ca. 1870. – Various restored areas, renewed ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22157/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Hajji+Jalili+Tabriz&lotSearchSubmit=true A finely woven large-format Tabriz, precisely drawn down to the smallest detail, in which the cream shield shape with its free-floating central medallion provides a dramatic contrast to the densely patterned field. Made in the best Tabriz workshops, the high quality and distinctive composition of such pieces is often associated with Hajji Jalili, the master weaver. – Small restored creases, minimal signs of wear, very good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22119/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karadagh&lotSearchSubmit=true A very rare, small-format carpet, with botehs on a light red ground and a blue border; judging by its knotting structure and palette, it was made in the Karadagh border region. The main border already shows stylistic influences from the neighbouring Karabagh region. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21680/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kurdish+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true This especially beautiful Kurdish bag face, once part of a khorjin, is striking for its rare ornamentation, with two rose and two mid blue diamonds enclosing a cruciform star motif and surrounded by earth brown diamonds that recede into the background. – Corroded brown, otherwise well preserved, with the original selvedges and closure band. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21864/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Asmalyk&lotSearchSubmit=true Well preserved except for minimal repairs, with the original finishes all around and a high pile. A fine weave, brilliant colours. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22146/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Samarkand+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true Slight signs of age and wear, several short tears, some of them stitched. Unwashed, various stains. Not backed with fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22076/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Polish+Sash&lotSearchSubmit=true A Polish sash of fine silk yarn woven with gold and silver thread, produced in the workshop of the Armenian master weaver Pashalis Jakubovicz in Lipków, a small town near Warsaw. This and the next sash have been comprehensively discussed in a catalogue by Sotheby's of London published in 2005, referenced below. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22077/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Polish+Sash&lotSearchSubmit=true A Polish sash of fine silk yarn woven with gold and silver thread, produced in the workshop of the Armenian master weaver Pashalis Jakubovicz in Lipków, a small town near Warsaw. This and the previous sash have been comprehensively discussed in a catalogue by Sotheby's of London published in 2005, referenced below. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21941/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kaitag+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true An especially beautiful silk embroidery from one of the villages in the Daghestan highlands, with a design of reciprocal hooks, trefoils and heart shapes executed in mirror image, as well as three horizontal borders. The grey-green cotton ground is largely obscured by the design. A mellow, harmonious palette. An example with a comparable composition, but woven in stronger colours, is in the Wolf Collection, New York, and was exhibited in Washington in 2003. – Good condition, framed. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22168/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true A rare Kazak of unusual length, its compartment-like field design of polygons dominated by large crosses. – Fully preserved with the original finishes all around, slight signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21725/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Arabi+Kelleh%2C+sold+with+two+bags&lotSearchSubmit=true A beige-ground pattern bar containing five interconnected red diamonds, with two tips at the ends, has been placed on a blue-black field covered by a close-meshed diamond lattice enclosing flowering shrubs. The border consists of three narrow stripes decorated with botehs and abstract birds. Made by an Arabi weaver in South West Persia, the kelleh format of this carpet suggests that the piece was produced on commission for use in a town house. – Sides newly overcast, uniformly low pile, various repaired areas, minimally reduced at the bottom, remnants of the original kilim survive at the top. *** Sold with two further Arabi weavings: 5367.08 b = bag face 60 x 61 cms, ca. 1900; 5367.08 c = bag face 47 x 56 cms, ca. 1900 http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22096/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Lori+Pambak&lotSearchSubmit=true Ends and sides restored in places, slight signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21943/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Beijing&lotSearchSubmit=true The beige ground displays an unusual design of sweeping blue-black and mid-blue vines, decorated with large, flamboyantly drawn leaves and several red lotus blossoms. Carpets of this kind echoing European Art Nouveau were made for export in Beijing workshops, and still appear highly decorative today. - Good condition with the original sides, minimally reduced ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22047/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kungrat+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true Made by the Kungrat tribe, this nearly square silk embroidery on a wool ground probably served as a decorative textile for the yurt. Similar to the Lakai, the Kungrat used highly expressive, brilliant colours. Four solid crosses with circular flowers adorn the centre of the brown-red field, interspersed with further circular flowers. A black-ground border. – Backed with black fabric, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22038/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Lakai+Suzani+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true The great age of this silk embroidery, probably made by the Lakai tribe, is apparent in the large, bold ornaments. The border is missing along one side. – Several holes, otherwise well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22093/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Khotan&lotSearchSubmit=true The saffron field of this large-format Khotan has a mirror-image design of two pomegranate trees, more spaciously drawn than usual and bearing blue rather than red fruit. A change in design can be observed in the wide, three-panel border. Although carpets of similar composition and ornamentation were made in the workshops of the oasis, the soft, loose and irregular knotting structure indicates that our example was made in Khotan. – Somewhat reduced at the top, the original cotton kilim survives at the bottom. Obvious signs of age and wear, one small inserted area. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21940/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kaitag+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true Silk embroidery on a white cotton ground showing a repeat of red rectangles with pointed corners, interspersed with abstract floral ornaments. Chenciner, who published this piece, believes this design is derived from 17th century Ottoman velvets. – Framed, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22125/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sanjabi&lotSearchSubmit=true The blue-black field of this Kurdish village rug is covered with two rows of hooked hexagons outlined in white. The spaces between the designs are decorated with hooked diamonds and horizontal chains of `X´ forms. The primary motif was employed by the Jaff and Sanjabi Kurds in Central Kurdistan as well as East Anatolian tribes (see example in Willborg). Judging by its knotting structure, this visually impressive example woven in dark colours was made by the Sanjabi. – Several restored creases, cut sides, newly overcast, slightly reduced ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22121/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Afshar&lotSearchSubmit=true Such carpets, called ""Torok"" in Iran, were woven by an Afshar tribal group living in Khorasan, a fact that is little known in the west and usually not mentioned in literature. While the differences to Afshar weavings from the Kerman region are less apparent in the design and palette, Torok carpets can be clearly distinguished by their knotting structure, which differs from that of the southern Afshar tribes. The elems at both ends are woven in sumakh technique. A rare collector´s piece. