Christies auction including oriental rugs & carpets

Christies auction ‘500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe’ in New York 29-30 November 2012 includes 47 oriental rugs and carpets. The carpet lots are sold in the session 29 November 2012 starting at 2:00 pm. The viewing time is 26-28 November 2012.

Many of the rugs and carpets in this auction are antique or semi-antique decorative Persian and Indian workshop carpets; Persian Heriz, Tabriz, Kirman, Sultanabad, Bakshaish, Isfahan, Tehran, Kashan and Indian Agra carpets. All the carpet lots on sale – perhaps with a very few exceptions – are far beyond the price level where the common rug collector is feeling comfortable to make a bid. The lowest estimate for a rug in this auction is 3.000-5.000 $ and the highest 80.000-120.000 $.

Lot 243, a Heriz carpet Northwest Persia circa 1900. Size 15 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. (470 cm. x 282 cm.) Estimate 12,000 - 18,000 USD — Lot 243, a Heriz carpet Northwest Persia circa 1900. Size 15 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. (470 cm. x 282 cm.) Estimate 12,000 – 18,000 USD

Christies '500 Years Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets' 29-30 November 2012. Lot 245, a Sultanabad carpet late 19th century. Size 14 ft. x 10 ft. 2 in. (427 cm. x 310 cm.) Overall good condition. Low pile throughout with a few areas mostly along the border that are fuller in pile. Small repairs throughout including scattered repiling that was done well. Estimate 15,000 - 25,000 USD. Price realised USD 17,500 — Lot 245, a Sultanabad carpet late 18th century. Size 14 ft. x 10 ft. 2 in. (427 cm. x 310 cm.) Estimate 15,000 – 25,000 USD

Lot 249, a Bakshaish rug circa 1900. Size 7 ft. x 4 ft. 10in. (213 cm. x 147 cm.) Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 USD — Lot 249, a Bakshaish rug circa 1900. Size 7 ft. x 4 ft. 10in. (213 cm. x 147 cm.) Estimate 3,000 – 5,000 USD

Lot 251, a Heriz carpet late 19th century. Size 13 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. (417 cm. x 325 cm.) Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 USD — Lot 251, a Heriz carpet late 19th century. Size 13 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. (417 cm. x 325 cm.) Estimate 8,000 – 12,000 USD

Christies catalogue for this auction can be found online.

Location and more information: Christies, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York