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- Veramin 1/2 Khordjin [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Bags and Trappings
- Item #457
- Age: 1st Qtr. 20th C.
- Country: Persia
- Size: 2'1" x 2'
- Price: On request
- Full pile bag face with a lovely array of deeply saturated colors and soft, shiny wool.
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- E. Anatolian Yastik 2 [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Antiques , Bags and Trappings
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- Age: 3rd Qtr. 19th C.
- Country: E. Anatolia (Turkey)
- Size:
- Price: $675.00
- Deep green surrounded by a rich cochineal background, make this a very powerful color statement. Older than most, the drawing is in keeping with those that followed but more finely done.
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- E. Anatolian Yastik [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Antiques , Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: E. Anatolia (Turkey)
- Size: 2'7" x 1'8"
- Price: On request
- A beautifully colored "yastik" or cushion cover published as Cat. no. 123 in Brian Morehouse's classic book, YASTIKS.
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- Afshar Bagface with Boteh Design [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Bags and Trappings
- Item #235
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: SW Persia
- Size: 14" x 23"
- Price: $1800.00
- A particularly attractive example of this Afshar boteh group with full, glossy pile. SOLD
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- Kurd 1/2 khordjin [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: Kurdistan
- Size: 2' x 2'
- Price: $1250.00
- This Kurd bag from the Bijar area features a classic Herati design with glossy wool and saturated colors.
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- S.W. Persian Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 15" x 15"
- Price: $325.00
- Artfully drawn small bagface with fantastic wool and dyes. Unusual ribbon border.
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- Baluchi Trapping [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: 1st Qtr. 20th C.
- Country: N.E. Persia
- Size: 24" x 4" not including tassels
- Price: $175.00
- Beautiful Baluchi animal trapping woven with sheep's wool and goat hair, a pleasure to handle. Excellent condition.
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- Beshir Torba [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Turkmenistan
- Size: 15" x 42"
- Price: On request
- An unusual torba with what appears to be mirrored totemic figures flanked on either side by schools of fish swimming towards the center. Of course, a stylized floral interpretation is also possible. Whatever the inspiration, this is a very alluring piece with beautiful silky wool, one very small repair and some small areas of moth damage.
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- Khamseh Bird Design Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #579
- Age: Last qtr. 19th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 21" x 21"
- Price: On request
- A Khamseh bagface with an attractive and hard to find bird design. All natural dyes and shiny wool. The colors are softer and have a darker cast than is evident in the images. There is a small patch and 2 holes as pictured. SOLD
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- Yomud Chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #580
- Age: Mid - 19th Century
- Country: Turkestan
- Size: 2'7" x 3'8"
- Price: On request
- A fine 9 gul chuval in amazing condition including the back. The minor guls are unusual and their spacing between the major guls is beautifully done. A lovely clear green makes the piece all the more attractive and desirable. SOLD
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- Shahsavan Pile Bag Face [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #573
- Age: 2nd half 19th C.
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 21" x 21"
- Price: On request
- Beautiful pile bagface with a sophisticated color palette, shiny wool, and fine weave.
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- Shirvan Kilim Saddlebags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #109
- Age: Last qtr. 19th C.
- Country: Caucasus
- Size: 24" x 58"
- Price: $1500.00
- An intriguing pair of bags in excellent condition woven in the Shirvan district of the Caucasus. The design is common in large kilims but rare in the small format found here.
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- Ersari Beshir Chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Turkestan
- Size: 3'5" x 5'
- Price: $1900.00
- A beautiful Beshir chuval featuring an ikat-inspired design. SOLD
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- Shahsavan Sumak Bag Face [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: 3rd Qtr. 19th C.
- Country: Azerbaijan
- Size: 22" x 22"
- Price: On request
- A very unusual Shahsavan sumak bagface with a border containing butterfly-like devices, and a centipede-like form in the upper blue band in the field. Soft, warm colors are characteristic of this group of very old khordjin. Colors appear somewhat washed out on my monitor.
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- Baluch Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Last qtr. 19th C.
- Country: N.E. Persia
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- Price: $165.00
- Sweet little Baluch bagface. Losses to borders and with minor moth damage, still a pleasure to see and hold. Great wool quality and color. SOLD
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- Qashqai Chanteh [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #565
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 13" x 13"
- Price: $385.00
- Sweet little Qashqai vanity bag. SOLD
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- Veramin Panel [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #122
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: Persia
- Size: 16" x 41"
- Price: $1250.00
- Great shiny wool and rich dyes in this unusual Veramin panel.