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22136/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shirvan&lotSearchSubmit=true This very rare Shirvan, with a repeat of palmette-like shapes enclosing animal-tree designs and a border of highly abstract star-shaped blossoms, is striking for its small dimensions, high quality and mellow colours patinated with age. Its design, drawn in an angular style, is reminiscent of sumakh flatweaves. It was possibly once used as a sitting rug. – Well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22028/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true The field shows a dense design of interlocked and dovetailed hooked diamonds in brilliant colours, their central axis accentuated by white hook shapes. The white-ground main border is decorated with pairs of small stepped polygons connected by a bar. – Repiled ends, replaced flatwoven selvedges, restored areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21679/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Khorjin&lotSearchSubmit=true A completely preserved double bag by the Khamseh Shahsavan, with rosettes in the field and border, framed by syrga secondary borders. A plain red kilim back. – Very good condition except for minimal signs of wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22148/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shakhrisyabz+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true Judging by the type of stitches, style and palette, this fabulously beautiful Suzani silk embroidery on a five-panel ground is unmistakably from Shakhrisyabz, the Green City in the Emirate of Bokhara where many of the best Suzanis were produced. On account of its rich and complex design, the quality of its embroidery and magnificent colours, it is datable to the 18th century. The extra-wide border displays the characteristic formal repertoire, although here it appears more opulent and lively than in other outstanding pieces and includes four stars in the large circular blossoms. The secondary borders show varying vines. – The aubergine sections of the design are heavily corroded. Several darned areas and stains. Not backed with fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21804/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kerman+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true This fragment, with beautifully drawn palmettes and sickle leaves, stems from the Jekyll carpet, named after its previous owner. Another, somewhat larger fragment of the Jekyll carpet is published in ""Orient Stars"". A very much larger fragment of the Jekyll carpet in the Wher Collection shows what the borders of this magnificent carpet looked like. – Large sections of old repiling, now faded in colour. Mounted onto black velvet. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21681/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kashan+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true This large fragment of a Central Persian carpet, possibly made in the Imperial workshops of Kashan or Qazvin, was first published in a catalogue by Lefevre, London, in 1979 (where it was called ""Herat""). The fragment consists of many individual pieces joined together so skilfully that at first glance, they appear as a complete carpet. This Central Persian carpet may originally have measured around 3 x 5 metres, like the closely related Sangiorgi carpet (illustrated in Pope, pl. 1179). Very finely woven on a yellow silk warp, with magnificent colours and a perfectly drawn repeat of palmettes and cloudbands, this carpet is one of the best surviving examples from the mid 16th century. Its main border of a deep green ground colour shows elongated cartouches interspersed with near circular medallions, a composition that occurs in the earlier Ardabil carpet (dated 1539). – Corroded brown sections, several old repairs, pile mostly in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22062/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Yolami&lotSearchSubmit=true A complete Yomut tent band with powerfully drawn designs in first-rate colours, an outstanding example of its kind. The guard stripes are pile-woven. – In good condition, except for some damage along the sides. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22021/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Main+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true A dense design of dyrnak güls on a chestnut field and a main border containing a geometrically drawn, double wavy vine with curled leaves. The pile-woven elems are decorated with large double hooks, a design sometimes called “Russian eagle” in literature. – Complete, with original finishes all around, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22063/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=G%C3%B6klen+Yolami&lotSearchSubmit=true Only around 15 tent bands woven by the Göklen (or Eagle I group) are currently known, either in complete or fragmented condition. The tent band offered here was exhibited at the Textile Museum, Washington, DC, in 2007. In terms of quality, it ranks in the top third of the surviving group. – Incomplete, reduced in length. Damage along the sides. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22025/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true The red field of this Kazak is filled by a green shield form framed in white, the so-called ""orduch"" design which was also popular in the East Caucasian regions of Shirvan and Kuba. The carpet is dated twice at the upper end of the field (1297 AH = 1880 AD). – Uniformly low pile, minor restorations. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22108/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Daghestan+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true A white-ground prayer rug with a hexagonal lattice design containing flowering shrubs. The wide, mid blue mihrab is decorated with small stepped polygons. The red main border contains abstract birds stylised to `S´ forms. – Original finishes all around, uniformly low pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22014/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true A red-ground Kazak in a long format, with five hooked diamonds and two box shapes flanked by stylised trees in the field. The wide border consists of four bands in yellow, blue, white and red containing scrolled `S´ forms, small octagons and a leaf and calyx vine. – Restored sides, various repiled areas, uniformly low pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22090/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Genje&lotSearchSubmit=true A dark-brown field covered by a dense repeat of hooked diamonds, a yellow main border of `S´ forms, and secondary borders presenting a geometric wavy vine and star-shaped blossoms on a blue and red ground. – Restored areas, now in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21944/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kurdish+Kelleh&lotSearchSubmit=true The grey-blue abrashed field has a lattice design of stepped lines woven in orange, brown and red, enclosing flowering trees and cruciform floral clusters. The red main border shows an elongated blue vine and highy stylised floral motifs. A particularly splendid example of this group was illustrated by Burns. – Slightly reduced at the bottom, original sides, two creases, slight signs of wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22162/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kuba+Kelleh&lotSearchSubmit=true Slight signs of age and wear, but very good overall condition for an example of this size and age. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22012/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bergama&lotSearchSubmit=true A counterpart of this impressive Bergama, its design a rendition of classical Ushak models of the ""lobed medallion"" group in a village style, is in the Ethnographic Museum, Ankara. – Low pile, restored sections. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21767/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Rabat&lotSearchSubmit=true A large workshop carpet with a double niche design enclosing a central diamond on a green field, surrounded by six light red cypress trees. A wide three-panel border of floral and geometric designs. The piece was probably made on commission in Rabat. Such carpets were used in Moroccan town houses, but also often exported to Europe, especially France and Spain. Their designs deviate from those of other Oriental carpets, using ornaments from the Ottoman tradition, but placing these in a different context. – Signs of age and wear, several restorations, newly overcast sides. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22151/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Moghan&lotSearchSubmit=true Both end finishes restored, several repiled areas in the field, slights signs of wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22088/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Meshkin+Long+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true A rare long rug with irregularly drawn medallions on a white field covered in a lattice-like design of small geometric motifs. Two human figures and two animals have been integrated into the design. The sandy yellow main border shows an unusual drawing of blue lines. – Slightly reduced ends, the original selvedges survive, slight signs of age and wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22060/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true The main differences between kilims woven by the Luri tribes inhabiting the Fars region and Quashqa´i pieces, which are very similar in design, is the somewhat coarser weave of the former and their often brown or light brown warps, but it is sometimes difficult to distinguish the flatweaves of the two tribes. The structure suggests that this kilim was made by the Luri. Two interlocked, colourful diamonds have been placed along the central axis of the field, with smaller, white diamonds scattered around them. Colourful stepped diagonal stripes fill the corners. – Well preserved, except for slight signs of wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21934/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bakhshaish&lotSearchSubmit=true Both ends somewhat reduced, original selvedges. Slight signs of age and wear, small repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21808/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tekke+Main+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true A classic main carpet by the Tekke Turkmen from the area of the Akhal Oasis with 4 x 10 primary güls and kurbaghe secondary motifs, their centres decorated with eight-pointed stars. – Very good condition with a high pile, original selvedges, kilim finishes preserved, only minimal repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21807/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Salor+Torba&lotSearchSubmit=true Previously unpublished, this Salor torba, probably made between 1800 and 1830, is one of the small-format kejebe weavings without a darvaza gül. Indications for its age are the distinct patina, the high proportion of raspberry silk sections and the perfection of the drawing. The exact use of small-format kejebe weavings (wedding trappings or bag faces?) is uncertain. – Sides newly overcast, top and bottom finishes slightly reduced. