THE PETER LINDEN SALE
Date - 24 October 2006
Starts at - 12:00 am
Lot: 37
Semi-antique Bahktiari kellei, Chahar Mahal province, S.W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1930
Originally a nomadic group of tribal people, the Bahktiari have now settled throughout a large part of the...
Lot: 38
Antique Gendje rug, Gendje district, N.W. Azerbadjian (The Caucasus), Ca 1870-90.
Diagonal bands often feature in rugs from this region, displaying the range of natural colours available to...
Lot: 39
Antique Lori kelley, Fars province, S.W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1880-1900
A somewhat tired but very characterful tribal piece, full of spontaneity and charm and clearly not woven to sterile...
Lot: 40
Antique Kurdish kellei, Saudjbulag region, N.W. Persia, Ca 1850-70.
An early example with a text book display of good natural colours and top quality glossy wool. The large scale mina khani...
Lot: 41
Old Mahal kellei, Arak district, West Persia (Iran), Ca 1940
A perfectly kept carpet with good wool and vibrant, non-fugitive colours, high quality glossy wool and solid ends and sides.
375 c...
Lot: 42
Old Quchan kilim, Quchan region, N.E. Persia (Iran), Ca 1940-50.
Kilims and other flat weaves with horisontal bands were woven by most Kurdish villagers around this region, never intended for...
Lot: 43
Old Saveh kilim, Shah Savan village weavers, Saveh area, N.W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1940-50.
This kilim is not very old but still has good, natural colours and original character. The deep indigo...
Lot: 44
Semi-antique Bahktiari kilim, Chahar Mahal province, S.W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1920-40.
The clear, bright colours and the bold key border are indications of Bahktiari origin, further evidence is...
Lot: 45
Semi-antique Quashq'ai kilim, Fars province, S.W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1910-30.
The Quashq'ai tribes of Fars had wide repertoire of piled and flatwoven rugs, kilims, bags and trappings. This...
Lot: 46
Semi-antique Bidjar kilim, Kurdish, Bidjar area, W. Persia (Iran), Ca 1900-1920
This type of kilim is known as eye dazzler created by the dove-tail technique of overlapping adjacent wool...
Lot: 47
Semi-antique Kuba kilim, Kuba region, East Caucasus, Ca 1910-1925.
This kilim has a traditional Kuba design of large, originally zoo-morphic forms, now stylised into purely decorative motifs....
Lot: 48
Antique Shah Savan kilim, Azerbadjian, border area of the Caucasus and N.W. Persia, Ca 1900.
These stunning kilims are among the most decorative flat weaves known. Strong and bold animal head...
