The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, December 08 2009
Viewing Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm, Monday 10am-7pm immediately prior to sale. Open on mornings of sale (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 8.30am until 10am for viewing. Sale starts promptly at 10am each day. Please remember that if you want to leave a commission bid or bid by telephone we need all instructions by Monday 6.30pm before sale.
An antique Kazak rug woven in primary colours with three cruciform medallions and chicken motifs on a blue ground within three stripe stylised floral border, 73ins x 46ins (localised wear to one end)
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 520 SOLD FOR: £ 380
An antique Turkmen rug woven in blue, brown and ivory with three rows of guls on a deep red ground within two stripe geometric border, 72ins x 42ins
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 521 SOLD FOR: £ 230
An antique Turkmen Ensi woven in black, blue and ivory with four rectangular panels on a cochineal ground within geometric border and with serrated lozenges to ends, 60ins x 42ins
Guide Price: £150-200
An antique Kashan rug fragment woven in colours with central lobed lozenge shaped medallion, conforming spandrels and filler motifs on a dark blue ground within five stripe floral and animal filled cartouche border, 65ins x 48ins (holed and with losses to ends and sides)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 523 SOLD FOR: £ 940
A fine antique Malayer rug woven in muted colours with double headed medallion and all-over Herati variations on a light red ground within four stripe stylised floral and boteh border, 73ins x 49ins (localised stain to one end)
Guide Price: £800-1200
A Veramin rug woven in colours with all-over Mina Khani pattern on a dark blue ground within three stripe stylised floral border, 58ins x 40ins (in very good condition)
Guide Price: £300-350
Lot 526 SOLD FOR: £ 130
An antique Shiraz rug woven in colours with three stepped lozenge medallions and filler motifs on a blue ground within four stripe floral border, 60ins x 46ins
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 527 SOLD FOR: £ 110
An antique North-West Persian rug woven in colours with three star shaped medallions and chicken motifs on a blue ground within three stripe rams horn border, 66ins x 38ins
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 528 SOLD FOR: £ 80
An antique Beluch rug woven in red, ivory and brown with endless repeat of lozenge medallions and flowers on a dark blue ground within three stripe geometric border, 72ins x 40ins
Guide Price: £70-100
Lot 529 SOLD FOR: £ 440
An antique Shirvan rug woven in colours with three stepped lozenge medallions and numerous chicken and filler motifs on a black ground within four stripe geometric border, 75ins x 57ins
Guide Price: £250-350
A Hamadan rug woven in colours with a central cross pattern medallion and Herati motifs on a navy-blue ground within five stripe borders, 76ins x 61ins
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 531 SOLD FOR: £ 100
A Hamadan rug woven in colours, the central lozenge medallion with pale blue open field and stylised flowerheads on a red ground within three stripe stylised floral border, 49ins x 32ins
Guide Price: £100-150
An antique Trans Caucasian rug woven in muted blue, green and red with Herati motifs on a dark blue ground within four stripe stylised floral border, 78ins x 53ins (localised wear to centre)
Guide Price: £200-250
Lot 533 SOLD FOR: £ 110
An antique Shiraz rug woven in colours with central serrated lozenge medallion and conforming circular filler motifs on a blue ground within three stripe boteh border, 60ins x 51ins (wear to sides and generally worn), and an antique Afshar rug woven in tan, blue and brown with oval double headed medallion, palmette and chicken filler motifs on a black ground within seven stripe palmette border, 59ins x 47ins (losses to ends and overall wear)
Guide Price: £125-160
An antique Shiraz rug woven in colours with two joined and stepped lozenge medallions and geometric filler motifs on a madder ground within seven stripe serrated leaf and flowerhead border, 69ins x 50ins (localised wear and holed to centre)
Guide Price: £60-80
An antique Bijar rug woven in red, ivory and brown with geometric Herati motifs on a dark blue ground within three stripe stylised floral border
Guide Price: £100-150
An antique Bijar rug woven in muted colours and pink with geometric and hooked motifs on a red ground within three stripe serrated leaf and floral border, 81ins x 49ins (localised wear, slight losses to one end and damage to sides)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 537 SOLD FOR: £ 100
An antique Bijar rug woven in colours with repeating geometric Herati motifs on a dark blue ground within three stripe stylised palmette and tendril border, 71ins x 38ins (slight localised wear and some losses to each end)
Guide Price: £80-120
An antique Bijar rug woven in colours with stylised"Tree of Life" motifs on a red ground within three stripe floral border, 70ins x 41ins (some localised wear)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 539 SOLD FOR: £ 230
An antique Beluch prayer rug woven in orange, blue and ivory with lozenge repeat on a pale mauve ground within four stripe flowerhead border with wide kelim ends, 54ins x 37ins, and a ditto rug woven in orange, blue and ivory with geometric motifs on a dark blue ground within four stripe floral border, 80ins x 51ins
Guide Price: £125-160
A Nain rug finely woven in colours with floral sprays on a tan ground within three stripe palmette and tendril border, 64ins x 42ins
Guide Price: £700-1000
Lot 541 SOLD FOR: £ 210
An Isfahan rug woven in colours with central double headed circular medallion, conforming spandrels and filler motifs on a pale blue ground within three stripe stylised floral border, 60ins x 40ins
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 542 SOLD FOR: £ 110
A North Western Persian long rug woven in colours with ten rows of repeating boteh motifs on a navy blue ground, serrated inner border and six striped borders, 10ft 3ins x 4ft 9ins (extensive damage to edges)
