Antique oriental rugs on sale in Vienna
Austria Auction Company will hold their next carpet auction “Fine Antique Oriental Rugs IX” 27 January 2018 in Vienna. This antique oriental rugs auction includes some sixty rugs from the private collection of Azad and Eva Vartian. The collection includes mostly antique and semi-antique Persian rugs and a large selection of antique and semi-antique Persian, Anatolian and Khotan silk rugs. The highlight of the auction is lot 61, a signed Kashan Souf from a private Austrian collection.
Their preview exhibition at Palais Breuner will be open for the public 25-27 January from 11.00 – 17.00.
Examples of rugs on sale

Persia, second half 19th century. 271 x 180 cm. Silk warp, silk weft, silk and wool pile. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Estimate: € 50.000 – 70.000

Persia, second half 19th century. 158 x 119 cm.
Provenance: private collection Azad and Eva Vartian, purchased 1959 in Kairo. Estimate: € 4.000 – 6.000

Provenance: private collection Azad and Eva Vartian
Estimate: € 5.000 – 7.000
Online catalogue and more information
The online catalogue for “Fine Antique Oriental Rugs IX” has just been published by Austria Auction Company.
Location and more information: Austria Auction Company, Palais Breuner, Singerstrasse 16, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Former articles about Austria Auction Company auctions: Fine Antique Oriental Rugs 14 October 2017, Collector Rugs 22 August 2017, Oriental Rugs 22 April 2017