European Furniture, Works of Art, Tapestries and Carpets
Catalogue Information: 622 lots | 528 with images
Lot 1: A Tabriz carpet of Shah-Abbas design, North-West Persia
The pale green field with overall design of floral vine issuing polychrome palmettes, floral vases and delicate scrolling floral tendrils, in an ivory border of fleur-de-Lys and floral sprays between beige floral meander and plain stripes, slight ove [...more]
Lot 2: A Khotan kelleh, East Turkestan
The shaded blue field with angular vine linking various bold palmettes, floral sprays and open rosettes, in broad panelled border of stylised checkered palmettes and scrolling serrated leaves between floral menader and plain stripes, kilim ends, good [...more]
Lot 3: A fine Heriz carpet, North-West Persia
The shaded rust field with various palmettes and angular floral vine around large stepped indigo medallion with bold hooked palmette pendants containing polychrome palmettes cartouches enclosing ivory smaller medallion with bold radiating floral cent [...more]
Lot 4: A fine Tabriz carpet, North-West Persia
The pale rust-red field with overall stylised Shah-Abbas design of meandering floral vine issuing various palmettes and fleur-de-Lys, in charcoal border of similar design between ivory palmette vine stripes, outer reciprocal and plain stripes, good c [...more]
Lot 5: A pair of very fine Isfahan prayer rugs, Central Persia
The claret red field with various floral palmettes, delicate floral and leafy vine together with central small arabesque concentric medallion, single column at each side supporting indigo arabesque mihrab, in broad indigo border of stylised floral ca [...more]