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- Kurd Flatwoven Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #124
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Anatolia
- Size: 2'2" x 2'6"
- Price: $265.00
- This is a reduced version of what was once a fabulous chuval. Amazing colors and terrific design. SOLD
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- Yomud Chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #569
- Age: Mid - 19th Century
- Country: Turkestan
- Size: 26" x 45"
- Price: On request
- A very old and beautiful 16 gul chuval with the wonderful color and wool that characterize pieces from this period. The minor guls are unusual and particularly successful in creating a 3 dimensional effect. In excellent condition, the chuval is free of repair. A very slight rippling is exagerated in the images. SOLD
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- Shahsavan Sumak Bag Face [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Mid - 19th Century
- Country: Azerbaijan
- Size: 20" x 20"
- Price: On request
- This is a lovely, very old sumak bagface with a nice range of subtle colors often found in pieces from this period. Some restoration of the brown lattice is visible under close examination. Great drawing,handle and presence.
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- Ersari Torba [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #564
- Age: 2nd half 19th C.
- Country:
- Size: 14" x 41"
- Price: $1400.00
- A less formal version of a familiar ikat inspired torba design. Great soft colors including yellow, light blue and apricot.
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- Afshar Bag Face [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #556
- Age: 2nd half 19th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 31" x 18"
- Price: $650.00
- A wonderful very old Afshar bag face that really does have the handle of a handkerchief. Note the aubergine in the minor borders. Quite amazing that the little bit of flatweave remains at the bottom (ever so precariously). This could be brought back significantly for about $400-500, but personally I like the story as it is. SOLD
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- Khamseh Bird & Pomegranate Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #554
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 27" x 27"
- Price: On request
- A rare combination of both bird and pomegranate design elements. SOLD
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- Central Anatolian Chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #142
- Age: 19th C.
- Country: Turkey
- Size: 2'11" x 3'5"
- Price: On request
- Excellent example of a chuval from central Anatolia possibly the Maras area.
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- Chinese Saddle Rug [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #561
- Age: 19th C.
- Country: China
- Size: 49" x 23"
- Price: $675.00
- A beautiful Ninghsia saddle rug in near mint condition.
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- Afshar Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #538
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 32" x 32"
- Price: $1900.00
- Richly colored bagface with glossy wool. Overall excellent condition with slight wear at one end.
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- Khamseh Half - khordjin [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #463
- Age: 2nd half 19th C..
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 29" x 26"
- Price: $1150.00
- A particularly nice example of this traditional Khamseh bag design. The choice and use of colors and placement of the elements in the field displays a sensitivity to scale and effect that is often missing in later examples. Borders and closure provide a fine frame for this lovely bag. See J.M. Douglass, THE LOST LANGUAGE vol. 2, plate 79 for a near identical bag. SOLD
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- Baluchi Salar Khani Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #475
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: E. Persia
- Size: 26" x 28"
- Price: $1100.00
- An excellent example of a complete Baluch Salar Khani bag: well drawn (note the flowing quality of the borders), wonderful soft, shiny wool and good colors.
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- Shahsavan Sumak panel [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: 3rd Qtr. 19th C.
- Country: Moghan-Savalan NW Persia
- Size: 37" x 21"
- Price: $1450.00
- A finely woven sumak panel from a bedding bag. See J. Wertime's, SUMAK BAGS FROM NW PERSIA & TRANSCAUCASIA plate 69 for a near identical example. Wonderful use of color, and large scale of the drawing make this a knockout on the wall.
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- Yomud Chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings , Special Offers
- Item #501
- Age: Mid 19th C.
- Country: Turkestan
- Size: 2'6" x 3'7"
- Price: $1250.00
- Classic old Yomud chuval. Small repair on one edge. PRICE REDUCED: NOW $775! SOLD
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- Luri Sumak bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #462
- Age: Circa 1900
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 24" x 22"
- Price: $760.00
- Beautiful color combination and design. This is a somewhat subtle piece, but very satisfying to both eye and hand.
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- Qarabagh Mafrash Panel [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #304
- Age: 2nd half 19th C.
- Country: Caucasus
- Size: 1'6" x 3'7"
- Price: $700.00
- Beautiful colors, fine weave and except for a small repair in one corner, mint condition. SOLD
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- Baluchi Balisht [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #532
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: Iran
- Size: 20" x 38"
- Price: $950.00
- Camel hair field with corroded greens and blues. Lustrous wool. Excellent condition.