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22106/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shirvan&lotSearchSubmit=true The “forked leaf” design was widely used in the Kuba region, usually in long and narrow carpets. However, the knotting structure suggests that this pretty example was made in the Shirvan area. Rug formats displaying the “forked leaf” design are comparatively rare. – Original selvedges, restored finishes at both ends, slight signs of wear in the pile and minor restored areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22109/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karabagh+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true The narrow field shows large, closely spaced, hooked diamonds in pretty colour combinations on a white ground, with a blue mihrab in the style of East Caucasian prayer rugs at the top. The red main border contains stacked calyxes decorated with birds´ heads at the top. – Both ends restored, slight signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22175/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Azeri+Horse+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true A splendid flat-woven horse cover by the Azeri Turks from the southern Caucasus. The cover consists of two panels woven separately and joined at the centre. Three wide horizontal panels at the lower end show animals, humans and plants; the section above, plain red at the centre, is also decorated with imaginative animals around the tabs for the horse´s neck. Excellent quality, very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21823/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Farahan&lotSearchSubmit=true In the Persian view, the design of this Farahan, a powerful sunburst medallion on an cream field that is undecorated except for two cut medallions and red shrubs extending into it at the top, bottom and sides, symbolises the eternal cycle of nature. The central design is the life-giving sun, shown at its zenith, the cut ornaments show sunrise and sunset, and the plants will only flower because of the sun´s rays. This carpet, of supreme quality and in excellent condition, with the full pile preserved, was exhibited at the Hamburg Museum für Kunsthandwerk in 1971. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22089/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=North+West+Persian+Long+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true The field of this very long rug has a dense repeat of colourful diagonal stripes adorned with small botehs. A beige-ground main border with a floral design and two green secondary borders. – Restored end finishes, signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21703/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Borjalou+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Very well preserved except for several small repiled sections at the lower finish, original finishes all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22155/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Agra&lotSearchSubmit=true Except for slight signs of age and wear, this densely woven, heavy Agra carpet is well preserved, with the original selvedges and a high pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21805/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Farahan&lotSearchSubmit=true Pile-woven in a format untypical of export pieces, indicating a Persian client, this white-ground Farahan belongs to the garden type. A longing for flowering gardens, viewed as images of paradise on earth, is deeply rooted in all Oriental peoples. A mighty tree, its branches laden with flowers, fills the field. The steep, arched niche above is supported by two blue pillars. The two blue corners above the niche are densely covered in vivid arabesques. – Several old restorations, slightly reduced at the top, low spots in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22160/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Zeikhur&lotSearchSubmit=true On account of stylistic idiosyncracies and technical features, such rare Kuba carpets, with the Khirdaghyd design on a yellow ground and a distinctive border area, probably belong to the Zeikhur group. The few published examples resemble each other so closely that a common origin in a closely defined area can be considered a certainty. – Replaced selvedges, several restored areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22097/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sevan&lotSearchSubmit=true The green shield form outlined in white, with a red box at the centre and geometrically stylised palmettes, fills most of the red field. Tree shapes decorate the corners. The blue border shows serrated diagonal leaves and arrow shapes. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22143/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bijar&lotSearchSubmit=true An old Bijar with a board-like, firm weave on a cotton warp, its dark blue field displaying a dense design of lively flowering twigs, with a dark red ogival medallion placed at the centre. The red main border shows a vine of leaves, blossoms and grapes. – Slight damage due to age at the kilim ends and corners, otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22134/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kordi&lotSearchSubmit=true The carpets of the Khorasan Kurds are easily distinguished from other Kurdish pieces by their colouring of earthy tones. This example, of powerful appearance, was probably made in the Darreh Gaz region. The brown-red field shows four huge interlocked hooked diamonds framed in blue, flanked by offset halved hooked diamonds. A band of small checks forming a mosaic-like pattern divides the field from the sulphur yellow border, decorated with solid and diagonal crosses. – Both ends slightly reduced, original red side finishes. Several repairs, well preserved pile, somewhat sinuous. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22135/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Mishan+Malayer&lotSearchSubmit=true The shield-shaped, midnight blue field shows a Herati design in muted colours as well as red corners with small anchor motifs. The wide, white-ground main border contains large palmettes set in a sweeping floral vine. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22152/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chayly%2C+East+Caucasus%2C+Shirvan+Region&lotSearchSubmit=true Reselvedged, expertly restored upper and lower finish, evenly low pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21961/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karabagh&lotSearchSubmit=true Completely preserved with original finishes all around; the flatwoven ends have been partially rewoven. Slight signs of wear in the pile, small areas of repiling. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21939/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Bag&lotSearchSubmit=true A small bag half, once part of a khorjin, woven in kilim technique and with a brocaded design. Four-legged animals and squares are embroidered on the earth-brown ground. Squares also make up the border design. A complete khorjin of this type was illustrated by Wertime. – Good condition, the back has survived. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21921/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Asmalyk&lotSearchSubmit=true A white-ground trapping used to decorate the flanks of a camel, with ashik güls set in a lattice of serrated diagonal leaves. A main border of syrga designs and a rare secondary border of `S´ forms. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22061/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Azeri+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true Very good condition with original finishes all around, plaited warps at both ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22008/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true This large kilim, first published by Frauenknecht and later in ""Yayla"", is captivating for the stunning impact of its design, with four light red hexagons drawn with hooks merging into one another along the central axis of the field, and its rare azure ground colour. The central panel is woven in one piece, avoiding misalignment of the ornaments along the vertical axis as is so frequently encountered in kilims; the borders were woven separately. Neither Frauenknecht nor Brüggemann were able to attribute this kilim to a particular place or tribe, but they agreed on a provenance in the western part of Central Anatolia. – Several holes, backed with canvas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21997/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Karapinar&lotSearchSubmit=true Friedrich Spuhler established the name “Yellow Group” for this type of village rugs from the Konya region; little known in the past, they are woven in strong colours and archaic designs (often with Memling güls in the field, combined with a variety of border ornaments). Many examples can be found in ""Orient Stars"", the book on the Kirchheim Collection. The example offered here, with a balanced yet powerful design and first-rate colours, dates from the 18th century. The comparative piece cited below belongs to the same group although it differs in field design. – Completely preserved, thoroughly corroded brown, an ink stain at the upper kilim finish. