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Lot 155 · Oriental Rugs and Carpets

North West Persia, Circa 1880

Silk Tabriz Rug

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Estimate
£7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,224–$14,606
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS, London · 12 October 2000
Record ID
TB-2026-6352612
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Silk Tabriz Rug, NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880. Christie's, 12 Oct 2000, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6352612.

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From the same sale Oriental Rugs and Carpets · Oct 2000

LotArtistEstimateResult
Achdjian, Albert: Le Tapis , Paris, 1949; Achdjian, Albert and Berdj:… Achdjian, Albert: Le Tapis , Paris, 1949; Achdjian, Albert and Berdj: Tapis d'Orient , Paris, 1979; Bennet, Ian: The Book of Oriental Carpets and Rugs , London, 1972; Bennet, Ian: Tapis du monde entier , 1982; Burlington House, London: Exhibition of Persian Art , London, 1931; Calatchi, Robert de: Tapis d'Orient , Paris, 1967; Prisse D'Avennes, Henri: L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments de Caire , Paris 1877; Falk, Toby: Qajar Paintings , London, 1972; Holt, Rosa Belle: Rugs, Oriental & Occidental , Chicago, 1901; Lewis, Griffin G.: The Mystery of the Oriental Rugs , Philadelphia and London, 1914; Lewis, Griffin G.: The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs , Philadelphia and London, 1913; Lings, Martin: The Quranic Art of Calligraphy & Illumination , London, 1976; Mazzini, Ferdinando: Tappeti Orientali , Livorno; Migeon, Gaston: Art Musulman , Paris, 1956; Mumford, John Kimberly: Oriental Rugs , New York, 1900; Windels, Fernand: Le Tapis , Paris, 1935, and twenty-two others works on similar subjects (38) £600–£900
Babayan, Levon: The Romance of the Oriental Rug , Toronto, 1925; Beau… Babayan, Levon: The Romance of the Oriental Rug , Toronto, 1925; Beaumont, Robert: Carpets and Rugs , London, 1924; Brice, William C. (ed.): An Historical Atlas of Islam , Leiden, 1981; Brunhammer, Yvonne: Tapis d'Orient , Paris, n.d. (1957); Calatchi, Robert de: Oriental Carpets , Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo, 1970; Clifford, Chandler R.: Rugs of the Orient , New York, 1911; Emery, Irene: Archaeological Textiles, vols. I, II, III, IV , Washington D.C., 1974; Erdmann, Kurt: Europa & der Orientteppich , Berlin and Mainz, 1962; Erdmann, Kurt: History of the Early Turkish Carpet , London, 1977; Grote-Hasenbalg, Werner: Carpets of the Orient, a short guide , Leipzig, n.d. (?1939); Hawley, Walter A.: Oriental Rugs, Antique and Modern , New York; Jacoby, Heinrich: Eine Sammlung Orientalischer Teppiche , Berlin, 1923; Kendrick, A.F.: The Emperor's Carpet , London, 1928; Kendrick, A.F. and Tattersall, Creassy, E.C.: Fine Carpets in the Victoria and Albert Museum , London, 1924; Migeon, Gaston: Les Arts Musulmans , Paris, 1926; Wulff, Heinrich: A Collection of Oriental Carpets and Rugs belonging to H. Wulff , Copenhagen, 1934, together with twenty-four further works on similar subjects (40) £1,000–£1,500
East Caucasus, Circa 1850 A Kuba Runner £1,000–£1,500
Battilossi: Tappeti d'antiquariato 1985-1990 , Turin, 1990; Eskenazi,… Battilossi: Tappeti d'antiquariato 1985-1990 , Turin, 1990; Eskenazi, John: Il tappeto orientale dal XV al XVIII secolo , London, 1981; Meyer-Punter, Carl: Meisterwerke altpersischer Teppichknupferei , Zurich, 1921, and thiry-six other general reference works and dealers' catalogues on rugs and carpets (39) £450–£600
Beattie, May: Carpets of Central Persia , Sheffield, 1976; Fehervari,… Beattie, May: Carpets of Central Persia , Sheffield, 1976; Fehervari, Geza: Islamic Pottery (Barlow Collection) , London, 1973; Pope, Arthur Upham: A Survey of Persian Art ; Stead, Rexford: The Ardabil Carpets , Getty Museum, Malibu, 1974; Sykes, Sir Percy: A History of Persia , 2 vols., London, 1921, and twenty other works on Persia and Persian carpets (25) £800–£1,000
Aslanapa, Oktay: One Thousand Years of Turkish Carpets , 1988; Aslana… Aslanapa, Oktay: One Thousand Years of Turkish Carpets , 1988; Aslanapa, Oktay: Selçuklu Halilari , Istanbul, n.d. (?1974); Atil Esin: Turkish Art , Washington D.C., 1980; Butterweck, Georg and Orasch, Dieter: Das Standardwerk des Anatolischen Knupfteppiches Vienna, 1986; Kertesz-Badrus, Andrei: Turkish Teppiche in Siebenburgen , Bucharest, 1985; Iten-Maritz, J.: Le Tapis Turc , Paris, 1976: and sixteen further works on Turkish weavings (22) £400–£600

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Silk Tabriz Rug North West Persia, Circa 1880 $10,631 Christie's, Oct 2024
Silk Tabriz Rug Untitled Sotheby's, Dec 2006
Silk Tabriz Rug North West Persia, Late 19Th Century Christie's, Oct 2018
Silk Tabriz Rug North West Persia, Circa 1890 Christie's, Jan 1998
Silk Tabriz Rug North West Persia, Circa 1900 Christie's, Apr 2024
Silk Tabriz Rug North West Persia, Circa 1870 Christie's, Apr 2026
Silk Tabriz Rug Northwest Persia, Late 19Th Century Christie's, Dec 1998
Bakshaish Carpet West Persia, Late 19Th Century Christie's, Mar 2022

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