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- Veramin Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #526
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: Persia
- Size: 15" x 19"
- Price: On request
- Beautiful wool, highly saturated colors including a rich green, small repair on bottom edge. There is a change in the weave pattern in the lower border yet the wool/dyes are clearly the same. Appears that more than one weaver had her hand in this work. SOLD
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- SW Persian Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #528
- Age: 19th C.
- Country: SW Persia
- Size: 20" x 23"
- Price: On request
- The range, clarity, and saturation of color of this bagface as well as the very soft handle suggest that it has good age. It's remarkable how talented the dyers from this period were. Lustrous, soft wool. Overall excellent condition, a few small repairs evident on back but mostly undetectable on the front.SOLD
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- Malatya Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: E. Turkey
- Size: 2'6" x 2'3"
- Price: $575.00
- A finely woven Malatya bag, half of a heybe(saddlebag), with excellent natural colors and metal thread woven in the center diamonds. SOLD
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- Yoruk Chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #125
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: W. Turkey
- Size: 2'4" x 3'6"
- Price: $900.00
- Woven by a Yoruk tribeswoman from western Anatolia. The bag is in excellent condition with beautiful grahics and color.
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- Yomud Torba [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #B7
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Turkmen
- Size: 1'4" x 2'5"
- Price: On request
- Complete nine gul torba in excellent condition except for a small bite out of the lower right corner. Back is present with minor discoloration. SOLD
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- Baluchi Vanity Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #459
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: S.E. Persia
- Size: 15" x 29"
- Price: $700.00
- This small finely woven double pile sided bag was opened along the edges so that both sides are visible. The bag is a classic featuring central cruciform devices and a "stars and bars" border. The wool is extremely soft and glossy. See J. Boucher, Plate 50, BALUCHI WOVEN TREASURES for a very similar example. SOLD
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- Jaf Kurd Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #453
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Kurdistan
- Size: 3'7" x 2'8"
- Price: $800.00
- A large Kurd bagface with nice spacing and good colors. SOLD
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- Shahsavan Pile Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings , Special Offers
- Item #319
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 1'7" x 1'6"
- Price: $1900.00
- Pile Shahsavan bags are rare. This one is in excellent condition with a powerful graphic design. PRICE REDUCED: NOW $1250!
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- Bakhtiari Sumak Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #482
- Age: Circa 1925
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 17"x23"
- Price: $350.00
- Traditional Bakhtiari sumak bag with hand spun wool and natural dyes. SOLD
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- Bakhtiari Sumak Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #100
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 2' x 2'2"
- Price: $975.00
- A beautiful composition with great color and wool. Excellent condition.
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- Sanjabi Kurd Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #369
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 1'10" x 2'
- Price: $500.00
- Complete half Kurd khordjin with great wool, color and a very attractive back. Slight wear. PRICE REDUCED: NOW $375!
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- Qashqai Miniature Bags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #208
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 10" x 1'6"
- Price: $800.00
- Beautiful miniature Qashqai saddlebags. While the front of these bags is very attractive, it's the back that gives them their unique beauty. Soft shiny wool and rich color don't hurt either.SOLD
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- Kordi Saddlebags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings , Special Offers
- Item #B2
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: N.E. Iran
- Size: 1'7" x 3'6"
- Price: $1250.00
- These mint condition Kordi saddlebags are from the Darreh Gaz region of Khorasan. W. Stanzer in his excellent book, KORDI, shows a very similar pair on page 191. The drawing of these bags is exceptional. Like Stanzer's example, this piece is worked in wool with silk highlights. The bridge and back are also well designed and attractive. Please ask for additional photos. PRICE REDUCED: NOW $650!
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- Kurd Sumak Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #244
- Age: Mid - 19th Century
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 2' x 2'1"
- Price: On request
- This is a very old finely woven sumak bagface with a wonderful soft color palette. SOLD
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- Kurd Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #192
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 2'5" x 2'8"
- Price: $2400.00
- This Kurdish bagface incorporates both tribal and city influences. It has been published in Murray Eiland's ORIENTAL CARPETS, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE.
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- Afshar Saddlebags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #105
- Age: 1st Qtr. 20th C.
- Country: Iran
- Size: 1'7" x 3'5"
- Price: $600.00
- This is a pair of finely woven Afshar saddlebags with great graphics, and an interesting back.
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- Kordi chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #108
- Age: 1st Qtr. 20th C.
- Country: N.E. Iran
- Size: 2'5" x 2'10"
- Price: $750.00
- Kordi chuval with great colors and condition. Please ask for additional images. SOLD