Jozan Magazine has made a selection of rugs and carpets from sales in April-May 2025. These include results from Austria Auction Company’s ‘‘Collector Rugs 16 – No Reserve’ 12 April 2025, Woolley & Wallis “Furniture and Collections” 10 April 2025, Sothebys ‘Arts of the Islamic World & India’ 30 April 2025, Christies ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets’ 1 May 2025, Bruun Rasmussen 8 May 2025, Dreweatts ‘Curated Collections: Phillip Lucas, Spitalfields House & The Aaron Nejad Gallery’ 8 May 2025, Bonhams Skinner ‘Fine Carpets and Rare Textiles’ 16 May 2025, Material Culture ‘Oriental Rugs from American Estates’ 21 May 2025, Austria Auction Company “Fine Antique Oriental Rugs” 24 May 2025 and Rippon Boswell “Spring Auction” 31 May 2025.
Austria Auction Company ‘‘Collector Rugs 16 – No Reserve’ 12 April 2025. Lot 145. Salor Main Carpet 235 x 165 cm (7′ 9″ x 5’ 5″), Turkmenistan, late 19th century. Provenance: Johan Fredrik Winter Jakhelln (1876 – 1973, Norwegian diplomat), purchased in Moscow in April 1923. Condition: good, mostly good pile, one repair in the middle, kilim ends partially slightly damaged. Estimate: € 6.000 – 9.000. Sold € 4.750
Austria Auction Company ‘‘Collector Rugs 16 – No Reserve’ 12 April 2025. Lot 83. Konya 285 x 127 cm (9′ 4″ x 4’ 2″), Turkey, second half 19th century. Condition: good, low pile in places, selvages partially rebound, both ends restored, several repairs and reweavings. Estimate: € 1.200 – 1.600. Sold € 1.062
Woolley & Wallis “Furniture and Collections” 10 April 2025. Lot 713 AN ANATOLIAN RUG OF LOTTO DESIGN. 18TH CENTURY AND LATER. 165 x 115cm. Provenance The Hans Joachim Homm Collection. Estimate £2,000 – £3,000. Sold £13,230
Sothebys ‘Arts of the Islamic World & India’ 30 April 2025. Lot 640 A Shakhrisabz suzani, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, 18th century. 258 by 190cm. approx. Provenance Ex-collection Ignazio Vok (1938-2019), Italy. Estimate 30,000 – 50,000 GBP. Lot sold 95,250 GBP.
Sothebys ‘Arts of the Islamic World & India’ 30 April 2025. Lot 641. A Kermina Suzani, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, mid-19th century. 60 by 188cm. approx. Provenance Ex-collection Ignazio Vok (1938-2019), Italy. The embroidery is very fine and of very good quality, with crisp drawing and overall in exceptionally good condition There are some minute losses to the central flower head, but it is otherwise complete. There are also a couple of places along the centre left seam where the original drawing can be seen but which were apparently never embroidered . The top central flower head in the online photo has a number of small dark splatter spots . These look as if cleaning has been tried so are probably permanent, but because of the shimmer of the silk are barely noticeable. The ground is an unbleached natural colour in very good condition. The suzani has a later lining and a strip of velcro stitches to one long edge in the reverse. Estimate 18,000 – 25,000 GBP. Sold 38,100 GBP
Sothebys ‘Arts of the Islamic World & India’ 30 April 2025. Lot 644. A large medallion suzani, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, early 19th century. 252 by 180cm. approx. Provenance Ex-collection Itzhak Mordekhai and Ex-collection Ignazio Vok. Estimate 25,000 – 35,000 GBP. Sold 88,900 GBP
Christies ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets’ 1 May 2025. Lot 177. A SAFAVID ISFAHAN CARPET, CENTRAL PERSIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY. 18ft.3in. x 8ft.2in. (556cm. x 249cm.). Uneven areas of wear and faded repiling, selvages rebound. Estimate GBP 60,000 – GBP 90,000. Sold GBP 81,900.
