Christies live auction ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets’ will take place 24 October 2024 at 10am in London. This auction includes more than 100 carpet lots and among them many silk rugs. The top lot in this auction in lot 200, an early 17th century silk Safavid carpet with an estimate of 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 GBP.
The public preview will take place 19-23 October in King Street.
Lot 295. A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUG, CIRCA 1800 OR EARLIER. 8ft.5in. x 4ft.5in. (257cm. x 135cm.) Estimate GBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000Lot 200. SILK SAFAVID ‘POLONAISE’ CARPET, PROBABLY ISFAHAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, 17ft.8in. x 7ft.3in. (545cm. x 224cm.). Estimate GBP 1,000,000 – GBP 2,000,000Lot 247. A LARGE MEDALLION USHAK CARPET, WEST ANATOLIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY. 17ft.2in. x 10ft.2in. (522cm. x 310cm.) Estimate GBP 7,000 – GBP 10,000Lot 212. A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI RUG CIRCA 1920. 6ft.3in. x 4ft.4in. (191cm. x 133cm.) Estimate GBP 20,000 – GBP 30,000Lot 268. A KARACHOPF KAZAK RUG, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870. 6ft.9in. x 5ft.7in. (205cm. x 171cm.) Estimate GBP 25,000 – GBP 35,000Lot 211. A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG, CIRCA 1920. 3ft.10in. x 2ft.7in. (117cm. x 79cm.). Estimate GBP 25,000 – GBP 35,000
The catalogue has been published and can be found online at christies.com.
Location and more information: Christies, 8 King Street St. James’s, London.
