Austria Auction Company’s next specialist carpet auction ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXXII’ will take place 18 March 2023. This auction includes a broad selection of fine antique Turkmen, Caucasian, Anatolian, Persian, Central Asian, Chinese, East Turkestan, Tibetan rugs and more among the 200 lots.
Some of the top lots in this auction include lot 146, an early Abdal main carpet and lot 105, an 17th century Transylvanian Double-Niche prayer rug.
The preview at Palais Breuner in Vienna will take place Wednesday 15 March through Friday 17 March, 11am to 5pm and on the day of the auction Saturday 18 March from 11am to 4pm.
Examples of fine antique rugs on sale at this auction
Lot 105. Transylvanian Double-Niche Prayer Rug with star and cartouche border, 165 x 119 cm (5′ 5″ x 3′ 11″), Turkey, 17th century. Estimate: € 30000 – 40000Lot: 146. Early Abdal Main Carpet 320 x 180 cm (10′ 6″ x 5′ 11″), Turkmenistan, first half 19th century. Estimate: € 40000 – 60000Lot 199. Bakshaish 438 x 336 cm (14′ 4″ x 11′). Persia, second half 19th century. Estimate: € 8000 – 12000Lot: 154. Karakalpak 362 x 200 cm (11′ 11″ x 6′ 7″), Uzbekistan, second half 19th century. Estimate: € 4000 – 6000Lot: 196. Agra 506 x 327 cm (16′ 7″ x 10′ 9″), India, early 20th century. Estimate: € 2000 – 3000Lot: 73. Ait Ouaouzguite Berber 238 x 146 cm (7′ 10″ x 4′ 9″), South Morocco, ca. 1960. Estimate: € 1500 – 2000Lot: 85. Peking 167 x 159 cm (5′ 6″ x 5′ 3″), China, early 20th century. Estimate: € 2400 – 3200Lot: 78. Shahsavan Sumakh Bag Face 51 x 52 cm (1′ 8″ x 1′ 8″), Azerbaijan, second half 19th century. Estimate: € 3000 – 4000Lot: 24. Khotan Saph Fragment 125 x 98 cm (4′ 1″ x 3′ 3″), East Turkestan, early 19th century. Estimate: € 3000 – 4000Lot: 108. Bordjalou Kazak 208 x 155 cm (6′ 10″ x 5′ 1″), Caucasus, ca. 1870. Estimate: € 15000 – 20000Lot: 147. Bakhtiari 237 x 152 cm (7′ 9″ x 5′), Persia, dated 1312 (1894). Estimate: € 10000 – 14000Lot: 26. Tibet Jabuye 77 x 57 cm (2′ 6″ x 1′ 10″), Tibet, early 20th century. Estimate: € 800 – 1200
The online catalogue has just been published and can be found at austriaauction.com.
Location and more information: Austria Auction Company, Palais Breuner, Singerstrasse 16, 1010 Vienna, Austria
