Skinners auction Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets May 9, 2009 in Boston includes 309 lots.
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LOT: 107
RUG NAME: Malayer rug
AGE: late 19th century
ESTIMATE: 4,000 – 5,000 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 107 Malayer Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, (outer guard stripe missing from one end and partially from the other), 6 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. Estimate $4,000-5,000
LOT: 11
RUG NAME: Malayer rug
AGE: late 19th/early 20th century
ESTIMATE: 1,000 – 1,200 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 11 Malayer Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, (end fraying), 6 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 8 in Estimate $1,000-1,200
LOT: 117
RUG NAME: Dragon soumak carpet
AGE: last quarter 19th century
ESTIMATE: 10,000 – 15,000 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 117 Dragon Soumak Carpet, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 9 ft. 9 in. x 7 ft. Estimate $10,000-15,000
LOT: 125
RUG NAME: Eagle Karabagh long rug
AGE: Dated 1891
ESTIMATE: 8,000 – 10,000 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 125 Armenian Eagle Karabagh Long Rug, South Caucasus, dated 1891, (rewoven guard stripes and border at one end, repiled areas), 10 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. Estimate $8,000-10,000
LOT: 130
RUG NAME: Eagle Karabagh rug
AGE: last quarter 19th century
ESTIMATE: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 130 Eagle Karabagh Rug, South Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (areas of repiling), 6 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. Estimate $5,000-7,000
LOT: 134
RUG NAME: Qashqai rug
AGE: last quarter 19th century
ESTIMATE: 2,000 – 2,500 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 134 Qashqai Rug, Southwest Persia, last quarter 19th century, (repiled medallion, rewoven guard stripe on both ends, even wear), 7 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. Estimate $2,000-2,500
LOT: 142
RUG NAME: Malayer rug
AGE: early 20th century
ESTIMATE: 2,000 – 2,500 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 142 Malayer Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, (very slight end fraying), 6 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Estimate $2,000-2,500
LOT: 178
RUG NAME: Ersari torba
AGE: last quarter 19th century
ESTIMATE: 700 – 900 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 178 Ersari Torba, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (corner and edge repairs, end fraying), 4 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. Estimate $700-900
LOT: 206
RUG NAME: East Anatolian Yastik
AGE: last quarter 19th century
ESTIMATE: 400 – 600 GBP
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 206 East Anatolian Yastik, last quarter 19th century, (slight moth damage, two small repairs), 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. Estimate $400-600
LOT: 265
RUG NAME: Beshir rug
AGE: second half 19th century
ESTIMATE: 1,500 – 2,000 USD
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: Lot 265 Beshir Rug, West Turkestan, second half 19th century, (cut, small area of wear, very small end gouge), 6 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. Estimate $1,500-2,000