The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, July 12 2011
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.
Lot 920 SOLD FOR: £ 290
A Kashan rug woven in colours with central oval double headed medallion and conforming borders, on a floral filled ivory ground within conforming border, 83ins x 54ins
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 921 SOLD FOR: £ 240
A Kashan rug woven in colours with Minna Khani floral trellis on an ivory ground within palmette and tendril border, 81ins x 55ins
Guide Price: £200-250
A pair of antique Kashan rugs woven in muted colours and ivory with Herati style pattern on a dark blue ground within conforming borders, 76ins x 55ins and 79ins x 53ins respectively (one with localised wear to one end)
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 923 SOLD FOR: £ 320
A pair of antique Kashan prayer rugs woven in colours with central oval double headed medallions, each filled with script and bowls on stands, the floral filled fields with rampant lions within cartouche pattern borders, each 53ins x 33ins (slightly worn)
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 924 SOLD FOR: £ 160
An antique Kashan rug woven in muted colours with central floral double headed medallion and conforming spandrels on a madder ground within conforming border, 81ins x 48ins
Guide Price: £150-200
An antique Shiraz rug woven in colours with two linked stepped lozenge medallions on a madder ground within conforming geometric borders, 71ins x 56ins (worn - losses to both ends), a Beluch carpet woven in black with geometric motifs, 6ft 9ins x 4ft 10ins (worn) and two other modern rugs
Guide Price: £120-160
A Bakhtiar rug, woven in colours with stylised scrolled floral ornament on a red ground, within conforming border, 91ins x 52ins
Guide Price: £100-150
A Chahar Mahal rug, woven in colours with stylised Persian Garden design, within conforming border, 85ins x 57ins
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 928 SOLD FOR: £ 110
An antique Hamadan runner woven in muted colours with oval trellis on a pale tan ground within stylised borders, 9ft 6ins x 3ft 6ins (losses to one end and slight wear to sides)
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 929 SOLD FOR: £ 140
A modern Kilim runner of Khotan design, woven in colours with "Tree of Life" on a pale tan ground within geometric border, 10ft 2ins x 3ft
Guide Price: £150-200
An antique Hamadan runner woven in muted colours, yellow and ivory, with endless floral repeats on a madder ground within stylised borders, 12ft 7ins x 3ft 8ins
Guide Price: £250-350
A Chinese circular carpet woven in colours with floral motifs on a pale brown ground and fringed, 7ft 4ins diameter
Guide Price: £80-120
A Beluch carpet woven in red, black,yellow and ivory with three geometric medallions on a black ground within conforming border, 6ft 4ins x 4ft 7ins
Guide Price: £100-150
An antique Shiraz carpet woven in blue, red and ivory with central double headed medallion on a madder ground within geometric border, 7ft 10ins x 5ft 2ins (slightly worn) and a similar ditto, 7ft 10ins x 5ft 2ins (with moth damage)
Guide Price: £120-160
A Qum carpet woven in tan, black and ivory with various animals on a pale blue ground within conforming border, 7ft x 4ft 6ins Note : Purchased from the Persian Carpet Gallery, 180 High Street, Guildford, Surrey.
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 936 SOLD FOR: £ 300
An early 20th Century Sarouk carpet woven in colours with a floral field, and oval double headed medallion and conforming spandrels, on a tan ground within conforming borders, 10ft 9ins x 6ft 8ins
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 937 SOLD FOR: £ 560
A Kazak carpet woven in primary colours with central double headed medallion, conforming spandrels and filler motifs on a black ground within stylised lead and tendril border, 12ft 2ins x 5ft 9ins
Guide Price: £400-600