| *** | An unusual hand knotted rug, patterned with a geometric map of the world, centring on Iran, the countries named in Arabic script. 186 cm x 138 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Qum silk pile rug, silk on silk foundation, decorated with a floral medallion surrounded by a profusion of flowers, birds and deer in pale tones on ivory ground. 11.5 cm x 75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A good quality hand knotted Persian Hamadan runner, with all-over floral designs on a rich red ground. 415 x 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Indo-Persian hand knotted carpet, the field decorated with lotus tendrils in ivory on a dark ground, framed by a stylised lotus border. 310 cm x 243 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Kelim rug, decorated with multi coloured diamond forms. 260 x 170 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Turkish patchwork kilim rug, comprising squares of various kilim rugs. 180 x 130 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Persian Hamadan Saveh runner, the field decorated with three large crab-like medallions, three border guards, geometric floral motifs in colours of red, blue, green, black, brown, pale apricot and ivory. 310 cm x 111 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual hand knotted Turkish patchwork kilim rug, of various shapes and sizes, tribal colours and patterns. 236 x 180 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Serab Persian wool and camel hair rug, showing some wear. 223 x 92 cm. Provenance: Ex. the estate of Elizabeth Gunn MBE (1879 - 26 October) our vendors great aunt, a noted antique collector. Elizabeth was a New Zealand school and army doctor… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique hand knotted Kashan Mehrabi rug, the field decorated with a flower laden urn and floral quadrants, multiple border guards, predominant tones terracotta and blue, some old wear. 194 x 135 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chobi small runner, hand knotted wool pile, decorated with stylized flower head and leaf motifs and framed by a palmette border. 173 cm x 62 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Shahrebabak carpet, the field decorated with a geometric panel with diamond patterns to the centre, animal and floral motifs, multiple border guards, red and blue tones. 210 cm x 100 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large kilim carpet, multiple geometric motifs in reds and browns, conforming borders on a dark ground. 290 cm x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A woven Sumak rug, geometric forms in various colours on a red ground, small conforming forms to the border guard. 170 x 100 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Baluchi rug, hand knotted all wool construction, the field entirely decorated with serrated palmettes framed by a border of reciprocal triangular panels, in faded vegetable dyes.154 x 104 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Kazak hand knotted wool pile rug, decorated with geometric motifs on a soft blue ground. 160 x 103 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine silk rug, the field decorated with trailing vines and flowers around a central floral medallion, conform patterned border guards, fringe to top and base. 155 cm x 101 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Afghan Turkoman runner, the field decorated with a row of large gul motifs, in typical colours of rich dark red and dark blue. 400 x 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Turkish Heriz carpet, the central medallion on a faded rose madder ground, with quadrants and multiple border guards. 250 cm x 157 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage Feltex New Zealand Series picture rug, Mt. Egmont. New Zealand ', depicting landscape with mountain, Maori mythological figures capturing the sun to the top, entitlement to the base. 131 cm x 67 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand-knotted wool pile Bakhtiar rug, the field decorated with a repeated diamond motif within a lattice design framework, in vibrant traditional colours. 195 x 163 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Hamadan runner, 300 cm x 100 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand-knotted runner, the field decorated with tribal motifs, multiple border guards, in tones of terracotta and blue/green. 313 x 84 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted elephant foot motif runner, patterned with seven large gols, framed by three geometric borders. 300 x 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old Turkish flat weave kilim runner, with bands of extra-weft pattern and plain kilim sections, in madder and indigo. 370 cm x 98 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection. | *** |  |
| *** | A Turkoman hand knotted runner, the field decorated with 34 octagonal medallions. 280 cm x 76 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Tibetan Tantra rug, with Buddhist symbolic skeleton surrounded by skulls and human heads alternating with crossed dorje (double tridents) symbols on a deep blue ground. 150 x 88 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large old hand knotted Persian rug, the field decorated with all-over floral designs with a vase of flowers and a hanging lantern, seven border guards with central wide guard in colours of red, blue, green, mustard, rose pink and pale apricot on a dark… | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Sirjan carpet, the field decorated with a large geometric panel with a triple diamond pattern, animal and floral motifs, bordered by conforming animals and florals, multiple border guards, in deep rich burgundy and blue tones. 