Major Spring Auction

Saturday 28. May 2011 at 3 p.m.

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Three Chinese Rank Badges
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- China
- a = 29 x 61 cm, b = 28 x 56 cm, c = 29 x 62 cm
- Late 19th century
- 3,172
Three Chinese rank badges, each consisting of the front and back. The small, square, silk and gold thread embroideries show representations of different animals: a leopard, water buffalo, and crane, corresponding to the status of the dignitary to whose robe they were attached on the front and back. Such embroideries, also called "Mandarin squares" in literature, served to demonstrate the respective official’s rank. Made in pairs, they were sewn to the chest and back of robes worn by mandarins over their garments. The use of rank badges began under Mongol rule in the 13th century and ended in 1911. – All three pieces are backed with black fabric and framed like pictures. Good condition.
Monastir Prayer Rug
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- Greece
- 160 x 115 cm
- Late 19th century
- 2,196
This Monastir prayer rug showing the typical coarse knotting structure clearly diverges from other Turkish prayer rugs in design and style of drawing. It was not woven in the heartland of Anatolia, but in Macedonia by a Turkish tribal group who only returned to Anatolia after the end of World War I. In this example, the two royal blue side panels flanking the prayer field are a rare feature. – Good condition, with original finishes all around.
Yastik
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- East Anatolia
- 77 x 53 cm
- Late 19th century
- 1,037
Somewhat reduced at the top, new overcasting along the sides in places, repiled lower finish, repaired corner top right.
Konya Kilim Fragment
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- Central Anatolia
- 196 x 81 cm
- Ca. 1800
- 1,220
Panel section from a Konya kilim originally in two panels. First-rate colours. The small decorative motifs in the white field are partially brocaded. – On the long sides, the edges of the border are largely incomplete; a cut at the upper end has been edged with fabric.
Chelaberd
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- South Caucasus, Karabagh region
- 228 x 152 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 3,782
New overcasting along the sides and minimally reduced upper finish; the original finish of braided warps has survived at the bottom. Uniformly low pile, minor repairs and repiled sections.
Literature:
SCHÜRMANN, ULRICH, Caucasian Rugs. Ramsdell 1974, no. 28, p. 112
Afshar
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- South Persia, Kerman region
- 194 x 127 cm
- Late 19th century
- 3,050
Except for slight signs of wear in the pile, this antique Afshar is well preserved, with the original sides and kilim ends.
Bijar Kilim
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- North West Persia, Kurdistan
- 538 x 124 cm
- Late 19th century
- 4,026
A very long village kilim of simple design woven in the Bijar region. Four undecorated diamonds in green and dark blue are linked by a pole along the central axis of the red field. – Good condition.
Farahan
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- West Persia, Arak region
- 204 x 128 cm
- Late 19th century
- 2,196
The design of this antique Farahan, consisting of arched, sweeping branches on a midnight blue field, is called Mustafi in Persia. – The original finishes have been preserved all around, but are partially damaged. Small repiled sections, otherwise in good condition.
Literature:
DILLEY, ARTHUR URBAN, Oriental Rugs and Carpets. A Comprehensive Study. Revised by Maurice S. Dimand. Philadelphia & New York 1959, pl. XVII
Two Yomut Chuvals
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- Central Asia, West Turkestan
- a = 84 x 113 cm, b = 81 x 112 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 2,196
For practical reasons, the Turkmen always wove two chuvals at a time on a common warp, making them up into two separate bags later. In this item, two Yomut chuvals have been preserved as a pair. The brown-ground field shows nine primary güls and hooked diamonds as secondary motifs, a design that is comparatively rare in chuvals. The white-ground main border contains stepped polygons decorated with small triangles. A plain elem. – Well preserved pile, the kilim backs have survived. Slight signs of wear, small holes, several restored areas along the sides.
Karapinar Yastik
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- Central Anatolia, Konya region
- 107 x 63 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 3,416
This yastik shows a miniature version of the same design seen in larger Karapinar carpets – two green cruciform medallions on a brown-red ground and hooked triangles (see Brüggemann & Böhmer). – In good condition except for slight signs of wear and several repairs along the sides.
Literature:
BRÜGGEMANN, WERNER & BÖHMER, HARALD, Teppiche der Bauern und Nomaden in Anatolien. Hanover 1980, no. 16