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Fine Decorative Arts & Jewellery — Sotheby's

Auction House:Sotheby'sNumber of lots recorded:312
Sale Title:Fine Decorative Arts & JewelleryLots with images:310
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:160
Date:27-Oct-2009
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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
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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
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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 and ivory 480 cm by 370 cm approximately .
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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
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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 cm approximately
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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