518. A Bulgarian Heraldic Carpet, Early 20th Century

Woven as a large shield surmounted by a crown, centered by a small shield with a side view of a crowned lion, surmounted by a crown and flanked by sideways lions with cocked, masked faces and flags on poles, the area below woven as horizontal scrolling vines. Below the large shield is a banner reading left to right "Cedenenyeto, Prava, Celata", "Unity, Rule, Power", dated lower left "1919 October 3", and "Cevas" lower right, all in red, black, yellow, brown, and greenish beige. 44" x 72".

1,000/2,000     

519. A Persian Carpet, Portrait of George V, Early 20th Century

Woven as a portrait of George V in military garb. Above his head reads the phrase "His Majesty King George V", all inside an oval woven with cartouches stating phrases in cufic script and bordered by flowers, the four corners woven with roses, all in tan, shades of brown, navy, teal, and creme. Wool and silk pile on cotton warp. 25" x 34".

1,500/2,500     

520. A Turkoman Fragment, Early/Mid 20th Century

This piece was probably woven originally as the back side of a juval, or bag. Flat woven with a center strip pile woven with two rectangular guls and small geometric motifs, all in beige, red, orange, and black. Wool pile and wool weft on wool warp. 19" x 30".

75/150     

521. A Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Flat woven in alternating strips of geometric motifs, the primary strips woven with pronounced hexagons, each centered by crossed arrows, the secondary strips woven with zig-zag and diamond motifs, all in navy, salmon, light blue, yellow, creme, and green. Wool warp on wool weft. 47" x 73".

500/800     

522. A Persian Mahal Carpet, 20th Century

The central field with a floral central cross amidst large curling branches of leaves, flowers, and palmettes, inside a primary border of leaves and palmettes, all in navy, wedgewood blue, red, pink, yellow, creme, and light blue. Wool pile on cotton warp. 72" x 120".

600/900     

523. A Persian Bakhtiari Carpet, 20th Century

The central field woven with an eight-pointed floral medallion inside a leaf-shaped ground, extended on two ends by a palmette and decorated with branches of flowers, all inside a large cartouche ground with palmettes and flowers, inside a meandering border, all in red, creme, navy, gray, pink, and mustard. Wool pile on cotton warp. 65" x 127".

500/800     

524. A Persian Karabagh Runner, Early/Mid 20th Century

The central field woven in herati patterning, inside a border of continuous realistically woven flowers and leaves, all in rd, black, yellow, light green, and brown. Wool pile on wool warp. 41" x 152".

800/1,200     

525. A Persian Isfahan Carpet, Early 20th Century

The central four-pointed medallion centerd by a small oval and extended at two ends by a palmette, all inside a cartouche field woven with branches and palmettes, the four corners profusely decorated with vines, inside a primary meandering palmette border, all in blue, creme, red, pine green, and brown. Wool pile on cotton warp. 54" x 84".

1,000/2,000     

526. A Persian Tabriz Carpet, 20th Century

The ornate central medallion woven with radiating palmettes, extended on two ends by a lantern (representative of the mosque), all in a field of scrolling vines nad palmettes, the four corners woven with quarter medallions that repeat the ceter medallion, inside a traditional cartouche and rosette border, all in red, navy, creme, aqua, green, and hints of yellow and brown. 78" x 115".

600/900     

527. A Pakistani Tribal Carpet, 20th Century

The central medallion woven with geometric motifs and a hook border in a field of various images including airplanes, helicopters, space shuttles, camels, dogs, and other geometric designs, inside a primary border of locking motifs and two secondary star borders, all in red, blue, navy, creme, brown, green, and yellow. Wool pile on wool warp. 78" x 84".

400/600