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Kurdish Mina Khani Khelleh
Iranian Kurdistan, 3rd quarter 19th century or earlier
The soft strawberry lattice field with columns of large polychrome flowerheads enclosed by double meandering vine borders, 392cm by 145cm £500 - 800
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Narrow Saroukh Runner
West Iran, circa 1970
The candy pink field with naturalistic floral sprays enclosed by narrow ivory borders flanked by guard stripes, 328cm by 85cm £150 - 250
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Narrow Saroukh Runner
West Iran, circa 1970
The candy pink field of floral sprays enclosed by narrow borders, 222cm by 74cm £100 - 150
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Mashad Carpet
North East Khorasan, 20th century
The burgundy field of vines around a flowerhead medallion framed by spandrels and mid-blue palmette and meandering vine borders, 315cm by 211cm £200 - 300
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Afshar Rug
South East Iran, circa 1960
The ivory field with a one-way design of stylised trees enclosed by triple narrow borders, 246cm by 162cm £120 - 180
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Unusual Mahal Runner
West Iran, circa 1930
The midnight blue field of angular vines and zoomorphic devices enclosed by stylised meandering vines, 360cm by 112cm £120 - 180
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Tabriz Carpet
Iranian Azerbaijan, circa 1960
The deep indigo Herati field centred by a cusped pole medallion framed by spandrels and vine borders flanked by multiple guard stripes, 305cm by 204cm
Woven on a silk weft £500 - 800
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Pair of Kashan Prayer Rugs
Central Iran, circa 1930
Each with an ivory field and urn issuing flowers flanked by trees beneath the Mihrab enclosed by indigo borders of birds and trees flanked by guard stripes, 210cm by 133cm and slightly smaller £600 - 900
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Kashan Carpet
Central Iran, circa 1960
The deep indigo field of vines around a flower head medallion framed by spandrels and cartouche borders, 388cm by 284cm £350 - 450
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Good Pair of Kirman Pictorial Rugs
South East Iran, circa 1900
Each with a peacock above trees, plants and animals enclosed by similar borders flanked by guard stripes, each approx 240cm by 135cm £700 - 1000
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Isfahan Pictorial Rug
Central Iran, circa 1960
the cream field with two figures beneath a tree enclosed by indigo borders of scrolling vines flanked by ivory guard stripes, 160cm by 106cm
Woven on silk £250 - 350
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Kashan Pictorial Rug
Central Iran, circa 1930
The field depicting Shah Ahmed Qajar in military uniform on a white horse with a palace beyond flanked by inscription panels and enclosed by borders of inscribed cartouches flanked by floral guard stripes, 198cm by 132cm
Shah Ahmed Qajar (1898-1930) £500 - 800
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Fine Kashan Hunting Rug
Central Iran, circa 1960
The ivory ground depicting noblemen hunting enclosed by borders of animals, trees and plants flanked by sky blue guard stripes, 170cm by 107cm
Woven on silk £250 - 350
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Nain Wool Carpet
Central Iran, 3rd quarter 20th century
Woven with floral medallions, mainly in apricot on the navy field, 365cm by 209cm £500 - 800
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Nain Wool and Silk Rug
Central Iran, circa 1960
The navy field woven with a pattern of birds, hares and trees, ivory main border 176cm by 116cm £200 - 300
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Afghan Flatweave, modern
The wheat ground decorated with polychrome fish, 190cm by 152cm £100 - 200
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Bakhtiyari Rug
West Iran, circa 1940
The polychrome honeycomb lattice field of stylised flower heads and plants enclosed by borders of stylised vines, 250cm by 162cm £150 - 250
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Kashan Carpet
Central Iran, circa 1960
The indigo field with an all over design of floral vines within similar borders flanked by sky blue guard stripes, 444cm by 300cm £200 - 300
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Tabriz Carpet
Iranian Azerbaijan, circa 1960
The raspberry field of angular vines around an ivory medallion framed by spandrels and indigo borders of palmettes and angular vines flanked by ivory guard stripes, 403cm by 304cm £400 - 600
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Tabriz Carpet
Iranian Azerbaijan, circa 1970
The raspberry field of boteh enclosed by ivory borders of meandering vines, 300cm by 222cm £200 - 300
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Kashan Carpet
Central Iran, circa 1940
The raspberry field with central medallion surrounded by vines enclosed by spandrels and borders of meandering vines flanked by sky blue guard stripes, 327cm by 210cm £300 - 500
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Isfahan Rug
Central Iran, circa 1910
The deep indigo field of vines around a flowerhead medallion framed by crimson floral spandrels and borders of palmettes and meandering floral vines flanked by wheat guard stripes, 195cm by 118cm £150 - 250
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Kashan Rug
Central Iran, circa 1930
The indigo field of vines around a brick red medallion enclosed by spandrels and borders of meandering vines and palmettes flanked by triple guard stripes, 209cm by 132cm £250 - 350
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Kashan Part Silk Prayer Rug
Central Iran, circa 1930
The raspberry field of plants centred by an urn issuing flowers beneath the Mihrab framed by indigo borders and guard stripes, 206cm by 130cm £350 - 500
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Kashan Prayer Rug
Central Iran, circa 1930
The indigo field with an urn issuing flowers beneath the Mihrab enclosed by brick red borders of birds, palmettes and vines, 203cm by 132cm £350 - 500
