Major Autumn Auction

Saturday 24. November 2012 at 3 p.m.

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Daghestan Sumakh
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- 79
- North East Caucasus
- 270 x 175 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 10,980
Judging by its rather coarse structure and specific palette, this very beautiful and remarkably well preserved sumakh from an old Paris private collection was probably woven in Daghestan. Three large medallions of a rare type, with wide horizontal arms, have been aligned along the central axis of the light red field, with geometric and floral ornaments arranged around them. Boralevi illustrates a sumakh showing comparable medallions. – Good condition, original finishes all around, only a few small repairs.
Literature:
BORALEVI, ALBERTO, Sumakh. Flat-Woven carpets of the Caucasus. Florence 1986, no. 17
Sarough
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- 80
- West Persia
- 196 x 120 cm
- Late 19th century
- 4,270
Cut sides, replaced selvedges. Minor repairs. Good overall condition.
Afshar
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- 82
- South Persia, Kerman region
- 193 x 146 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 2,928
Good condition, original finishes all around, only slight signs of wear.
Sehna
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- 83
- North West Persia, Kurdistan
- 150 x 103 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 6,100
This antique Sehna woven in the saronim format shows a hexagonal, light blue central medallion on a red shield-shaped field. The entire surface is covered in a dense Herati design drawn in mellow pastel shades. – Both ends somewhat reduced, slight signs of age.
Qashqa’i Kashkuli
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- 84
- South West Persia, Fars
- 145 x 95 cm
- Late 19th century
- 4,880
A Qashqa’i Kashkuli of extremely fine weave, including purple silk wefts. In the cream field, a midnight blue shield medallion encloses the Qashqa’i gül, flanked by two flowering trees growing from small vases. The branches in the field and the entire border design show the stylistic influence of North Indian Mughal period carpets. The rug was published by Herrmann as early as 1979. – Slight signs of age and wear, small repairs, good overall condition.
Published:
HERRMANN, EBERHART, Von Uschak bis Yarkand. Seltene Orientteppiche 2. Munich 1979, no. 77
Farahan
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- 85
- West Persia, Arak region
- 200 x 128 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 14,640
This classic Farahan features a diamond-shaped medallion with serrated outlines and two attached vases in a white field, accompanied by four vertical trees and two analogous medallions cut by the border. The extra-wide border shows floral designs on a midnight blue ground as well as vases and star-shaped blossoms drawn in a strikingly expressive style: the overall effect of the border is one of rampant, abundant flora. Also popular in Tabriz, the design symbolises the eternal cycle of nature. The central motif represents the live-giving sun at its zenith, which brings out the flowers in nature; the cut designs show sunrise and sunset. – Very good overall condition.
Literature:
BESIM, ADIL (publ.), Mythos und Mystik. Alte und antike Textilkunst. Vol. 2, Vienna 1999, no. 49
The Herrmann RKO Carpet
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- 86
- West China, Ningxia
- 172 x 85 cm
- Late 17th century
- 67,100
In the sand-coloured field, short straight lines combine to form horizontal rows or segments of arches. Originally dark brown, most of them are now heavily corroded so the white foundation is visible, producing a relief-like effect in the design. At the centre of the field lies a disc medallion in shades of blue, composed of the bodies of two dragons, their heads opposed like yin and yang – a mysterious symbol exuding a numinous aura. – Comprising only a very few surviving early examples, this rug group was named RKO (based on the logo of an American radio station) by Ellis in 1967 as their basic design reminded him of radio waves. The type became more widely known after Hans König published his seminal article in HALI. The RKO carpet offered here was made in Ningxia, and may be the oldest surviving example of its kind. It was published by Herrmann in 1989 and exhibited in Cologne in 2005. – Corroded brown, signs of age and wear, several small repairs, low pile.
Literature:
KÖNIG, HANS, The RKO Family. In HALI, issue 110, London 2000, pp. 96 ff.

Published:
HERRMANN, EBERHART, Asiatische Teppich- und Textilkunst 1. Munich 1989, no. 70 *** Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln (publ.), Glanz der Himmelssöhne. Kaiserliche Teppiche aus China 1400 – 1750. London 2005, no. 39
Ningxia
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- 87
- West China
- 133 x 69 cm
- Early 18th century
- 6,710
This rare Ningxia features a blue lattice (longevity design) in a yellow field, symbolising the hope for a long life in the Chinese imagination. In the larger cruciform compartments, pairs of bats alternate with peach blossoms while the smaller intervening diamond-shaped compartments contain small rosettes. The field is surrounded by a meander border. Two larger carpets from the same group as well as a seating mat were exhibited at the Cologne Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in 2005. From a very old Italian collection, our carpet in format resembles a piece in the Krystal-Aston Collection published in HALI. – Original sides and upper finish, repiled lower finish. Signs of age and wear, low spots in the pile.
Literature:
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln (publ.), Glanz der Himmelssöhne. Kaiserliche Teppiche aus China 1400 – 1750. London 2005, nos. 55 - 57 *** HALI ANNIVERSAY EDITION 25 YEARS, London 2004, ill. p. 64
Genje
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- 88
- Central Caucasus
- 125 x 108 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 2,196
A rare carpet from the Genje region. The knotting structure and palette is akin to Kazaks, while the format and diamond lattice design are reminiscent of Shirvan prayer rugs. – Good condition, original finishes all around, the red selvedges have been repaired in places. One rewoven area in the left-hand outer border.
Kuba
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- 89
- East Caucasus
- 214 x 145 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 4,392
A brown-ground Kuba displaying a lattice design of yellow serrated leaves enclosing flowering shrubs. The white-ground main border displays star-shaped blossoms with diagonal twigs and buds. – Both ends repiled, repairs; the corroded brown sections have been rewoven, low pile.