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22178/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i&lotSearchSubmit=true This small-format pile rug by the Kashkuli nomads, members of the Qashqa´i Federation, shows a dense pattern of red and white zig-zag bands framed by a red-ground floral vine. It belongs to a small group of closely related pieces that are near-identical in terms of design and palette. Herrmann, who published the piece in 1983, writes that this small carpet was used as a tool bag. – Very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22116/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch+Long+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true The narrow field has a design of blue-and-white diagonal stripes surrounded by a wide brown frame decorated with halved stepped polygons. Such pieces were made by the Baluch in the Ferdows region. – Slightly reduced at the bottom, otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21702/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bakhtiari&lotSearchSubmit=true The field design of this Bakhtiari from the Chahar Mahal region, striking for its wide format, is obviously influenced by Josheghan models. – Sides newly overcast, the original kilim finishes have survived, slight signs of wear in the pile, minor repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22147/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Khotan&lotSearchSubmit=true An early carpet from the Khotan oasis with a blue disc medallion and Chinese meandering lattices in the corners. The red field is closely covered in rosettes beneath the central medallion, then the basic design changes to a looser arrangement that shows other motifs of East Turkestan: star-shaped blossoms, flowering vases, endless knots and small flowers. The rare main border is decorated with colourful, offset stepped polygons. – Always loosely knotted from soft pile wool, early Khotan carpets have survived in very small numbers. This colourful example is well preserved, showing only slight signs of age. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21677/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ningxia&lotSearchSubmit=true A small Chinese carpet made in a square format, probably a cushion face. Knotted in the style of Xanxi weavings, the piece was probably made in the Qianlong period. The pattern repeat consists of small octagons drawn in light colours, each enclosing a star-shaped blossom, placed in a network of dark blue lines, with small rectangles at the intersections. Several examples of larger carpets displaying this memorable design have been published in literature. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22130/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sehna&lotSearchSubmit=true Finely woven Sehna rug with a dense Herati design. A red shield form enclosing a blue hexagon has been placed on the dark blue field. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22127/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sehna+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true The grey-blue field shows a well-drawn Herati design in mellow pastel shades, the three-stripe border contains the small-format floral motifs that are typical of the provenance. – Several restored areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22120/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch&lotSearchSubmit=true A finely woven Baluch with a minah-khani field design on a midnight blue ground and a wide border area. – The flatwoven selvedges are partially restored, remnants of the kilim finishes survive, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22166/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i&lotSearchSubmit=true A dark blue field densely covered in filler motifs, with two white diamonds containing the Qashqa´i gül at their centres placed along the central axis. The knotting structure and stylistic details suggest it was made by the Shishboluki tribe. – Several old restorations, ends slightly reduced. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21678/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=The+von+Bode+%22%22Lotto%22%22+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true This important ""Lotto"" Ushak woven in a kilim style used to belong to Wilhelm von Bode, the former Director General of the Berlin museums and founder of the Islamic Museum, deceased in 1931. The piece passed from Bode´s possession into the hands of Friedrich Sarre. In 1983, this Lotto was exhibited in Austria and published in the TKF catalogue. Now it has been submitted from an old private collection in the Netherlands. A closely related, but larger and more finely woven Lotto, discovered in the Murat Pasha Mosque of Antalya, is now in the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Istanbul (inv. no. 702, published by Ertug), another comparative example is in the Keir Collection. The same group also includes the Lotto in the Protestant church of Biertan, Transylvania. – Somewhat reduced sides, the original kilim ends survive. Various old restorations, but in good overall condition for an example of this age. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22071/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shirvan+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true The fine weave and carefully executed, richly detailed design make this white-ground prayer rug from the Shirvan region a first-rate early example of its kind, still produced for home use rather than export. The hexagonal lattice design ends at the top; here, the field is covered in small dots, and two red hands have been placed at the side of the niche. – Sides cut and newly overcast, the original kilim finishes have survived at both ends. Uniformly low pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22079/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tekke+Chuval&lotSearchSubmit=true This large, six-gül Tekke chuval with chuval secondary motifs is closely related to Salor models. The narrow main border is decorated with kochak hook shapes, while flowering shrubs placed in offset rows adorn the elem. – Upper kilim finish preserved, somewhat reduced lower finish, the back is missing. Sides damaged and newly overcast in places, slight moth damage. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22167/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chayly%2C+East+Caucasus%2C+Shirvan+Region&lotSearchSubmit=true Completely preserved with original finishes all around; the four corners have been repaired, otherwise in very good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22128/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Chuval&lotSearchSubmit=true This colourful Yomut chuval was exhibited at the Hamburg Museum für Völkerkunde as early as 1993. It is considered one of the most outstanding pieces of its kind. – Very good condition, only minimal signs of age, remnants of the kilim back survive at the bottom. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22087/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Main+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true This Yomut main carpet with 3 x 13 tauk nuska güls, chemche secondary motifs and a curled leaf border stands out for its brilliant colours and the bold drawing of its harmoniously proportioned design. – Slight signs of wear in the pile, the elems are missing. Good overall condition, the flat-woven, blue-green original selvedges have survived. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21682/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kerman+Vase+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true This well-drawn Kerman vase carpet, so called for its design of large vases placed in between various types of palmettes and over an underlying network of thin arabesques, is from a Dutch private collection. From 1954 to 1978, this vase carpet was on loan to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The piece has been cut along the central axis and rejoined. – Large repiled sections, many old repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21720/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true Three red diamond medallions are placed along the central axis of the red field, with offset, larger blue-ground half-diamonds placed at the sides of the field. A visually impressive kilim by the Luri of Fars. