A fine antique Shirvan runner, hand knotted wool pile on wool weft and warp, decorated with six step-sided medallions framed by rosette and arrowhead patterned borders. c.1900. 308 x 133 cm
An old Caucasian Shirvan kilim rug, hand-woven slit-weft all wool construction, decorated with four large medallions outlined with latch-hook design. 310 x 155 cm
The following 23 lots of rugs and carpets are from the estate of Dr Donald Stenhouse (1936 - 2018) who pursued an interest in collecting hand woven tribal flat-weaves and hand-knotted carpets of Central Asia., A Turkish Shirvan rug, hand knotted wool pile…
A Shirvan Marasali prayer rug, Azerbaijan, 19th century, a fine example with repeated 'Boteh' paisley motif on a blue ground, with spandrels above the 'Mihra' or prayer arch containing designs imitating combs and scissors, 150 cm long, 125 cm wide.…
An antique Persian Shirvan all wool rug, the central stepped large gul on a blue ground field displaying abrash and with scattered florals, the red/brown wide dominant guard with herati style repeating florals. 204 cm x 141 cm.
A Shirvan runner, Northern Iran, late 19th century a repeating design of stylised blossoms in polychrome colours to deep blue field within multiple borders, the main border of latch-hook design to ivory ground, Approximately 320 x 152.4 cm