Mallams Fine Art Auctioneers will hold an auction “Eastern Carpets & Rugs and Works of Art” 12 January 2012 in their Oxford saleroom. This auction includes 252 lots and among them the Dr. John L. Enos collection of Turkoman Rugs. Their auction catalogue is online.
Lot 1: AN HEREZ RUST GROUND CARPET with stylised geometric decoration in pastel colours and within a wide border, 9 ft 10" x 13 ft Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Lot 2: A TURKOMAN WINE GROUND RUG with three rows of medallions within a decorative border, 4 ft 10" x 3 ft 5" Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Lot 5: A BIDJAR BROWN GROUND RUG with multi colour foliate and geometric decoration and wide border, 79" x 58" Estimate: £200 - 300
Lot 27: A TEKKE JUVAL, early 19th Century, four rows of guls in a red field with stylised skirt, 31 1/2" x 28" Estimate: £200 - 300
Lot 38: A SALOR TORBA, early 19th Century, ak su design with pink silk multiple guls, 44" x 15" Estimate: £6,000 - 7,000
Lot 103: A KASHGAI RED GROUND RUG with central interconnecting medallions in a field of stars, animals and trees, 5'8" x 4'11" Estimate: £150 - 250
Lot 199: A FINE TEKKE RUG, 19th Century, four rows of principle guls with smaller octagonal guls on a rich red field, with star border and flat weave ends, 6'7" x 4' Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000
Lot 244: A HAMADAN RED GROUND RUG decorated a central blue ground foliate medallion within a triple border, 4'11" x 3'5" Estimate: £80 - 120
Location and more information: Mallams, Oxford Saleroom, Bocardo House, St. Michael’s Street, Oxford, OX1 2EB
