A Chinese Beijing/Tienjin carpet; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century; of wool pile in brown and beige wools on a cotton warp and weft, with a central design of five decorative peony roundels against a diaper ground. 396 cm x 330 cm
A Chinese silk and metallic thread carpet, late Qing Dynasty, the central lobate medalion with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl on a fretwork and flowerhead field, the lobate spandrels with further five-clawed dragons within an inner pearl…
A Chinese Khotan pictorial carpet, Khotan oasis, East Turkestan, circa early 20th century, the central field decorated with five vases with flowers and finger citron, surrounded by a border of stylised flowers and foliage., 310 cm long, 170 cm wide.
A Persian Hamadan rug, circa 1900, decorated with a complex repeating design of botehs against an ivory ground, with a border of Chinese inspired dragons, 148 cm x 113 cm
A large hand knotted Chinese carpet, blue ground with four five-claw dragons surround a central roundel of two five-claw dragons. Characters to dark blue border, 406 x 292 cm
An impressive Chinese Tientsin woollen rug, a tufted rectangular rug with a floral and foliate border and garland spandrels, a floral and scrolled cartouche to centre, all in a pastel palette of blue, beige, and dusky pink upon a rich ruby ground. Length…