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22115/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri&lotSearchSubmit=true Large palmettes placed along the central axis of the midnight blue field are flanked by serrated gül forms; in addition, six small animals have been integrated into the design. The extra-wide, white-ground main border shows a vine of diagonal botehs and stylised twigs. The coarse weave and red wefts make this a typical Luri village rug produced for home use. – Sides newly overcast, minimally reduced ends, various repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22092/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tekke+Main+Carpet&lotSearchSubmit=true A Tekke main carpet with 4 x 10 primary güls and chuval secondary güls. In the main border, octagons filled with crosses are embedded in a lattice of diagonal lines decorated with small triangles, while the two guard stripes consist of small stepped polygons as seen in Yomut carpets. The coarse weave of this Tekke differs from other pieces of its kind. – Remains of the kilim finishes survive, original selvedges, high pile, several repaired areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22137/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yastik&lotSearchSubmit=true The field of this pile-woven cushion face shows three polygons composed of abstract animals on a dark red and a sea-green ground, divided by two horizontal bands. The white-ground border contains octagons filled with stars. – Reduced ends, various old repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22139/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chub+Bash+Jollar&lotSearchSubmit=true A long trapping by the Chub Bash tribe, with three dark green stepped polygons filled with rosettes in the brown-red field. Ertmen güls cut by the border have been offset in relation to these. – Completely preserved, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22007/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Saf+Kilim+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true Heavily damaged fragment of a very old kilim from the Konya region with a saf design. Excellent colours. Backed with canvas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21996/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Naxos+Silk+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true Executed in burgundy silk, this embroidery on a linen ground is densely covered in reciprocal designs: stars and diamonds combine to form larger octagons filled with blossoms and pairs of leaves. This embroidery was made on Naxos Island. A comparable piece is in the collections of the Textile Museum, Washington, DC. - Framed, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22172/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ottoman+Bok%C3%A7e&lotSearchSubmit=true Ottoman silk embroidery on a linen ground in Bokçe format. Such square, richly decorated Bokçe used to be wide-spread in Anatolia, where they were used to wrap valuable objects to either protect or conceal them. In this beautiful example, large, light blue, fan-shaped palmettes, framed by two saz leaves in red and purple, are arranged in offset rows to form an expressive pattern. The border is adorned with star-shaped blossoms and palmettes linked by delicate curved leaves. A comparable piece is illustrated in Bausback. – Slight signs of age, one small hole. Backed with fabric and mounted onto a wooden frame. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22176/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shusha+Kelleh&lotSearchSubmit=true In the 19th century, large carpets in kelleh format (width to length roughly 1 to 2.5 or 3) such as this example were a speciality of the workshops of Shusha, a major city in the Karabagh region. They were often commissioned by Russian officers or officials and, according to surviving sources, also exported to the Tsarist Empire. Their ornamentation is greatly influenced by Persian knotting. The minah khani design, here woven in the brilliant bright colours that are typical of the provenance, and the spacious floral vine of the main border derive from Khorasan models, as does the large, cochineal red central medallion, but all have been adapted to the Caucasian style. – Very good condition, only a few small repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21958/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bakhtiari+Gabbeh&lotSearchSubmit=true The light red field is decorated with a white box shape and two large blossoms; each end of the field shows a tree with a pair of birds. – Slightly reduced ends, newly overcast sides, otherwise well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21873/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Qashqa%C2%B4i+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true Kilims of this unusual length, unsuitable for a nomad tent, were commissioned by clan chiefs for their often luxuriously appointed houses. Usually they are of high quality and woven with particular care, such as this beautiful example. The white sections have been picked out in cotton yarn to accentuate the dense diamond design. – Very good condition, original finishes all around, plaited warps at both ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21920/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Khorjin&lotSearchSubmit=true Completely preserved Shahsavan double bag from the Hashtrud region woven in ""reverse sumakh"" technique. Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21960/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Pinwheel+Kazak&lotSearchSubmit=true In view of the Transcaucasian village population´s insistence on adhering to traditional designs, it is not surprising that ""Pinwheel"" Kazaks displaying this striking design of dark blue boxes decorated with spirals, diagonal green dragons and white rosettes were woven until well into the 20th century. Production of this type, now especially popular and in demand, even resumed in Anatolia some thirty years ago. – The sheer size of this carpet group only became apparent when border restrictions were removed. A comparison of published examples reveals aesthetic and material differences – in division of space, design balance, palette, knotting structure and type of wool used – whereby dating is possible. Previously unpublished, the piece offered here, from a German collection, was acquired from the Berlin art trade around 1900. The quality of the colours and classical composition support an early date (probably the first half of the 19th century). Perhaps not quite as old as the Pinwheel Kazaks in the McMullan and Kirchheim Collections, this Kazak is on a par with the piece in the Berlin Museum and an example exhibited by Herrmann in 1991. – Original selvedges and upper finish, somewhat reduced at the bottom. Slight signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22156/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bakhshaish&lotSearchSubmit=true Uniformly low pile, both end finishes repiled, several small repairs. In good overall condition for a piece of this size and age which was always used on the floor. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21999/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sehna+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true A fine Sehna kilim with a brown-red field containing a large, light blue diamond medallion with a white centre. The dense Herati design, which covers the entire surface of the field, is highly typical of this group of Kurdish flatweaves. The saffron-yellow main border shows an abstract floral vine. – Minimal signs of wear, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22054/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Khorjin+Half&lotSearchSubmit=true Half of a khorjin; the face has a design of vertical stripes decorated with vines, the back is a striped kilim. – The closure band survives at the top, the seams are undone at the sides, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21874/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Heriz+Long+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Somewhat reduced at the bottom, original upper finish, sides restored in places. Slight signs of age and wear, several repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21871/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sarkoy+Kelim&lotSearchSubmit=true Both ends somewhat reduced, several repiled areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21796/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kashmir+Shawl&lotSearchSubmit=true A large Kashmir shawl from France with a complicated, exactly symmetrical design of huge vines and lively botehs arranged around a black-ground ogival central motif. Very finely woven in lance technique. The signature ""FM"" woven in all four corners identifies this magnificent shawl as a product of the Paris Fortier and Maillard weaving mill, established in 1852. Judging by the style of the Harlekin seams, the shawl was made around 1860. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22185/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kermina+Nim+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true This early Nim Suzani, produced without secondary borders, is from Kermina. The field has small blossoms composed of four circles embedded in a delicate lattice. This particular type of blossom also belonged to the formal repertoire of Bokhara Suzanis, but the colour combination seen here, with blue and grey-brown segments, only occurs in Kermina. – Backed with fabric and mounted onto a wooden frame. The original decorative silk fringe has survived. Damage to the corner at the top right, where the ground weave is torn in several places. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22011/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Konya+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true This prayer rug belongs to a well-known Central Anatolian type whose two-storey architectural design, with a colonnade-like arrangement of columns at the bottom, a wide transitional zone and a gallery placed on top, combined with a characteristic golden-yellow main border, is closely associated with West Anatolian prayer rugs of the Transylvanian type (see e.g. HALI 55, 1991, p. 123, no. 12: carpet at Skokloster). The same group includes inv. no. E-17 in the Istanbul Vakiflar Museum (ill. in HALI II, 3, 1979, no. 10, p. 222), an example in the Bernheimer Collection and a carpet sold by us in 1995. A prayer rug in the Kinebanian Collection, Amsterdam (ill. in HALI 36, 1987, p. 104) is identical except for the blue main border. Also closely related is no. 907 in the Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul, despite the differences in the field design. A possible precursor for the group of examples cited earlier is a carpet in the Alexander Collection. The large number of surviving examples of later date (e.g. Bausback, 1981) proves that this type was woven in almost unchanged form until the 19th century. – Replaced selvedges, minimally reduced ends. The corroded dark brown sections have been restored in places. Various repiled areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21862/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Konya+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true