Material Culture will hold the auction ‘Fine Rugs and Carpets from American Estates’ 20 November at 11am ET 2024 in Philadelphia. The auction also features rugs from the Abraham Moheban & Son Collection. The public exhibition will run from 17-19 November, all days 11am-4pm.
The sale with 285 lots includes Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian and Central Asian rugs, along with kilims and trappings. The highlight of the sale is lot 127, a ca. 1800 or earlier flatwoven Turkmen wedding cover (Shedda) with an estimate of $100,000 – $200,000.
Lot 127. Flatwoven Turkmen Wedding Cover (Shadda), Transcaspian Region, ca. 1800 or earlier, 5’6” x 13’6” (168 x 411 cm). Provenance: Abraham Moheban & Son, New York. Estimate: $100,000 – $200,000
Lot 151. Ivory Field Bidjar Rug, Persia, Late 19th C., 7’4” x 11’4” (224 x 345 cm). Estimate: $8,000 – $10,000Lot 138A. Halvai Bidjar Rug, Persia, Late 19th C., 8’0” x 17’4” (244 x 528 cm). Bedford Hills, New York estate. Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000Lot 102A. Tuduc rug. 17th C. Style Isfahan Animal Rug, Attr. Teodor Tuduc, Early 20th C., 4’0.5” x 5’11” (123 x 180 cm). Estimate: $2,000 – $4,000Lot 33A. Central Anatolian Konya Rug, Turkey, 19th C., 3’6” x 5’4” (107 x 163 cm). Provenance: Clearlight Collection, Los Angeles. Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000Lot 32. Small Bakshaish Rug, Persia, Ca. 1875, 5’2” x 4’7” (157 x 140 cm). Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000Lot 22. Eagle Kazak Rug, Caucasus, 19th C., 5’3” x 7’4” (160 x 224 cm). Provenance: Abraham Moheban & Son, New York. Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000
