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Lot 1091: 3 Antique Turkmen or Afghan Rugs, Tekke, Baluch, & Yomud

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1st item: Turkmen Tekke Torba, wool on wool, four rows of three torbas on a central cream field and long fringe, woven in colors of brick red, blue, and cream. 4 ft 1 in x 1 ft 6 in. Circa 1870. 2nd item: Antique Baluch Afghan tribal bag face with traditional designs on a dark blue field. 2 ft […]

Lot 1090: Antique Tekke Chuval & Antique Yomud Asmalayk

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1st item: Antique Tekke Turkmen Chuval, wool on wool. Central dark red field with three rows of three guls, and a wide lower stylized ensi border. Woven in dark red, blue, and cream colors. 4 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. Circa 1880s.  2nd item: Antique Yomud Asmalayk, wool on wool, with all-over floral design. Woven in […]

Lot 1089: Antique Tekke Turkman Chuval

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Antique Tekke Turkmen Chuval, wool on wool. Central dark red field with two rows of three guls, and a wide lower stylized flower ensi border. Woven in dark red, blue, and cream colors. 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 7 inches, Circa 1875-1900. PROVENANCE: Private Des Moines, Iowa collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition, light even pile […]

Lot 1088: Antique Saryk Turkmen Rug

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Antique Saryk Turkmen rug, wool on wool, brick red center with three rows of nine guls and two stylized geometric borders to each end, within two main borders. Woven in brick red, blue, salmon, and cream. 4 ft. 11 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.Circa 1880. PROVENANCE: Private Des Moines, Iowa collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition, uneven […]

Lot 1087: 3 Ali Cann-Clift Signed Surrealist Circus Serigraphs: Silent Voices, Admit One, & Under Canvas

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Group of three (3) Alison “Ali” Cann-Clift (America/Canada/Cuba, b. 1946) surrealist circus-themed serigraphs: “Silent Voices,” “Admit One,” and “Under Canvas.” Each signed, titled, dated 1982, and numbered 20/100 in pencil to lower margin. Each housed under acrylic in giltwood frames. Each sight: 20 1/4 in H x 16 1/4 in W. Each frame: 30 3/8 in H x 25 […]

Lot 1085: Sylvia Plachy Photograph, The Blue Door, Adrien Brody

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Sylvia Plachy (American/Hungarian, b. 1943) archival C-print photograph, “The Blue Door,” 2008. The actor Adrien Brody (the artist’s son), shown in profile, reaches to open a door. A red silhouette painted on the door loosely aligns with Brody’s body. Housed under plexiglass in an ebonized wood frame with white mat. Sight: 23 1/4 in H x 15 3/4 […]

Lot 1084: Joyce Tenneson Photographic Print, Twins

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Joyce Tenneson (American, b. 1945) archival pigment print, “Twins,” 1997. Signed, dated, and numbered 2/30 in pencil, lower margin. Housed under glass in an ebonized wood frame with white mat. Sight: 18 1/2 in H x 12 3/8 in W. Frame: 31 in H x 24 7/8 in W.    PROVENANCE: The estates of Walter and Dr. Mary Schatz, Nashville.  CONDITION: Excellent condition. Not […]

Lot 1083: John Folsom Mixed Media Photograph, House in 12 Tiles

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John Folsom (American/Kentucky, b. 1967) silver gelatin photograph titled “Folsom House” and consisting of 12 individual photographic tiles arranged to depict a white house, presumably the artist’s family home. Float mounted into an ebonized wood frame. Unsigned. Sight: 6 3/4 in. H x 10 1/4 in. W. Framed: 8 3/8 in. H x 11 5/8 in. W.  […]

Lot 1082: Large, Early Larry Thomas Serigraph, Microscopic Fish

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Larry Thomas (Tennessee/California, 1943-2023) screenprint on paper mounted to Masonite, “Microscopic Fish,” 1965. Organic gray, brown, and black forms that resemble a microorganism overlap with one another. Signed, dated, and titled in pencil, lower margin. Mounted over another impression of the same print that is numbered 2/8. 39 3/4 in H x 38 3/4 W in. Biographical […]