228 cm x 180 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Tekke ensi (door cover), hand knotted all wool construction, Turkmenistan, late 19th century, traditional geometric panelled patterns and borders. Some losses and wear. 163 x 133 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Baluchi rug, hand knotted all wool construction, the field entirely decorated with serrated palmettes framed by a border of reciprocal triangular panels.154 x 100 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A George IV period sampler, 'The Request', pictorial with religious verse, 50 x 40 cm work by Elizabeth brown aged nine years, 1826 | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Kashmir silk prayer rug the floral mihrab decorated with a jardiniere of flowers between two columns, multiple floral border guards, some wear. 127 x 78 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Hamadan rug, the field with large floral medallions, three border guards in rich bright colours. Worn. 175 cm x 325 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Berjusta rug, mixed weave hand knotted. 150 x 130 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi hand knotted runner, decorated with geometric patterns on a deep cherry red field. 380 cm x 76 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage Feltex New Zealand Series picture rug, New Zealand Drysdale', the rug dominated with image of a large ram, various green, brown and pale tones. 68 cm x 131 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Baluchi rug, the field decorated with geometric motifs framed by narrow borders. 150 x 88 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Ardabil Sumak rug all wool construction with various geometric banded panels. 140 x 93 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Afghan Berjusta carpet, with two large medallions framed by two borders of rosettes and narrow bands. 190 x 120 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Persian semi-antique all wool runner, restrained decoration including four conjoined octagonal guls on a plain soft red field, some old repairs. 313 x 113.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Akhal Gul rug, the field decorated with diamond form motifs, multiple border guards, red and black. 200 x 150 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An old Turkish kilim, flat weave stripes divided by narrow rows of extra weft wrapped rosettes. (old repair). 215 cm x 95 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Turkoman rug, 12 x 230 cm, the field decorated with diamond motifs within squares, multiple border guards. | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive Persian Shiraz rug, central purple diamond medallion surrounded by repeating animal and floral motifs to the red central field and purple corner quadrants, with large border guard. 220 x 160 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian hand knotted carpet, the field in traditional tones containing three rows of cruciform medallions and diamonds between, with hook-latch borders, framed by geometric meander border between rosette guards. 270 x 200 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Turkoman tribal rug, four large central medallions and five border guards in shades of red. 135 cm x 175 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Gabbeh runner, a central square medallion of multiple coloured squares with a stylised antelope figure to each corner, triangular border. 292 x 90 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted tribal Balouchi rug, decorated with three large geometric medallions framed by multiple borders. 145 cm x 90 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Persian Afshar runner, the field with stylised floral designs, on a dark blue ground. 410 cm x 78 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Persian Baluchi rug, the field decorated with geometric diamond forms, multiple border guards, predominant colour red. 180 x 98 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An all wool mixed weave Berjusta rug, the central diamond shaped medallion surrounded by a field of tight geometric pattern and multiple borders.120 x 142 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Baluchi rug, the field decorated with geometric forms, multiple border guards, in bright vibrant tones. 200 cm x 150 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Kashkuli hand knotted runner, the ivory field decorated with rows of deer and stylised trees, framed by a border with multiple squares enclosing pairs of deer. 306 cm x 84 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Persian rug, a central diamond medallion and field containing floral and geometric herati motifs, in traditional colours with a pale blue wide border. 130 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Turkish rug with bold geometric floral designs, dark colours and a rich red field. 123 cm x 210 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Qum silk rug, signed silk pile on cotton foundation, decorated with a floral medallion framed by flowering tendrils on a russet ground, framed by a palmette border between narrow guards. 11.4 cm x 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of old fine quality hand knotted Turkoman Yomud torbas (tent bags), complete with long fringing and tassels. Each 105 cm x 700 to end of fringe. | *** |  |
| *** | An unusually large hand knotted Baluchi tribal rug, decorated with rows of diamond medallions with hooked running dog borders, in colours of dark blue, red and ivory. 150 cm x 305 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Jean Ngan handwoven rug, brown wool on cotton weft and warp. 160 x 92 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Turkman hand knotted rug, decorated with three rows of seven gol motifs. 163 x 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Baluchi all wool rug, the dark blue rectangular field with four rows of two alternating guls spaced by scattered rosettes, multiple border guards with repeating floral guls, faded red, dark brown and ivory tones. 19 x 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine all wool Turkman rug, decorated with three rows of Tekke tribal gols framed by multiple narrow borders. 194 x 127 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Balouch rug, the field decorated with a fine geometric pattern framed by multiple borders. 182 cm x 120 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Hamadan carpet, the field decorated with a hexagonal panel with geometric and floral medallions, two border guards, pink, blue and mushroom tones. 194 cm x 150 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine quality old Turkish kilim rug, bold geometric designs in colours of red, blue, black and ivory. Provenance: The estate collection of Dr Donald Stenhouse.152 cm x 290 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An old finely knotted and very decorative Persian Afshar rug, the field decorated with three diamond medallions with running dog borders and multiple small boteh motifs, three border guards with central wide guard in colours of rich dark red, dark blue,… | *** |  |
