Jozan Magazine’s rug auction price guide includes Oriental rugs and carpets from various auctioneers and on this page we show examples of auction results for auctions held in May-July 2024.
The selection below includes results from Austria Auction Company’s ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXXVII’ 25 May 2024, Rippon Boswell’s ‘Major Spring Auction 1. June 2024, Grogan & Company’s Fine Rugs and Textiles’ 12 June 2024 and Bonhams Skinner’s ‘Fine Carpets and Rare Textiles’ 17 July and Netherhampton Salerooms ‘Carpets, Rugs and Textiles’ 17 July 2024.
Austria Auction Company ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXXVII’ 25 May 2024. Lot 290. Bidjar 360 x 240 cm (11′ 10″ x 7′ 10″). Persia, early 20th century. Condition: very good, mostly good pile, adhesive residue on the back at the edge. Estimate: € 4000 – 6000. Sold €4.250.Austria Auction Company’s ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXXVII’ 25 May 2024. Lot 165. Early Karadashli Main Carpet 282 x 161 cm (9′ 3″ x 5’ 3″). Turkmenistan, 18th century. Provenance: purchased at Galerie Mangisch, Zurich 1991. Condition: Very good according to age, mostly good pile, scattered small repairs. Estimate € 16000 – 22000. Sold € 11.875.Austria Auction Company ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXXVII’ 25 May 2024. Lot: 232. Early Ushak 130 x 112 cm (4′ 3″ x 3′ 8″). Turkey, 17th century. Condition: very good according to age, low pile in places, original kilim ends preserved, signs of use on the selvages, a minimal small repair in the upper kilim end, otherwise original condition. Estimate: € 12.000 – 16.000. Sold €45.000Austria Auction Company ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXXVII’ 25 May 2024. Lot:211. Shirvan Pictorial Rug 176 x 141 cm (5′ 9″ x 4′ 8″). Caucasus, late 19th century. Condition: very good, mostly good pile, scattered small repairs. Estimate: € 8000 – 12000. Sold € 9000.Rippon Boswell ‘Major Spring Auction’ 1 June 2024. Lot 154. Saryk Ensi, Central Asia, West Turkestan, 182 x 132 cm, mid 18th century. Provenance: Peter Hoffmeister Collection. Condition: The sides are cut and not rebound, somewhat reduced at both ends. Signs of wear in the pile, one hole, a horizontal stitched tear in the upper right corner area. Estimate EUR 18,000 – 22,000. Sold EUR 42,500
Rippon Boswell ‘Major Spring Auction’ 1 June 2024. Lot 183. Shirvan Prayer Rug. East Caucasus 123 x 97 cm, mid 19th century. Completely preserved, with the original sides and the white kilim finishes. Somewhat sinuous. A number of restored creases. Pile in good condition. Estimate EUR 10,000 – 12,000. Sold EUR 11,250Grogan and Company “Fine Rugs and Textiles” 12 June 2024. Lot 47. East Anatolian Kars Rug, 18th Century 6 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Condition according to Christies 8 April 2014: Good pile, corroded brown, scattered repairs, some loss to all four sides. Estimate: $10,000 – $20,000. Sold $9,375Bonhams Skinner ‘Fine Carpets and Rare Textiles’ 17 July 2024. Lot 2. Shirvan Rug, Caucasus c. 1900. 3 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. Very good original pile and condition with good ends and sides. Estimate US$2,000 – US$3,000. Sold US$2,048.Netherhampton Salerooms ‘Carpets, Rugs and Textiles’ 17 July 2024. Lot 162. Kurdestan kelleh, second half 19th C14ft. 1in. x 6ft. 11in. 4.28m. x 2.11m. Reduced in length by horizontal cut both ends. Overall evenly low pile; small repairs in places; small reweave to outer guard top right side and to top end; frayed areas to top end and to selvedge top right side; fabric tape to both ends verso. Est. £500-800. Hammerprice £1.400.