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 543 SOLD FOR: £ 150
An antique Bijar long rug woven in colours with stylised Herati motifs on a dark blue ground within three stripe serrated leaf and flowerhead border, 9ft 6ins x 3ft 6ins (some wear to sides)
Guide Price: £150-200
An antique Hamadan long rug woven in muted colours with endless repeat of five stepped and hooked lozenge medallions on a dark blue ground within three stripe star motif border, 8ft x 4ft 3ins
Guide Price: £150-200
An antique Kazak runner woven in colours with seven serrated lozenge medallions and animal and human figure filler motifs on a black ground within seven stripe Judor motif border, 13ft x 3ft 6ins (localised heavy wear - ground corroded and losses to one end)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 546 SOLD FOR: £ 560
An antique Shirvan runner woven in colours with endless repeat of boteh on a blood red ground within seven stripe stylised boteh border, 12ft 3ins x 3ft 6ins
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 547 SOLD FOR: £ 130
A Hamadan runner of Caucasian design woven in colours with three rows of alternating boteh and geometric motifs on a blue ground within three stripe geometric boteh border, 9ft 6ins x 2ft 6ins
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 548 SOLD FOR: £ 200
An antique Hamadan runner woven in alternating colours with three square double headed medallions and filler motifs on a madder ground within two stripe floral border, 9ft 3ins x 2ft 6ins (losses to one end and some localised staining)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 549 SOLD FOR: £ 320
An Hamadan runner woven in colours with four alternating stepped rectangular medallions and geometric filler motifs on a pale orange ground within three stripe boteh border, 11ft x 2ft 6ins
Guide Price: £250-350
A Hamadan runner woven in colours with three double headed lozenge medallions on a pale tan ground within two stripe floral border, 14ft 9ins x 2ft 6ins (losses to one end)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 551 SOLD FOR: £ 340
An antique Hamadan runner woven in colours with eight repeating vases of flowers, four pairs of birds and columns on a dark blue ground with bands of brown abrash within three stripe floral border, 15ft 9ins x 3ft 9ins
Guide Price: £300-350
An antique Beluch rug woven in colours with three rows of stepped rectangular guls on a dark red ground within seven stripe flowerhead border, 77ins x 43ins (damaged to one side and losses to one end), and a ditto rug woven in brown and ivory with two lozenge medallions and central"Tree of Life" motifs on a dark blue ground within three stripe geometric tendril border, 77ins x 44ins
Guide Price: £125-160
An antique Beluch carpet woven in red and blue with seven rows of octagonal guls on a dark brown ground within four stripe geometric floral cartouche border, 11ft 6ins x 5ft 9ins (localised wear, damaged to sides and tear to one end)
Guide Price: £300-500
An antique Turkmen carpet woven in blue and ivory with two rows of guls on a cochineal ground within ten stripe geometric border, 7ft 6ins x 5ft (losses to ends, damage to sides and holed), and an antique Beluch rug woven in red, ivory and blue with four serrated guls on a brown ground within three stripe geometric border, 64ins x 36ins (damaged to sides and losses to ends)
Guide Price: £100-150
An antique Beluch carpet woven in colours with three rows of octagonal guls on a madder ground within three stripe star motif border, 10ft x 8ft 9ins (localised wear to centre and trimmed to one end)
Guide Price: £450-600
An Isfahan carpet woven in colours with all-over Herati variations on a red ground within five stripe palmette and tendril border, 10ft 6ins x 7ft
Guide Price: £700-1000
Lot 557 SOLD FOR: £ 270
A modern Tabriz carpet woven in pastel shades of stylised Herati design on a ivory ground within conforming five stripe borders, 9ft 9ins x 8ft
Guide Price: £275-350
A modern Nain carpet of Kirman design woven in pastel shades of blues and browns, with bold central medallion and conforming spandrels and bold scrolling palmettes to the field, on an ivory ground within conforming three stripe borders, 11ft 3ins x 7ft 9ins
Guide Price: £275-350
Lot 559 SOLD FOR: £ 270
A Kerman carpet woven in colours with oval floral filled double headed medallion, conforming spandrels and filler motifs on an ivory ground within three stripe floral cartouche pattern border, 13ft x 10ft 9ins
Guide Price: £350-500
Lot 560 SOLD FOR: £ 460
A Sarouk carpet woven in colours with central oval double headed medallion, conforming spandrels and with floral and boteh filler motifs on a salmon pink ground within seven stripe conforming border, 13ft 9ins x 10ft 6ins
Guide Price: £450-600
Lot 561 SOLD FOR: £ 380
A mid 20th Century Hamadan Khamseh Tribe carpet woven in muted colours with central oval medallion, conforming spandrels and filler motifs on a deep red ground within three stripe geometric border, 7ft 7ins x 5ft
Guide Price: £400-450
Lot 562 SOLD FOR: £ 640
An antique Kashan carpet woven in colours with central lobed oval floral medallion with conforming spandrels and numerous floral filler motifs on a deep red ground within eight stripe floral cartouche border, 12ft x 8ft 6ins
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 563 SOLD FOR: £ 400
An antique Sparta carpet woven in colours with central double headed star shaped medallion, conforming spandrels and floral filler motifs on a madder ground within seven stripe palmette and tendril border, 18ft 6ins x 12ft 9ins (localised wear to centre)
Guide Price: £450-600
Lot 564 SOLD FOR: £ 880
A Qum carpet woven in colours with all-over boteh repeats and scrolled leafage on a cream ground within three stripe conforming border, 11ft 6ins x 7ft 6ins
Guide Price: £900-1200
A Qum carpet woven in colours in the Classical Persian design of central medallion and scrolling floral motifs on an ivory ground within five stripe palmette and tendril border, signed to one corner, 13ft 6ins x 10ft
Guide Price: £1200-1500