| *** | An old Persian Tabriz hand knotted carpet, decorated with a large floral medallion, framed by leaves and flowerheads and a broad floral rosette border. Old repair to one edge and small patches. 350 cm x 246 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine quality hand knotted Tekke Turkoman rug of traditional design, the field decorated with three rows of gul motifs. 130 cm x 170 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Hamadan carpet, with large central medallion incorporating stylized floral motifs framed by a geometric floral meander border, in bright colours. 205 cm x 165 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Iranian Qum rugs, decorated with an oval medallion patterned with flowers on a blue-black ground, framed by floral quadrants and a rosette border. 96 cm x 65 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A George III embroidered sampler featuring biblical verses, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden surrounded by various animals, etc, embroidered by Martha Smallwood, aged 12 years in 1812, under glass and in mahogany frame, some old staining. 53 x 41 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage 'extra weft' kilim rug the field decorated with numerous animals and geometric shapes, conforming border guards, some wear and marks. 208 x 120 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage Baluchi rug, the field decorated with multi-coloured geometric medallions, with multiple floral geometric colourful border guards. 200 cm x 110 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Balouchi tribal prayer rug, the mihrab patterned with a stylized tree of life. 150 x 95 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A lustrous wool Shiraz tribal rug the field with three joined diamond shaped medallions and repeating geometric motifs, surrounded by edging bands of diagonal stripes and three border guards. 100 x 150 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Turkoman hand knotted runner, decorated with octagonal medallions interspersed by cruciform motifs. 245 x 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Shiraz rug, in lustrous wool, decorated with a field of conjoined medallions framed by a serrated leaf border. 220 x 135 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Hamadan runner, the field of conjoined step-sided medallions, in traditional colours. 395 cm x 110 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian hand knotted kellegi (broad runner), the entire field decorated with rows of conjoined medallions interspersed with cruciform medallions and framed by a serrated leaf border. 310 cm x 154 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Hamadan rug, the field decorated with four tall stemmed flowers with multiple leaves, framed by a geometric meander border. 212 x 123 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Aubusson tapestry, central floral medallion surrounded by floral wreath, conforming floral decoration to the quadrants, the top and base. Pastel tones on a mushroom ground. 118 x 190 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chobi hand knotted small runner, decorated with lotus flowers, framed by a broad border. 180 x 65 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Baluchi tribal rug, the field decorated with octagons and multiple narrow border guards in rich dark colours. 200 cm x 110 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small old fine quality Turkish Hotamis cuval, typical bold patterns and colours. 65 cm x 104 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Baluchi rug, decorated with a central floral medallion and stylised flowers in the quadrants framed by four narrow borders. 200 cm x 117 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Caucasian kilim bedding bag (mafrash), suitable to cover an ottoman. decorated with fine geometric patterned and striped panels. 106 x 52 x 43 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Two old fine kilim faced cushions, 47 x 47 cm and 47 x 40 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An old hand knotted Caucasian runner, the field decorated with a single row of nine large diamond shaped medallions, four border guards with serrated leaf motifs, typical colours, shades of red, blue, green, pale yellow and ivory. Width 106 cm. Length… | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Persian Hamadan rug, with three central medallions, rich colours on a tomato red ground. 210 x 156 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Aubusson style tapestry, ornate central floral medallion surrounded by floral wreath, conforming floral decoration to the quadrants, top and base. Caramel and brown tones on a mushroom ground, unlined. 120 cmmm x 185.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage Feltex picture rug, Auckland Harbour Bridge', woven in colours with image of bridge and landscape, coat-of-arms bottom left and tiki images to the top corners. 67 cm x 130 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Baluchi rug, the field decorated with geometric shapes and florals, multiple border guards, predominant tones of red and blue on ivory, thick pile. 151 cm x 234 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An old hand knotted Persian Shiraz Tabriz rug, in traditional tones, with a row of three diamonds to the central field, surrounded by repeating motifs to the corners and multiple border guards. 24 cm x 15.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A kilim rug, decorated with multi coloured geometric forms in bright colours. 180 x 127 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique hand knotted Baluchi rug, the field decorated with geometric medallions, with multiple border guards, predominant tones of black and terracotta, some old fading. 165 x 90 cm. | *** |  |
