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Sotheby's
Number of lots recorded:75
Lots with images:74
Prices available:75
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*** A contemporary wool tapestry by F. Roberts, depicting exotic animals and tropical flora; 192 x 294 cm ***
*** Large Flemish verdure landscape tapestry of a chateau in a woodland with ducks swimming amongst reeds in a pond to the foreground, birds, a rabbit, a dog and deer amongst the trees and the outline of village spires in the distance, rendered in various… ***
*** Armorial tapestry centred by two impressive lions supporting a coat of arms, a Crown and mask below on a blue ground within a foliate scroll border ***
*** Heriz carpet, north West Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, the deep blue field with characteristic angular ornamentation of palmettes, rosettes, flowers and foliage predominantly in red, blue, white and brown within one wide and two narrow borders,… ***
*** A Tabriz carpet, north West Persia, late 19th /early 20th century a central stylised floral medallion within a brick red field covered with intricate floral designs, the borders with continuous trailing floral and palmette motifs in indigo, reds, browns… ***
*** A large Flemish verdure tapestry, 18th century, the foreground woven in polychrome hues with birds amongst trees and flowers overlooking a boat sailing between headlands, a long low fortress on one headland and a classic building on the other, within a… ***
*** A large Bidjar carpet, Western Persia, early 20th century, with all over 'Herati' design of stylised curvilinear palmettes and rosettes predominantly in blue, ivory, red and brown with a wide red ground main border 550 by 388 cm ***
*** A fine early pair of Isfahan Carpets, central Iran, circa 1930, each with an intricate curvilinear design with a central medallion and scrolling tendrils to deep blue ground, the border is and unbroken meander of palmettes and branches to an ivory… ***
*** A Karabagh carpet, Southern Caucasus, circa 1900, with a repeating field pattern of French inspired 'Rose Bouquet' in red, tan, green and cream to blue ground603 x 304 cm ***
*** A Kurdish long rug, north West Persia, a central row of interlinking hexagonal medallions containing floral rosettes, botehs and other geometric motifs repeated throughout the field, ivory ground border of serrated leaves and floral rosettes 256 cm by 135… ***
*** A French historical tapestry, late 17th century depicting a courtly scene with Courtiers paying homage, framed within a foliate border 339 cm by 280 cm ***
*** A pair of Charles II stumpwork pictures, late 17th century the satin ground worked with a variety of stitches and techniques and padded silk faces, one depicting a nobleman on horseback being welcomed to a castle by a trumpeter and the other depicting a… ***
*** A Karapinar rug, Central Anatolia, a typical palmette of blue, green and aubergine, the field dominated by two large spoked medallions surrounded by geometric motifs on soft red ground, the main border of geometric rosettes approximately 181 cm by 141 cm. ***
*** A Shiraz Rug, South West Iran, circa 1920, the field with pole medallions and profusely scattered with birds, animals, flowers and foliage within multiple borders, in deep reds, blues, ivory, yellows and greens, 304 x 226 cm ***
*** A pair of Kashan rugs, Northern Central Iran, each profusely decorated with flowers and foliage with connecting vines, an urn and corner spandrels, trailing foliate borders, in blues, reds, rose, greens and ivory, (2), 210 x 125 cm each approximately ***
*** A Kashan carpet, 20th century the crimson field with stylised palmettes and floral motifs with connecting vines, the borders similarly decorated 725 cm by 495 cm approximately ***
*** An Oushak carpet, West Anatolia, with tree of life repeating design to indigo field and angular serrated branches and floral motifs to main border approximately 452 cm by 372 cm ***
*** A Bidjar carpet, Western Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, the camel field with all-over design featuring stylized palmettes, arabesques, rosettes in red, blue and green with trailing tendrils and 'Herati' border; approx. 330 x 220 cm ***
*** A Flemish landscape tapestry, late 17th/early 18th century, woven depicting a woodland clearing with mountains in the distance, the main border woven with floral clusters alternating with eight shield shape cartouche, four with arrows held in a quiver… ***
*** A Ghashghai rug, south West Persia, a central panels with three diamond shaped motifs within a traditional border on turquoise, blue and deep red ground, 284 by 155 cm ***
*** A Flemish tapestry, 17th/early 18th century, woven with a pastoral scene depicting two children in period costumes playing before three relaxed onlookers in front of columns with a wrap of billowing drapery 240 by 280 cm ***
*** A French allegorical tapestry, 17th/early 18th century, woven with a father with his three children and a dog cowering from a helmeted huntress with her horse, holding a shield and spear, within a wooded landscape with castle in the background 266 by 186… ***
*** Heriz rug, north West Persia, late 19th century, featuring a central angular medallion to a brick red field within a field