Persian rugs from the Dardashti Collection

Material Culture will hold their next carpet auction ‘The Dardashti Collection | Fine Antique Oriental Rugs & Carpets’ 24 October 2022 at 11am as a live showroom auction.

The auction includes 241 lots from The Dardashti Collection and nearly all rugs are late 19th or early 20th Persian rugs and carpets. Many Persian rug types and districts are represented; Serapi, Heriz, Bakhshaish, Malayer, Kashan, Ferahan, Qashqai, Afshar, Bakhtiari, Sarab, Sultanabad, Lilihan, Tabriz, Ziegler, Sarouk, Mahal, Tehran, Bidjar, Meshed, Kerman and more.

The preview exhibition is open for the public 20-23 October from 11am – 4pm.

Lot 7. Serapi Rug, Persia, Late 19th C., 11’3” X 15’6”. Est. $10,000-$15,000

Lot 50. Bakshaish Rug, Persia, Ca. 1880, 11’9” X 17’7”. Est. $20,000-$30,000

Lot 42. Serapi Rug, Persia, Ca. 1900, 11’5” X 14’6”. Est. $6,000-$10,000

Lot 16. Dabir Kashan Rug, Persia, Early 20th C., 10’7” X 13’6”. Est. $4,000-$6,000

Lot 5. Malayer Rug, Persia, Ca. 1900, 4’4” X 6’3”. Est. $1,000-$1,500

The catalogue for this auction can be found online at www.liveauctioneers.com where it is possible to leave a bid.

Location and more information: Material Culture, 4700 Wissahickon Ave., Suite 101, Philadelphia, PA 19144, United States. Entrance from 2680 S Abbottsford Ave or 2781 Roberts Ave.