Preview “Fine Oriental carpets” – Christies auction 12 June 2012 in London

30 March 20197 June 2002 by Editor

Christie’s sale Fine Oriental Carpets 12. June 2002, 10:30 AM, 85 Old Brompton Road , London. According to Christie’s the summer sale of antique carpets provides numerous exquisite carpets in various shapes, sizes and patterns. There are 70 lots and estimates range from £600-9,000.

1Karabagh Christies 600x285 - Preview "Fine Oriental carpets" - Christies auction 12 June 2012 in London — Lot 1 – A *Karabagh* long rug, South Caucasus. Size 274 x 127 cm. Estimate 700 – 1,000 British pounds. ©Christie’s Images LTD.2001

22Heriz Christies 600x414 - Preview "Fine Oriental carpets" - Christies auction 12 June 2012 in London — Lot 22 – A *Heriz* carpet, North-West Persia. The shaded rust field with angular palmette and leafy vine around stepped indigo medallion with hooked palmette pendants containing palmette cartouches enclosing dusty-pink radiating floral centrepiece, ivory spandrels similar, in broad shaded indigo border of bold polychrome turtle-palmettes and angular floral vine between shaded brick-red floral meander stripes, very slight (secured) loss at each end, slight wear.

63Kurdish Christies 600x400 - Preview "Fine Oriental carpets" - Christies auction 12 June 2012 in London — An unusual fine *Kurdish* rug, North West Persia. The field with three columns of linked shaded rust, ivory and light blue octagons, each containing polychrome Memling gul divided by checkered and hooked lozenges, in rust-red border of stellar flower head octagons and barber-pole bars between angular vine, running-dog and barber-pole stripes, good condition.

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