of abstracted rosettes, stylised plant forms and geometric designs and a wide main border of Herati design in red, blue and ivory… ***
*** Yomud carpet from West Turkestan. Provenance: Purchased from Lisel Stein of South Yarra in the late 1960s ***
*** A Moghan long rug, south Caucasus, the deep blue ground featuring two vertical rows of 'Memling' guls and scattered quatrefoil motifs, the main border with stylised flowers and stems to ivory ground, approximately 252 cm by 114 cm. ***
*** A silk Kashan, central Iran, early 20th century the ivory field decorated with multiple floral motifs, birds, scrolling vines within border of palmettes to red ground 126 cm by 205 cm ***
*** Heriz carpet, north West Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, the brick red field featuring rosettes, palmettes and angular ornamentation in yellow, blue and ivory, the deep blue main border with stylized rosettes and serrated leaves; approx. 347 x 250 cm ***
*** An Iranian Heriz carpet 356 cm x 256 cm with a central foliate medallion on a foliate border with a red ground and blue border ***
*** A Shiraz rug, Persian, with three central diamond motifs on a field of blue, red, green and ivory, within a border of similar hues ***
*** Heriz carpet, north West Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, a central angular medallion within a brick red field of palmettes, serrated leaves and angular vines, two narrow borders and a wide main border of Herati design in red, blue, ivory and yellow;… ***
*** A Western Persia Bidjar carpet, late 19th / early 20th century the camel coloured field with all-over design featuring stylised palmettes, arabesques and rosettes, in red, blue and green with trailing tendrils and 'Herati' border, 336 cm long, 226 cm wide… ***
*** A Mashad rug, Persian, within a raspberry field with floral motifs within a foliate border ***
*** A Qashqai rug, Persian, late 19th century motifs on a pale blue field, patterned border in dark blue, ivory, ochre and green 200 cm x 137 cm ***
*** A Qashqai rug, Persian, late 19th century centered by two diamond motifs on a field of red and blue within a wide border of blue, green and ivory ***
*** A 'hundred boys' embroidered panel, the white silk ground decorated in colours with the auspicious 'hundred boys' joyfully engaged in various pursuits, some flying kites, reading or playing games, others in a 'dragon' procession carrying banners and… *** N/A
*** A needlework sampler (of Colonial interest), dated 1824 wrought by Caroline Ward, August 17, 1824. The initials of her parents and five siblings are worked into the sampler, from Mrs Joan Siberry, St Georges Antiques, Hobart, 1973 ***
*** Na´ve needlework picture on silk of the Australian coat of arms ***
*** Bidjar runner, Western Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, the subdued red field with a lattice design of scattered rosettes in blue, green, yellow, red and white, floral rosette borders; approx. 310 x 120 cm ***
*** An Egyptian carpet, hand knotted, in muted pale blue tones on a cream ground, 353 x 258 cm ***
*** A Gonaghend rug, Caucasus, of traditional form on a turquoise blue, maroon and cream ground, 190 by 113 cm ***
*** A Kuba rug, south Caucasus, early 20th century a blue field of stylised rosettes within a border of meandering flowering vine with leaf tendrils approximately 151 cm by 92 cm. Provenance: Dr and Mrs Nigel Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** A Senneh Kurd rug, north West Persia, early 20th century the light blue field with all over design featuring large red floral medallions and angular tendrils, approximately 142 cm by 108 cm. Provenance: Dr and Mrs N Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** Qashqai rug fragment, Persian, a red field with three large diamond medallions pale blue in colour within a border of red blue and yellow ***
*** A Kazak rug from the Southern Caucasus, 2nd half 19th century a row of three large diamond shape medallions to blue ground within multiple borders in reds, blues and cream 233 x 133 cm ***
*** A Yoruk rug, Eastern Anatolia, panelled design in rich deep tertiary colours approximately 214 cm by 117 cm. Provenance: Dr and Mrs N Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** A Bidjov rug, East Caucasus, the field of characteristic floral palmettes arranged vertically within a 'Kufic' main border, predominantly in ivory, blue, brown and salmon 166 cm by 128 cm. Provenance: Dr and Mrs N Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** An Afshan Kuba rug, East Caucasus, a deep blue field of stylised floral rosettes, palmettes, and angular budding tendrils and vines approximately 218 cm by 216 cm. Provenance: Dr and Mrs N Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** A Kurdish rug, north Persia, two large latched hooked blue and and red ground octagonal medallions, rosette and floral borders, approximately 185 cm by 121 cm. Provenance: Dr and Mrs Nigel Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** An Iranian Tabriz carpet 302 cm x 240 cm the central panel with a repeating geometric design on a dusty pink ground with a conforming blue border ***
*** A traditional Turkish rug, late 19th/early 20th century, of traditional design with a border of pale pink, soft yellow and Tangerine204 cm wide ***
*** Teheran rug, Northern Iran, circa 1900, an all-over field design of flower filled urns to a camel ground, surrounded by a main border of birds, animals and flowers to a blue ground 218 by 141 cm. Provenance: Understood to have been purchased in Egypt in… ***
*** A Shirvan runner, Northern Iran, late 19th century a repeating design of stylised blossoms in polychrome colours to deep blue field within multiple borders, the main border of latch-hook design to ivory ground, Approximately 320 x 152.4 cm ***
*** North West Persia gallery carpet, late 19th /early 20th century, the deep brown field with 'Mina Khani' design of henna blossoms, scattered rosettes and floral forms in red, green, blue and ivory within narrow borders; approx. 