Rippon Boswell’s autumn auction 24 November 2012 was quite successful and a vast majority of the lots were sold. Besides high-quality Oriental rugs a broad selection of Scandinavian textiles from a private collection were under the hammer. The highlight of this collection, a 18th century table cloth from Småland in Sweden, sold for 23.000 EUR.
Several excellent Caucasian rugs found new owners and fetched resonable prices. Lot 12, a late 19th century Sewan Kazak sold for 11,000 EUR and the highlight among the Caucasian rugs on offer, lot 234, a mid 19th century Fachralo Kazak, sold for 37,000 EUR.
Among the Turkmen rugs on sale a 18th century Saryk Torba, lot 148, was estimated to 3,000 EUR. After a bidding war it fetched a hammer price of 19,500 EUR.
A 18th century Khotan carpet, lot 226, with the highest estimate 55,000 EUR in this auction, was not sold. The Herrmann RKO Carpet, a late 17th century Ningxia carpet, lot 86, sold for 55,000 EUR.
The highest price for a Persian rug was achieved by lot 178, a 17th century small-format Isfahan rug, which fetched 28,000 EUR.
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