Major Spring Auction

Saturday 02. June 2018 at 3 p.m.

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Shirvan Prayer Rug
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- 1
- East Caucasus
- 132 x 107 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 900
In the blue-black field, a dense repeat of hooked diamonds drawn in a kilim style have been arranged by colour to form steep gable shapes below the yellow bridge-shaped prayer arch. This arrangement does not continue above the arch. – Both ends slightly reduced, reselvedged sides, low pile, corroded brown.
Kazak
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- South West Caucasus
- 238 x 130 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 700
Signs of wear and slight damage due to age, low spots in the pile, minor repairs. Original finishes, new overcasting along the top.
Genje Prayer Rug
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- 3
- Central Caucasus
- 128 x 97 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 1,100
This rare prayer rug from the Genje regions displays a design of colourful diagonal stripes which continues above the bridge-shaped arch. All the stripes are decorated with small diamonds. – Uniformly low pile, both finishes at the long sides repiled.
Karagashli
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- 4
- East Caucasus, Shirvan
- 160 x 101 cm
- Late 19th century
- 800
Uniformly low pile, signs of age and wear, damage to the upper left-hand corner.
Kazak
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- 5
- South West Caucasus
- 217 x 146 cm
- Late 19th century
- 600
Signs of age and wear, low spots in the pile, minor holes, corroded brown. Original selvedges, damaged upper kilim finish, slightly reduced lower finish.
Qashqa’i Shekarlu
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- 6
- South West Persia, Fars
- 208 x 167 cm
- Dated 1240 AH = 1825 AD
- 600
In this rare early collector’s piece, representations of animals and humans have been incorporated into the basic design and a date, 1240 = 1825 appears at the top end of the field on the left. Only a very few Shekarlu rugs from this early period have survived. – Signs of age and wear, low spots in the pile, several creases. Both ends minimally reduced, original selvedges.
Monastir Kilim
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- 7
- South East Europe
- 320 x 176 cm
- Late 19th century
- 600
Obvious signs of age and wear, various missing sections, fragmented sides, both ends damaged.
Chondzoresk
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- 8
- South Caucasus, Karabagh
- 197 x 141 cm
- Ca. 1880
- 1,000
Slight signs of age and wear, both ends slightly reduced, both sides repiled, reselvedged.
Sarkoy Kilim
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- 9
- South East Europe, Bulgaria
- 123 x 107 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 1,300
Both the design of archaic appearance, which dispenses with any playful details, and the patinated colours suggest that this small-format Sarkoy kilim was woven at an early date. – Signs of age and wear, both ends reduced and damaged.
Two Ersari Jollars
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- 10
- Central Asia, middle Amu Darya valley
- a = 40 x 144 cm, b = 35 x 136 cm
- Late 19th century
- 400
Two Ersari trappings presenting the dark colours of weavings made before the end of the 19th century. Trapping A is decorated with güls resembling ornamental plates while trapping B shows a shemle repeat. – Good condition.