Fragment of a village rug with a niche design in splendid colours from the Konya region, formerly in the ""Orient Stars"" collection. The surviving piece constitutes the top right-hand corner. Several blue hooks at the bottom left are remnants of the central medallion. It is possible that the original composition was in mirror image, as is often seen in this type, in which case this would have been a double niche carpet. Indicators of the date are the style of the drawing and the good quality of the colours. – Mounted onto red fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22140/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Moghan+Long+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true An extremely rare carpet in a long format, its field abrashed in several shades of brown and covered by a network of light blue lines running diagonally to the central axis, probably symbolising a tree-of-life. Various animals, diamonds, squares, rosettes and even combs are distributed across the ground; the pattern increases in density as it ascends. Herrmann, who published one of the few comparative pieces, interprets this design as a “stairway to heaven”. The great age of this carpet, which may be the work of the Moghan Shahsavan, is apparent not only in the quality of materials and clear colours, but also in the archaic style of the wide border. – Very well preserved, original finishes all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22150/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sehna&lotSearchSubmit=true This Sehna, very finely woven on a purple silk warp, stands out for its unusual design of almost unknown ornaments in the field and borders of roughly equal width. It was obviously made for a special occasion as two human figures, perhaps a bridal couple, are depicted in the tips of the medallion. – Cut sides, the cords have been replaced. The outer border is missing at both ends. One repiled area in the field. Otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22104/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Jijim&lotSearchSubmit=true A very finely woven Shahsavan cover composed of six panels. The traditional design consists of narrow vertical stripes in white, brick red, sandy yellow, midnight blue and Prussian blue, alternately left plain or decorated with tiny flowering shrubs. Judging by the mellow, harmonious colours, this jijim was probably made in the surroundings of Mianeh. – Several small darned areas, in good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21998/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Sumakh+Bag+Half&lotSearchSubmit=true Very finely woven and firmly depressed, this sumakh bag face by the Moghan Shahsavan, once part of a khorjin, shows one of the archetypal designs of the tribe, the so-called turtle gül symbolising an ancient cosmology. As early as 1969, a bag face of this type was pictured on the jacket of “From the Bosporus to Samarkand”, the influential exhibition catalogue on flatweaves. A comparison of surviving bags displaying the turtle design reveals only minor differences: like antique Salor weavings, their compositional features were so set as regards form and colour that major deviations did not even occur to the weavers. – Original sides, the striped kilim back has survived, backed with linen. Only slight signs of age. Woven from light green silk, the octagon at the gül centre is heavily corroded. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22138/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Igdir+Chuval&lotSearchSubmit=true This very rare chuval by the Igdir tribe, made in the Khiva region, was previously exhibited at the Hamburg Museum für Völkerkunde in 1993. It is considered one of the best examples of its type. – Very good condition, completely preserved with the kilim back. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21925/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Khotan&lotSearchSubmit=true Completely preserved with original finishes all around, minor repairs, somewhat low spots in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21865/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chelaberd&lotSearchSubmit=true This Chelaberd, formerly in the private collection of Vojtech Blau, New York, is a representative example of the early type of this group, with just one sunburst medallion and two large, halved flowers surrounded by a semi-circular arch decorated with vines at the edges of the field. These ornaments derive from the design repertoire of older Caucasian workshop carpets made in the 18th century. Small flowers, palmettes and animals complete the primary design. Schürmann illustrated a very similar example. – The corroded brown sections have been repiled and the sides newly overcast. Original end finishes, but restored in places, one stitched tear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22053/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Mafrash+Side+Panel&lotSearchSubmit=true The narrow side of a mafrash woven in sumakh technique, with three horizontal stripes of equal width in red and blue containing mythological birds. Wertime illustrates a comparative piece. – Slight signs of age, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22107/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Daghestan&lotSearchSubmit=true A small-format village rug from Daghestan with a Khirdaghyd design on a golden yellow field and a white star border. – Well preserved, with blue flat-woven selvedges and plaited kilim ends. Small restored areas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22158/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ningxia+Seat+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true This small seat cover, with a disc medallion on a yellow field and blue lotus vines in the corners pointing to the centre, radiates perfect harmony – a characteristic feature of early Chinese carpets. Judging by the style of drawing, the piece may date from the reign of Emperor Yongzheng (1723 - 1736), but the few surviving examples from that period are very finely woven, which is not the case in our seat cover. It may have been made a little later, still in the style of the previous period. – Signs of age and wear, slightly reduced at both ends. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22161/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Khotan&lotSearchSubmit=true A Khotan with a design of twelve cassette güls arranged in two rows; their hooked outlines form a meander-like lattice on the red ground of the field. – Good condition, original finishes all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22105/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Azeri+Zili&lotSearchSubmit=true A blanket woven in one piece in Russian Azerbaijan, its wool ground brocaded with a dense, graphically impressive design of squares enclosing a cross executed in mellow colours. – Slight damage to the sides, small holes, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21722/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Khamseh+Khorjin&lotSearchSubmit=true This half of a Khamseh double bag is striking for its high quality, with a very fine weave, brilliant colours and silky, glossy wool. The flat-woven closure band is also carefully executed, with great attention to detail. Probably a weaving by the Baharlu / Ainalu tribal group within the ethnically rather heterogeneous Khamseh Federation. – Complete, with the red kilim back, only slight signs of wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22057/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Afshar+Bag&lotSearchSubmit=true The cinnabar field shows two complete and three cut palmettes in the typical style of Afshar carpets, while serrated diagonal leaves and small blossoms adorn the white-ground border. The fine weave, silky wool pile and beautiful colours make this an example of singular quality. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22102/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Daghestan+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Well preserved, remnants of the original kilim ends survive. Reselvedged in places. Only minimal signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22078/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ersari+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true In this rare Ersari prayer rug, two mihrab fields outlined in white, with triangular gables placed high up, have been integrated into the field design of narrow vertical stripes. The gable tips are each accentuated by a double hook. The composition is modelled on multiple prayer rugs of the kind used in the mosques of oasis towns. – Both ends somewhat reduced, sides cut and reselvedged, minor repairs, otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21947/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kirgiz&lotSearchSubmit=true This long Kirgiz carpet is woven in just three colours: midnight blue, light red and purple. The lattice repeat (longevity design) of the field goes back to models from China and East Turkestan. – Ends slightly reduced and repaired in places, small repiled areas, very good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21924/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch&lotSearchSubmit=true The field design of this small Baluch – kurbaghe secondary güls, octagons filled with stars and octogonal secondary güls arranged in horizontal rows – is derived from Tekke carpets. In contrast, the border area shows typical Baluch designs. – Both ends somewhat reduced, sides newly overcast, uniformly low pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21706/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Asmalyk&lotSearchSubmit=true A white-ground asmalyk, with a lattice of unusually wide diagonal leaves enclosing ashik güls. The tomato-red main border contains smaller ashik forms in steel blue and petrol green, separated by pairs of arrows. – Good condition, with the original braided cord all around and the decorative fringe. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22041/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ikat+Parda&lotSearchSubmit=true A silk ikat cloth in cherry red and golden yellow, with small white highlights. The design can either be read as weaving yellow lines or as red pole motifs. – Good condition, backed with white linen. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22034/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ikat+Cloak&lotSearchSubmit=true A lined men´s cloak from Tajikistan of chintzed ikat fabric, with a design of fine stripes drawn in blue, green and purple. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22029/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Beshir&lotSearchSubmit=true This rare Beshir has wide vertical stripes, alternately with brown and red grounds and either containing octagons and botehs enclosing tree shapes or small-format diamond mosaics. The main border design uses elements from the field design in a new context. – Both ends somewhat reduced, original red flat-woven selvedges. Slight signs of wear in the pile, in good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21826/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tabriz+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true By the 19th century, this type of prayer rug with a column design, derived from Ottoman models made in Kula and Ghiordes, had become a speciality of Tabriz workshops. The present example, very finely woven with a wool pile on a cotton warp, is captivating for the precision of its drawing and richly detailed design. – Very good condition, only the former kilim finish is missing at the upper end. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21929/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Jijim&lotSearchSubmit=true The Schahsavan nomads produced large numbers of such blankets, woven in a specific technique called “jijim” or “jajim”, using them for various purposes (as floor rugs, bed covers, fire blankets, or packing cloths for migrations). They always consist of several panels woven separately and later sewn together, making stripe designs obligatory. This well-preserved example in appealing colours has alternating red and brown-red vertical stripes decorated with white and yellow zig-zag bands and halved hooked diamonds. They are divided by narrow, midnight blue stripes. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21927/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Avar+Pile+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Both ends minimally reduced, the original selvedges survive. Slight signs of age and wear, low pile, corroded dark brown sections. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22069/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Set+of+Qashq%C2%B4ai+Miniature+Bags+%282%29&lotSearchSubmit=true Two miniature bags shaped like pentagons of equal size, each with a design of colourful vertical stripes. Piece (a) is woven in sumakh technique, piece (b) is pile-woven. The latter still shows the original condition: the lower part has been folded inwards and sewn up to make a sheath-like container when the flap is closed over it. Reportedly, such bags were used by the women of the tribe. – Both bags are well-preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22003/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Jaff+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true This pile-woven bag face in a wide format used to belong to a saddle bag for a large pack animal. The field design of interlocked hooked diamonds was highly popular with the Jaff and Sanjabi Kurds in western Iran, and is frequently encountered in carpet formats. A rare feature of this bag face is the border design of arrows on a white ground. – Corners and sides somewhat damaged, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22112/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bijar+Vagireh&lotSearchSubmit=true A small sample rug made in Bijar, pile-woven on a woollen warp. Well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22052/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Sumakh+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true Face of a sumakh bag with a horizontal stripe design that once formed part of a khorjin. The very wide middle stripe contains a central rectangle flanked by four stylised palmettes, with white-ground stripes placed above and syrga designs below it. This small textile picture appears light and striking due to the use of white cotton yarn to pick out many design details. – Original finishes all around, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22050/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Bakhtiari+Saddle+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true A saddle cover by the Luri Bakhtiari tribes, with serrated leaves in the white field and a red border. This small pentagonal piece was placed on top of the saddle, not underneath like Persian horse covers. – Good condition, leather trimmings all around. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22009/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sarkoy+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true The red field shows rows of three stylised trees each, the white border contains abstract birds. – Slight signs of wear and several darned areas, sides newly overcast. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22131/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sehna&lotSearchSubmit=true Sides newly overcast, minimally reduced upper finish, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22010/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Striped+Konya+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true A two-panel kilim from the Konya region with an abstract design of colourful horizontal stripes in beautiful colour combinations. – Signs of wear, holes. Backed with canvas. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21806/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Obruk+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true A prayer rug from a village in the Obruk region. The light red field shows two trees and four amulet forms. The thin yellow mihrab shape is crested by a double hook, and the field section above is coloured sea green. The wide ochre border contains stepped polygons, the outer border has colourful intertwining `S´ forms. – Upper finish somewhat reduced, remains of the kilim finish survive at the bottom, original flat-woven selvedges. Restored areas, low spots in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21917/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Moon+Shawl&lotSearchSubmit=true Based on their design of one central disc medallion and four quarter circles in the field corners, such square textiles from Kashmir are called chand-dar, or ""moon"" shawls. They are some of the most elegant embroidered cloths made in India, and are coveted by collectors not least because of their rarity. Here, the dark blue moon motif is patterned with small floral chains forming a diamond lattice, a design repeated in the quarter circles placed in the corners of the white field, which is covered in tiny botehs. – Various restored areas, replaced borders at the sides. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21723/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true A pile-woven Luri bag face with a square field of small, red and grey-green diamonds, framed by a blue-white reciprocal trefoil border and two borders of diagonal stripes. The colour combinations of the field are repeated in a wide outer trefoil border. Plain green closure bands. – Somewhat reduced at the bottom, the back is missing, otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22118/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true The blue field shows a large, red, hooked diamond whose points extend into the white border at the sides. – Slightly reduced at the top, the back is missing. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22082/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Jaff+Bag+Face&lotSearchSubmit=true A bag face by the Jaff Kurds with the characteristic, very dense design of hooked diamonds in warm, tasteful colours. A narrow white-ground border containing halved triangles frames the square field; the main border is decorated with small rectangles composed of colour segments. Good condition, the closure band at the top and elem at the bottom have survived, the back is missing. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22024/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Manisa+Prayer+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true Repiled end finishes, further repiled areas in the red field. The original flat-woven selvedges have been restored in places. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22084/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Striped+Blanket&lotSearchSubmit=true Composed of five stripes woven separately, the dark brown, strongly abrashed ground of this woollen Tibetan blanket shows blocks of colour consisting of multi-coloured stripes, a design of decidedly modern appearance. – Only slight signs of wear, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21794/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Huari+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true Fragment of an alpaca wool kilim, finely woven in two panels that have been joined together. The six square fields show priest figures and small birds on light brown, dark brown and dark red grounds. – Several holes of varying sizes. Framed behind glass, with a metal frame. