THE PETER LINDEN SALE
Date - 24 October 2006
Starts at - 12:00 am
Lot: 13
Semi-antique Samarkand carpet, Uzbecistan, Ca 1900-1920
This carpet clearly shows links with China - the border design, the wool quality and the weave structure - and also with the Uzbec and...
Lot: 14
Antique Sultanabad Mahal carpet, Arak district, West Persia, Ca 1900.
This region was the home of the famous Ziegler & Co carpets but also to a wide range of similar pieces woven locally. This...
Lot: 15
Old Kashan carpet, town of Kashan, Central Persia (Iran), Ca 1935-45.
Green is a most unusual ground colour in any old carpet woven by islamic weavers, it being the holy colour associated with...
Lot: 16
Antique Tekke Bokhara carpet, Merv region, Turkmenistan, Ca 1870-1890
This is a very fine example of the original Bokhara carpets, finely knotted and beautifully drawn by the weavers. Despite...
Lot: 17
Semi-antique Kashan carpet, town of Kashan, Central Persia (Iran), Ca 1935-45.
A classical Kashan medallion design carpet with an un-cluttered scrolling leaf vine field pattern against ivory...
Lot: 18
Semi-antique Kurk Kashan carpet, town of Kashan, Central Persia (Iran), Ca 1920-30
A superb carpet with top quality wool and weaving technique, in an unusual ground colour of sky blue with the...
Lot: 19
Semi-antique Ersari carpet, Amu Darya valley region, N.W. Afghanistan, Ca 1910-1925
Large Guls on open space inside narrow borders indicate good age in Afghani carpets. The soft ground colours...
Lot: 20
Semi-antique Karadja carpet, Karadja district, N.W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1910-1925.
Similar in design to the nearby Heriz group, Karadja carpets have more emphasis on blue/red tones and less of...
Lot: 21
Antique Heriz runner, Heriz area, N.W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1900
A most original piece exemplifying the freestyle method of weaving where the weaver works completely from memory without cartoons....
Lot: 22
Antique Kurdish runner, probably Saudjbulag region, N.W. Persia, Ca 1900
Kurdish weavings typically have brown wool warps and wefts, with predominantly dark shades of blue, brown, gold and...
Lot: 23
Antique Bidjar rug, Kurdish, Bidjar town, West Persia (Iran), Ca 1880-1900
Antique Bidjar rugs are rare and internationally sought after; they are also among the most robust of all Oriental...
Lot: 24
Antique Kurk Kashan carpet, town of Kashan, Central Persia (Iran), Ca 1880-90.
This rare carpet was originally sourced in a private Irish collection, acquired in India and brought back here in...
