Antique Kilim, Luri Tribes, Luristan, West Persia. ...
Item Ref
BM2307
I guess I sound boring when I say how much I love all these wonderful weavings but the fact is, I do love them all and I only buy what I love! So I can say that I 'love' this magnificent kilim, woven by Luri tribes in western Persia at the end of the 19th century.
The colours are quite beautiful - soft reds, blues and a stunning green surrounding a fabulous yellow central, three lozenge design. The yellow has a lovely abrash from a soft pale yellow to a slightly darker yellow, where the weaver has run out of one shade and continued with another shade.
A great kilim in excellent condition.
Size: 2.44 x 1.60m (8' 0" x 5' 3").
The colours are quite beautiful - soft reds, blues and a stunning green surrounding a fabulous yellow central, three lozenge design. The yellow has a lovely abrash from a soft pale yellow to a slightly darker yellow, where the weaver has run out of one shade and continued with another shade.
A great kilim in excellent condition.
Size: 2.44 x 1.60m (8' 0" x 5' 3").
£3,500
Antique Soumak Rug, Daghestan, Eastern Caucasus.
Item Ref
BM2321
Although not the oldest Soumak rug, it is rare to find such a small size.
Extremely decorative, it comprises a beautiful terracotta ground with stylised birds depicted in green and surrounded by small stylised animals and birds. The main, blue border is absolutely stunning with what again, appears to depict zoomorphic 'birds' clearly defined.
Woven in the Daghestan region of the eastern Caucaus, this is a great soumak rug in excellent condition.
Size: 1.70 x 1.56m (5' 7" x 5' 2").
Extremely decorative, it comprises a beautiful terracotta ground with stylised birds depicted in green and surrounded by small stylised animals and birds. The main, blue border is absolutely stunning with what again, appears to depict zoomorphic 'birds' clearly defined.
Woven in the Daghestan region of the eastern Caucaus, this is a great soumak rug in excellent condition.
Size: 1.70 x 1.56m (5' 7" x 5' 2").
£2,800
Antique Vanity-Bag, Shahsevan Tribes, Moghan Region, Azerbaijan. ...
Item Ref
B41
This tiny vanity-bag or 'chanteh' is beautifully woven in kilim technique on the face with a narrow band of very fine soumak weave at the very top. The back is in simple plain-weave with narrow bands of red and brown wool.
Made by Shahsevan nomads during the second half 19th century, this chanteh is in excellent, original condition.
Size: 15 x 19cm (6" x 7.5").
Made by Shahsevan nomads during the second half 19th century, this chanteh is in excellent, original condition.
Size: 15 x 19cm (6" x 7.5").
£750
Antique Vanity-Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Darrehshuri Tayefeh, Fars ...
Item Ref
BM2286
This tiny 'chanteh' or vanity-bag was woven in warp-faced alternating float-weave technique and specific to the Darrehshuri tayefeh within the Qashqa'i Confederacy. Both faces are in the same technique with one face having a central 'zig-zag' pattern, possibly symbolising flowing water.
In excellent condition and complete with tassels, this little bag was woven circa 1900 and might have contained a small mirror.
Size: 16 x 15cm (6. 5" x 6") excluding tassels.
In excellent condition and complete with tassels, this little bag was woven circa 1900 and might have contained a small mirror.
Size: 16 x 15cm (6. 5" x 6") excluding tassels.
£675
Antique Vanity-Bag, Lors of Kohkiluyeh, Luristan, Western ...
Item Ref
BM30
This beautiful little vanity-bag (chanteh) has a brick-red ground covered in tiny flower motifs in glossy, knotted pile. The top opening lappits are in plain-weave with braided loop-ties in aubergine wool and white cotton. The back of the chanteh has horizontal bands of different colours.
Made by Luri tribes in the vicinity of Kohkiluyeh, Luristan, western Persia at the end of the nineteenth century, the bag would have been prized by the nomad who made it and was likely to contain her mirror as well as some jewellery.
Size: 18 x 22cm (7" x 9").
Made by Luri tribes in the vicinity of Kohkiluyeh, Luristan, western Persia at the end of the nineteenth century, the bag would have been prized by the nomad who made it and was likely to contain her mirror as well as some jewellery.
Size: 18 x 22cm (7" x 9").
£750
Antique Turkmen Carpet, Kizyl Ayak Tribe, Turkmenistan, ...
Item Ref
BM6
Acquired recently from a private collection, this beautiful small carpet was made by Kizyl Ayak Turkmen in Turkmenistan during the third quarter 19th century.
The carpet, which comprises three vertical columns of Kizyl Ayak 'guls' (tribal crests) and eleven guls in each column, is surrounded by a stylised 'tree' main border. It is interesting to note that within each gul, there appears to show two 'H' symbols in each of the four compartments which we know to represent animal heads. But the heads are missing in all but two guls, seen in one of the detail images.
The carpet is in very good overall condition and is complete with its plain-weave elems both ends.
Size: 2.13 x 1.30m (7' 0" x 4' 3").
The carpet, which comprises three vertical columns of Kizyl Ayak 'guls' (tribal crests) and eleven guls in each column, is surrounded by a stylised 'tree' main border. It is interesting to note that within each gul, there appears to show two 'H' symbols in each of the four compartments which we know to represent animal heads. But the heads are missing in all but two guls, seen in one of the detail images.
The carpet is in very good overall condition and is complete with its plain-weave elems both ends.
Size: 2.13 x 1.30m (7' 0" x 4' 3").
