Christies auction ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets’ will take place 25 April 2024 at 10am in London. This auction includes 93 carpet lots and among them 17th century Persian Savafid carpets and antique Persian, Anatolian, East Turkestan and Caucasian rugs and carpets.
The preview exhibition will be open for the public 20-24 April at 8 King Street St. James’s.
Lot 223. A SAFAVID ISFAHAN RUG, CENTRAL PERSIA, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY. 6ft.4in. x 4ft.5in. (192cm. x 134cm.) Estimate GBP 12,000 – GBP 16,000Lot 226. A SAFAVID KHORASSAN GALLERY CARPET, NORTH EAST PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY. 24ft.6in. x 10ft.1in. (748cm. x 309cm.) Estimate GBP 30,000 – GBP 40,000Lot 250. A SILK KASHGAR RUG, EAST TURKESTAN, MID 18TH CENTURY. 4ft.6in. x 3ft.2in (142cm. x 97cm.) Estimate GBP 40,000 – GBP 60,000Lot 273. A BAKSHAISH CARPET, WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870. 13ft.8in. x 8ft.7in. (423cm. x 267cm.) Estimate GBP 22,000 – GBP 26,000Lot 244. A KUBA RUG, EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870. 5ft.2in. x 3ft.8in. (158cm. x 112cm.). Estimate GBP 3,500 – GBP 5,000Lot 238. AN USHAK PRAYER RUG, WEST ANATOLIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. 6ft.9in. x 4ft.9in. (206cm. x 146cm.) Estimate GBP 4,000 – GBP 6,000Lot 240. A WHITE-GROUND FACHRALO PRAYER RUG, SOUTH CAUCASUS, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY. 7ft.7in. x 5ft.6in. (232cm. x 167cm.) Estimate GBP 15,000 – GBP 20,000Lot 225. A KURDISH CARPET, AZERBAIJAN, SOUTH CAUCASUS, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY. 12ft. x 6ft. 2in. (366cm. x 188cm.) Estimate GBP 12,000 – GBP 16,000Lot 235. A HERIZ CARPET, NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880. 12ft.6in. x 10ft.3in. (382cm. x 314cm.) Estimate GBP 14,000 – GBP 18,000
The catalogue has been published and the 93 carpet lots can be found online at christies.com.
Location and more information: Christies, 8 King Street St. James’s, London.