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Good Saroukh Mahal Carpet
West Iran, circa 1960
The blood red field of floral sprays around an indigo medallion framed by spandrels and ivory floral borders flanked by guard stripes, 397cm by 290cm £300 - 500
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Ahar Heriz Carpet
Iranian Azerbaijan, circa 1950
The strawberry field with flower head medallion surrounded by leafy vines framed by indigo borders of flower heads and angular vines, 364cm by 255cm £300 - 400
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Sultanabad Carpet
West Iran, circa 1920
The tomato red field of diamond lattice design containing stylized palmettes and vines enclosed by indigo borders of stylized meandering floral vines flanked by ivory spandrels, 370cm by 291cm £700 - 900
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Kashgai Rug
South West Iran, circa 1900
The deep indigo field of stylised plants and flower heads around an ivory medallion framed by spandrels and triple narrow borders, 230cm by 130cm £450 - 650
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Kuba Rug
North East Caucasus, late 19th century
The madder field with double niche centred by an octagon enclosed by narrow borders, of polychrome serrated güls flanked by multiple guard stripes, 163cm by 109cm £200 - 300
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Isfahan "Village" Rug
Central Iran, circa 1940
The ivory field with columns of palmettes and boteh enclosed by burgundy borders of meandering vines, 210cm by 148cm £150 - 250
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Baluch Balisht (Pillow)
West Afghanistan, circa 1920
The camel ground with a column of serrated güls enclosed by narrow borders, 86cm by 43cm; and Two Others (3) £100 - 150
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Kashgai Kilim
South West Iran, circa 1940
The tangerine field of "comb" motifs enclosed by borders of reciprocal geometric motifs, 217cm by 150cm £150 - 250
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Ushak Carpet
Central/West Turkey, modern
The abrashed apple green field of large semi-naturalistic leaves enclosed by plain borders, 290cm by 200cm £400 - 600
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Kashan Carpet
Central Iran, circa 1970
The duck egg blue field of scrolling vines around a medallion framed by borders of palmettes and vines flanked by ivory guard stripes, 390cm by 232cm £700 - 1000
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Kashan Carpet
Central Iran, circa 1970
The cream field of palmettes and scrolling vines around a flowerhead medallion framed by spandrels and meandering vine borders, 345cm by 245cm £700 - 1000
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Yazd Summer (Cotton) Carpet
South East Iran, circa 1970
The reversible diamond lattice field enclosed by multiple narrow borders, 255cm by 166cm £500 - 800
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Kirman Carpet
South East Iran, circa 1960
The ivory field with a one-way design of urns issuing flowers enclosed by mid-indigo millefleur borders,296cm by 216cm £500 - 800
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Khotan Carpet
Chinese Turkestan, circa 1925
The cream field with central roundel flanked by angular pomegranate trees framed by stepped spandrels and narrow borders, 317cm by 168cm £400 - 600
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Heriz Carpet
Iranian Azerbaijan, circa 1900
The terracotta field of angular vines around a typical medallion framed by spandrels and borders of serrated leaves and rosettes flanked by guard stripes, 293cm by 220cm £300 - 500
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Chinese Aubusson Carpet, modern
The cream field of scrolling acanthus leaves centred by an oval floral medallion enclosed by spandrels, plain guard stripes 307cm by 241cm £400 - 600
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Ushak Carpet
Central/West Anatolia, circa 1920
The soft brick field of angular motifs around a stepped medallion framed by indigo spandrels and multiple narrow borders, 423 by 347cm £400 - 600
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Kirman Carpet
South Iran, circa 1950
The cream field with an all over design of vines and palmettes, enclosed by raspberry borders, triple guard stripe, signed, 398cm by 298cm £800 - 1200
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Capt. G. Collins, The Islands of Scilly, 17th century engraved chart, framed and glazed (loose from frame) £50 - 100
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Picturesque Europe with Illustrations on Steel and Wood, Cassell …, eight large illustrated volumes, t.e.g., original cloth gilt (8) £80 - 120
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[Rowe, Leonard Machin]
Twenty-nine sketchbooks attributed to Leonard Machin Rowe, containing pen and pencil sketches of topographical views in various counties. £100 - 200
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The Annual Register or A View of the History, Politics and Literature for the Year … 1758 - 1839, 83 vols including Index for 1758-1819, various editions (the 1776 volume with the American Declaration of Independence is a fifth edition), contemporary calf (worn, some rebacked) £200 - 400
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The Foxhound Kennel Studbook Vol III to XCI, 1886 - 2005, quarter leather and quarter cloth, with The Kennel Stud Book, by Cornelius Tongue, 1866 and nine volumes of Bailey's Hunting Dictionary £100 - 200
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Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros strepsiceros), circa late 20th century, adult bull shoulder mount looking straight ahead, right horn 113cm, left horn 116cm, tip to tip 58cm, from the wall 83cm, height 145cm £250 - 350
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After Jean Didier Debut (French, 1824-1893): "Amour Mendiant" A Bronze Figure of Cupid, standing holding his bow, his right hand outstretched, on a circular base, signed D Debut and with title plaque, 35cm high, on a rouge marble base £300 - 400
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