£3,500
Antique Kilim, Shirvan Region, Eastern Caucasus.
Item Ref
BM2263
A most attractive small-size kilim, woven in the region of Shirvan in the eastern Caucasus at the last quarter of the 19th century.
The natural colours are stunning with the design of 'birds-heads' lozenges dominating the field of the rug in horizontal bands. In excellent condition.
Size: 1.89 x 1.10m (6' 2" x 3' 7").
The natural colours are stunning with the design of 'birds-heads' lozenges dominating the field of the rug in horizontal bands. In excellent condition.
Size: 1.89 x 1.10m (6' 2" x 3' 7").
£2,500
Antique Turkmen Carpet, Ersary Tribes, Middle Amu ...
Item Ref
BM/MI
The terracotta colours in this Ersari Turkmen carpet are just stunning. The field contains three vertical rows of seven Ersari 'guls' or tribal crests, spacious and beautifully drawn.
Made by Ersari Turkmen in the region of the middle Amu Darya around 1880, the carpet is in very good overall condition with very minor areas of wear and would complement any room.
Size: 3.30m x 2.50m (10' 10" x 8' 3").
Made by Ersari Turkmen in the region of the middle Amu Darya around 1880, the carpet is in very good overall condition with very minor areas of wear and would complement any room.
Size: 3.30m x 2.50m (10' 10" x 8' 3").
£7,500
Painting of Qashqa'i Tribal Life by Bijan ...
Item Ref
BM/Painting
A now rare painting of tribal life amongst the Qashqa'i nomads of Fars Province, south-west Iran, by the well-known Qashqa'i painter, Bijan Bahadori Kashkuli and painted between 1928 to the 1980s.
Bijan Bahadori Kashkuli, who died in 2015, was a member of the Kashkuli tayefeh of the Qashqa'i Confederacy, and who visualised the traditional culture of his people through his watercolours. They are now of historical significance. Born at the right time, he captured the splendour of his people's traditional culture just before it was extinguished, ensuring that the Qashqa'i now possess their own record of their past.
Size: 50 x 70cm (1' 8" x 2' 3")
Bijan Bahadori Kashkuli, who died in 2015, was a member of the Kashkuli tayefeh of the Qashqa'i Confederacy, and who visualised the traditional culture of his people through his watercolours. They are now of historical significance. Born at the right time, he captured the splendour of his people's traditional culture just before it was extinguished, ensuring that the Qashqa'i now possess their own record of their past.
Size: 50 x 70cm (1' 8" x 2' 3")
£185
Antique Vanity-Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Amaleh Tayefeh, Igder ...
Item Ref
BM/Igder
Another recent arrival from Iran is this very rare 'chanteh or vanity-bag, made by the Igder nomads within the Amaleh sub-tribe of the Qashqa'i Confederacy, circa 1870-1880.
The face of the bag is in knotted-pile comprising vertical borders in ivory and blue and featuring tiny, stylised botehs. The top-opening of the bag is delicately knotted in madder-red with lappits and braided-loop ties for securing the contents. The back has a beautiful abrash of madder-red in plain-weave technique.
In excellent complete condition and highly collectible.
Size: 36cm (1' 2") square.
The face of the bag is in knotted-pile comprising vertical borders in ivory and blue and featuring tiny, stylised botehs. The top-opening of the bag is delicately knotted in madder-red with lappits and braided-loop ties for securing the contents. The back has a beautiful abrash of madder-red in plain-weave technique.
In excellent complete condition and highly collectible.
Size: 36cm (1' 2") square.
£950
Antique Afshar Rug, Neiriz Region, Kerman Province, ...
Item Ref
BM2275
A spectacular rug made by the Afshar tribes of the Neiriz region, Kerman Province, southern Persia circa 1900.
The rug comprises a large madder-red central sun-flower on a beautiful glowing indigo-blue ground and surrounded by four smaller sun-flowers. Note also the vases containing small, ivory flowers emanating from both top and bottom of the field. The overall palette of natural colours is simply magnificent and the condition of the rug is excellent with soft, lustrous pile.
A fabulous rug.
Size: 1.90m x 1.38m (6' 3" x 4' 6").
The rug comprises a large madder-red central sun-flower on a beautiful glowing indigo-blue ground and surrounded by four smaller sun-flowers. Note also the vases containing small, ivory flowers emanating from both top and bottom of the field. The overall palette of natural colours is simply magnificent and the condition of the rug is excellent with soft, lustrous pile.
A fabulous rug.
Size: 1.90m x 1.38m (6' 3" x 4' 6").
£3,850
Antique Tobacco & Pipe Bag, Afshar Nomads, ...
Item Ref
BM2328
No, this is not a salt-bag!
This is a very rare small bag where the neck is folded over to protect the contents, namely a pipe and tobacco.
Woven by Afshar nomads in Kerman province circa 1900-1920, the bag is woven in reverse off-set soumak technique on the face and neck and with plain-weave on the back. The selvedges on the main part of the bag are overbound in two-colour looped chain stitch and it is complete with braided carry-strap.
Size: 20 x 25cm (8" x 10").
This is a very rare small bag where the neck is folded over to protect the contents, namely a pipe and tobacco.
Woven by Afshar nomads in Kerman province circa 1900-1920, the bag is woven in reverse off-set soumak technique on the face and neck and with plain-weave on the back. The selvedges on the main part of the bag are overbound in two-colour looped chain stitch and it is complete with braided carry-strap.
Size: 20 x 25cm (8" x 10").
SOLD
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