Christies ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets’ 1 May 2025. Lot 181. AN ‘EAGLE’ GÜL GROUP II MAIN CARPET, SOUTH WEST TURKESTAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY. Overall very good condition, with original selvages and long striped kilims at each end. Estimate GBP 20,000 – GBP 25,000. Sold GBP 22,680
Christies ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets’ 1 May 2025.Lot 199. A BAKSHAISH CARPET WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890. 18ft.4in. x 11ft.1in. (558 x 338cm.) Light even wear, corroded red, overall good condition. Estimate GBP 16,000 – GBP 22,000. Sold GBP 20,160
Bruun Rasmussen 8 May 2025. Lot 136. An antique Heriz carpet, North West Persia. Early 20th century. 584 x 360 cm. Est. 16.500-20.000 EUR. Hammerprice 16.085 EUR
Bruun Rasmussen 8 May 2025. Lot 79. A Tabriz Petag palace carpet, North West Persia. A classical 17th century Safavid ‘Paradise’ carpet design. Early 20th century. 762 x 401 cm. Est. 20.000 EUR. Hammerprice 38.872 EUR
Dreweatts ‘Curated Collections: Phillip Lucas, Spitalfields House & The Aaron Nejad Gallery’ 8 May 2025. Lot 504. A HERIZ CARPET, NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, approximately 325 x 240cm. Estimate 3,000 – 5,000 GBP. Hammerprice 3,000 GBP
Dreweatts ‘Curated Collections: Phillip Lucas, Spitalfields House & The Aaron Nejad Gallery’ 8 May 2025. Lot 483 A LARGE ‘HADJI JALILI’ TABRIZ CARPET, NORTH-WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880, approximately 625 x 437cm. Estimate 10,000 – 15,000 GBP. Hammerprice 8,500 GBP
Bonhams Skinner ‘Fine Carpets and Rare Textiles’ 16 May 2025. Lot 1 Star Oushak Carpet, Anatolia c. 1600. 5 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. It is reduced in length but not in width, and what is now the bottom border seems to have once been a piece of the side border from when this was a longer carpet. The carpet is sturdy enough to be used on the floor, though it might be best appreciated hung on a wall as an important piece of art. Estimate US$20,000- US$30,000. Sold US$25,600
Material Culture ‘Oriental Rugs from American Estates’ 21 May 2025. Lot 60 Ushak Saf/Mosque Rug, Turkey, Late 18th C., 7’8” x 13’1” (234 x 399 cm). Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000. Hammerprice $3,750
Austria Auction Company “Fine Antique Oriental Rugs” 24 May 2025. Lot 1. Early Yarkand, 238 x 121 cm (7′ 10″ x 4′), East Turkestan, ca. 1800 or before. Condition: good according to age, low pile, scattered small old repairs, selvages rebound. Estimate: € 40.000 – 60.000. Sold € 37.500
Austria Auction Company “Fine Antique Oriental Rugs” 24 May 2025. Lot: 19. Early Central Anatolian “Bellini”-Rug, 218 x 134 cm (7′ 2″ x 4′ 5″), Turkey, first half 17th century. Condition: according to age, low pile, corroded brown, several old repairs and missing parts, sides and ends partially incomplete. Estimate: € 30.000 – 40.000. Sold € 72.500
Austria Auction Company “Fine Antique Oriental Rugs” 24 May 2025. Lot: 23. Early Salor Main Carpet, 315 x 255 cm (10′ 4″ x 8′ 4″), Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 or before. Condition: good according to age, low pile in places, scattered small moth damages, scattered small repairs, one small hole in the left border. Estimate: € 30.000 – 40.000. Sold € 35.000
Rippon Boswell “Spring Auction” 31 May 2025. Lot 55 Tekke Kapunuk, Central Asia, West Turkestan, 102 x 107 cm, 18th century. Provenance Sienknecht Collection. In very good condition except for minor repairs at the top of the arms, the original decorative fringes at the lower ends of the two arms survive. Estimate EUR 18,000 – 23,000. Sold EUR 62,500
Rippon Boswell “Spring Auction” 31 May 2025. Lot 56 Salor Chuval, Central Asia, West Turkestan, 87 x 151 cm, ca. 1800. Provenance Sienknecht Collection. The upper two corners have been restored, small repairs along the upper edge. Very good overall condition, with a full pile and the original finishes all around. No kilim back. Estimate EUR 26,000 – 30,000. Sold 47,500
Rippon Boswell “Spring Auction” 31 May 2025. Lot 43 Eagle Group III Jollar, North East Persia / South West Turkestan, 70 x 165 cm, ca. 1800 or earlier. Provenance Sienknecht Collection. Very good condition, only the selvedges have been replaced. Pile of the finest quality. Estimate EUR 10,000 – 14,000. Sold EUR 35,000
