Skinner’s auction Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets will take place 23 October 2010 in Boston. The auction includes 307 lots, among these 84 Caucasian and 100 Persian pile rugs and carpets. Anatolian, Turkmen and Balouch rugs are also included together with kilims, soumaks and textiles. Skinner’s catalogue is now online.
Lot 35, a Karagashli Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century. 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. Estimate 2,000 – 2,500 USD (photo courtesy all images Skinner)Lot 75, a Baluch Rug, Northeast Persia, last quarter 19th century, 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. Estimate 1,200 – 1,500 USDLot 95, a Akstafa Prayer Rug, East Caucasus, second half 19th century, 5 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. Estimate 2,500 – 3,000 USDLot 119, a Kuba Prayer Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 4 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. Estimate 5,000 – 7,000 USDLot 130, a Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, third quarter 19th century, 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. Estimate 5,000 – 7,000 USDLot 142, an Afshar Rug, South Persia, dated 1892, 6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Estimate 2,500 – 3,000 USDLot 157, a Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 7 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. Estimate 2,500 – 3,500 USDLot 178, an Konya Yastik, Central Anatolia, last quarter 19th century, 2 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. Estimate 500 – 700 USDLot 225, Ersari Torba, West Turkestan, late 19th/early 20th century, 4 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. Estimate 600 – 800 USDLot 246, a Qashqai Bagface, Southwest Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, 1 ft. 2 in. x 11 in. Estimate 600 – 800 USD
Location and more information: Skinner, 63 Park Plaza in Boston’s Back Bay