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21795/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kashmir+Shawl+Fragment&lotSearchSubmit=true Fragment of a green-ground embroidery from North India, with large, sweeping botehs and a very narrow, white floral border. – Mounted and framed behind glass. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21942/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tunisian+Flatweave&lotSearchSubmit=true A large cloth woven in kilim technique, with a minimalist effect that appeals to modern viewers. The deep indigo field is entirely undecorated, except for short white lines randomly embroidered on the ground. Both ends have a horizontal border of fine lines. – Framed, in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21793/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Embroidered+Sampler&lotSearchSubmit=true This pretty embroidered sampler presents the alphabet in three different scripts, with the red letters surrounded by green wreaths. A large cross has been placed inside a garland at the top left edge; the name of the embroiderer, ""Henriette Recolin"", and the date, ""1830"", appear at the bottom. – Framed behind glass. Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22046/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Textile+Picture&lotSearchSubmit=true An appliqué design of ochre lines entwined in maze-like fashion on a black ground contains two large opposing birds, perhaps parrots. – Backed with white fabric, good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22065/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Lakai+Decorative+Hanging&lotSearchSubmit=true A V-shaped decorative hanging by the Lakai nomads in brilliant and diverse colours, executed in petit point embroidery. An elaborate appliqué fringe has been attached to the bottom. Such splendid textiles were placed on the bridal couple´s bed on the day of the wedding. – Very well preserved. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22086/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tibetan+Khaden&lotSearchSubmit=true A southern Tibetan seat cover in Khaden format knotted in just two colours (beige and dark blue), with an expressive design of angular branches decorated with peonies and leaves. – Three inserted areas, slight damage along the sides, somewhat stained. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22149/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shakhrisyabz+Suzani&lotSearchSubmit=true A silk embroidery composed of three panels in lively, almost jazzy colours, with several designs that deviate from the well-known repertoire, such as the wide crosses inscribed in several circular flowers to suggest a turning movement. – Good condition, not backed with fabric. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21724/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Bakhtiari+Salt+Bag&lotSearchSubmit=true A rare salt bag (namakhdan) by the Bakhtiari displaying the same sumakh technique and typical design of diamonds outlined in bird´s heads seen in large camel saddle bags. The lower finish is pile-woven, the kilim back decorated with colourful horizontal stripes. This pretty example used to be in the James Opie Collection. – Slight signs of use, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22075/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Rashwan+Kilim&lotSearchSubmit=true A two-panel kilim with a dense repeat of small diamonds on a white field and a dark blue border containing elibelinde designs. The two panels are of different length, causing the design of the two halves to be misaligned. – Slight signs of wear and several rewoven areas, good overall condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22085/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=African+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true Very well preserved except for a few minor stains. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22129/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch&lotSearchSubmit=true The field of this antique Baluch from the Torbat-e Haydari region is covered by a dense repeat of diamond crosses set in a hexagonal lattice executed in dark colours. The wide, brown-red border shows a highly geometrical wavy vine. Azadi attributes a comparative piece to the Ali Mirzai tribe. – Sides newly overcast, the kilim ends have not survived, otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22153/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chinguetti+Blanket&lotSearchSubmit=true This kilim blanket of narrow stripes that have been sewn together is an impressive piece by the Chinguetti tribe in the western Sahara. It shows the typical checkerboard design of the region, but here executed in five colours rather than the two-tone composition usually seen in such flatweaves. The yellow compartments are embroidered with symbols. – Slight signs of age and wear, minor repairs and stains. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22037/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Chumba+Rumal+Embroidery&lotSearchSubmit=true In good condition, except for several stains and minimal signs of wear. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21938/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Khorjin&lotSearchSubmit=true A complete double bag in miniature format, its pile-woven dark blue faces decorated with rosettes; the closure bands are woven in coarse sumakh technique. The kilim back shows colourful horizontal stripes. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22055/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Bag+Half&lotSearchSubmit=true Half of a large double bag woven by the Luri of the Fars region, with the red kilim back preserved. The corroded black-brown field shows a red hexagon with a hooked outline and a pair of birds at both the top and bottom ends. The white border contains a geometric vine decorated with birds´ heads. – Slight signs of wear in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21764/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Tekke+Rug&lotSearchSubmit=true This small-format Tekke from the Akhal oasis, with 4 x 7 güls, chemche secondary güls, a wide border area and pile-woven elems, is a miniature main carpet, so to speak. – Obvious signs of age and wear; several repiled areas, now faded in colour, have been inserted. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22123/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch+Saddle+Cover&lotSearchSubmit=true One of the rare saddle covers made by the Salar Khani tribe from the Torbat-e Haydari region, with a Herati design on a blue-black field and half-güls in the four white-ground corners. Some of the design details have been picked out in silk. – The original finishes are missing, reselvedged all around, otherwise in good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22005/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Sarkisla&lotSearchSubmit=true Reselvedged on both sides, repiled ends. Several restored sections, low spots in the pile. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22051/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Ersari+Jollar&lotSearchSubmit=true The light red field shows the Ersari version of a kejebe design, surrounded by a narrow strapwork border. – Slight signs of wear in the pile, original sides, somewhat reduced at the top and bottom. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22056/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Shahsavan+Khorjin&lotSearchSubmit=true A double bag by the Hashtrud Shahsavan in miniature format, woven in reverse sumakh technique. The dark brown faces are decorated with offset cruciform shapes. A red kilim back. Such small-format khorjins are called “children´s bags” in literature. – Good condition. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/21919/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Kurdish+Khorjin&lotSearchSubmit=true A double bag by the Malatya Kurds, woven in beautiful colours in kilim technique. The faces show a colourful design of horizontal rows of different hooked diamonds, while the backs are patterned with narrow horizontal stripes. The khorjin has been taken apart, the seams at the sides of both halves have been undone, and the central panel that once connected them is missing. – Signs of age and wear, several repairs. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22066/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Yomut+Ok+Bash&lotSearchSubmit=true A white-ground Yomut ok bash (tent pole container) showing the typical design of long, serrated diagonal leaves. The piece has been converted into an upholstered cushion and backed with a blue corduroy fabric. The present condition makes it impossible to determine whether the lower triangles have survived. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22068/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Luri+Miniature+Bag&lotSearchSubmit=true Small-format bags of this kind served to store personal items. Coarsely woven and with a specific palette, this bag is the work of a Luri weaver. The brown-ground face is decorated with a hooked diamond, the back, also pile-woven, is patterned with light brown and white vertical stripes. – Completely preserved, good condition, the seams at the sides have been undone. http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/de/online_katalog/lot/22067/ http://rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/en/on-line_catalogue/?lotSearch=Baluch+Salt+Bag&lotSearchSubmit=true A flatwoven Baluch salt bag, with three horizontal panels of hooked diamonds and crosses in the central section. The much smaller section above, containing a gül filled with stars, is pile-woven. – Newly overcast all around, a strip from a different textile has been inserted at the upper finish.