478 x 212 cm ***
*** An Iranian Heriz carpet 338 cm x 240 cm the central foliate medallion with a geometric pattern on a pale red ground within a double panelled blue border ***
*** Ersari rug, late 19th/early 20th century, of geometric design in brown, terracotta and teal tones 335 by 315 cm ***
*** A Kazak prayer rug, Southern Caucasus, dominated by a large red square medallion below a slim triangular 'Mihrab' bearing a date and flanked by minarets 164 cm by 88 cm approximately. Provenance: Dr and Mrs N Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** A Kurdish runner, Northern Iran, first half 20th century concentrated design of stepped diamond motifs and floral rosettes 214 by 105 cm approximately. Provenance: Dr and Mrs N Hawkins, Sydney ***
*** A Yomud rug, Western Turkestan, circa 1900 with an unusual all-over pattern of a version of the Kepsi gul in blue, red and ivory to paler red ground, flat weave ends 258 x 140 cm ***
*** A Hamadan rug, West Iran, 20th century a centre lozenge with multiple abstracted flowers and geometric shapes to salmon field within a similar larger lozenge with floral medallions and serrated branches to indigo ground, stylised borders approximately 198… ***
*** A south West Persian (Luri Bakhtiary) carpet, of geometric design in deep red and sapphire blue on a cream ground; 269 x 154 cm ***
*** A Malayer rug, Western Persia, circa 1900, a village rug showing a gently angular field design of trees, birds, meandering stems and split palmettes on an indigo blue ground200 cm x 131 cm ***
*** A panel of Wallpaper by Dufour 'Les Incas', France, circa 1818, hand coloured panel part of a series of wallpapers by Dufour some of which are in the collection of the Victoria Albert Museum 224 cm by 135 cm. Literature French scenic Wallpaper 1795-1865,… ***
*** A South Australian sampler, by Annie Caroline Ricketts, Boolcunda East, the needlework is depicting various exotic birds, a fountain, an urn, a bible, animals and plants and verses and is dated Sept.22.1892, in original bird's eye maple frame with framers… ***
*** Kuba rug, Eastern Caucasus, circa 1900, comprising a bold repeating eight-pointed star central motis in mellow beige and gold tones and ivory ground surrounded by a so-called classical 'Kufic' border 260 by 130 cm ***
*** A Tabriz carpet, first half 20th century, and a Heriz carpet, 20th century (2), the floral and scroll frieze with central medallion on a ground decorated with mythical animals, trees and foliage together with a Heriz carpet, 20th century, decorated with… ***
*** A Kelim rug, 20th century the field with a row of diamond shaped lozenges amidst angular geometric shapes 410 cm by 148 cm ***
*** Karadjar rug, Northern Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, a central medallion to brick red field within a surround of abstracted rosettes and geometric shapes, and stylized plant forms to wide blue ground main border; approx. 190 x 159 cm ***
*** Bidjar rug, Western Persia, late 19th century/early 20th century, all over pattern of flowering tree and lattice to camel ground with floral red ground main border; approx. 225 x 127 cm ***
*** An Iranian tribal carpet, of geometric design in warm red, blue and cream tones; 195 x 144 cm ***
*** An Afshar rug, Southern Iran, circa 1930 the subdued pale red field covered with small diamond shape medallions within a flowerhead hexagon main border, in reduced red, blues and creams 239 x 161 cm ***
*** Khamseh rug, south Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, the field dominated by three large linking diamond shape medallions on ivory ground within a surround of scattered stylized floral rosettes, a main border of stylized rosettes and geometric forms,… ***
*** A Petit point needlework panel, English, late 18th century, depicting the mythological story of Deianira, Hercules and Nessus the tale of love, revenge and finally, death 71 by 53 cm ***
*** An Italian silk and velvet embroidered hanging, 19th Century, (4) the three panelled hanging embroidered with scolls and a central crest, below which there is a tasseled fringe, suspended from a turned and acanthus carved gilt wood rod, in turn supported… ***
*** An Afghan prayer rug, with central panel depicting architectural shapes with a geometric border ***
*** A Caucasian rug, Northern Iran, late 19th/ early 20th century three angular medallions with diamond central motifs in reduced colours to mid blue field, stylised rosettes and hexagons scattered throughout field, multiple borders, Approximately 157.5 x 92… ***