Caucasian Chi Chi area rug, wool on wool, medium blue center field with secondary colors of red, ivory, gold, cream, greens and black, 68" L x 50" W, circa 1900. Provenance: Estate of Bill Zarnon, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Condition: Selvedge rewrapped. Some insect damage. Wear and/or corrosion in areas of black wool. CONDITION: Selvedge rewrapped. Some […]
Lot 243: Caucasian Kazak Carpet
Caucasian Kazak carpet, wool on wool, central medallion with ivory field, flanked by four sunbursts, colors of rust, blue, ivory, green, and yellow. 96" x 63". Late 19th/early 20th century. Condition: Overall general wear, with some wear to foundation, especially to center medallion. Tape repair en verso. Sides cut, losses to one side. Losses to […]
Lot 244: Mission Malayer rug, late 19th c.
Mission Malayer area rug, 69 1/2" x 46 1/2", wool on cotton, cream center medallion, salmon field, floral spandrels, secondary colors of teal, gold, blue, rust and brown, circa 1900. Provenance: Estate of Bill Zarnon, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Condition: Abrash. Reduced ends but secured. Low pile and areas of corduroy effect. CONDITION: Abrash. Reduced ends but […]
Lot 236: 3 Bird Prints, Gould, Audubon and Wilson.
Three (3) Bird Prints, Gould, Audubon (Bien Edition), and Wilson. 1st item: John Gould (British, 1804-1881) and Elizabeth Gould (British, 1804-1841), "Hawk Owl", hand-colored lithograph printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel. Sheet – 22" H x 14 3/4" W. 2nd item: After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), "Olive sided Flycatcher, Muscicapa Cooperi", No. 10-7, Plate 58, […]
Lot 237: "Flores do Amazonas" Elephant Folio, Mee
FLORES DO AMAZONAS or Flowers of the Amazon, 1980, elephant folio by Margaret Mee consisting of 24 color plates, each having facing page with descriptions in both English and Portuguese and tissue guard. Plates are from Mee's original paintings. Preface by Roberto Burle Marx with an introduction by Richard Evans Schultes. Housed in a green […]
Lot 238: Antique Caucasian Talish Runner
Antique Southeast Caucasian Talish runner, blue center field, ivory main border, secondary colors of gold, blues, rust, salmon, green and black. 95″ L x 39 1/4″ W. Late 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Bill Zarnon, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Condition: 1/2″ x 1/4″ and 2″ x 1″ areas of reweaving in blue field. Some corrosion of black […]
Lot 232: Russian Lacquer Bowl w/ Imperial Marks
Russian Lacquer Bowl depicting a scene from the Roman myth of Cupid and Psyche. Base of bowl is stamped with three gold Russian Imperial Coat of Arms surrounded by red Cyrillic writing that are possibly marks of the Lukutin Factory. Small A incised in the center of each coat of arms possibly signifies it was […]
Lot 233: J. Speed 1626 Map of Italy plus Swiss Map
1st item: ITALIA, NEWLY AUGMENTED BY J. SPEEDE, Published London, George Humble, 1626. Copper-engraved map with hand coloring (likely later), with vignettes at sides and top. John Speed map of Italy, carte-a-figures with four vignettes of couples in costume on either side, 6 small city views at top, including Verona, Naples, Venice, Rome, Genoa, and […]
Lot 234: 4 Selby Bird Prints
Four (4) Prideaux John Selby (British, 1788-1867) bird prints from Illustrations of British Ornithology, 1821-1834, 1841. 1st item: "Ivory Gull, Adult", Plate XCIV, copper plate engraving with original hand-coloring. Signed "P J Selby" on rock bottom right. Plate – 15 3/4" H x 22" W. Sheet – 20" H x 25 1/4" W. 2nd item: […]
Lot 230: Group early 20th c. European & American Decorative
1st & 2nd items: Lacquer hand-painted pedestal form matchbox holder with marks to the base and a small circular hand-painted box with maker's mark to underside of top. 2 1/4" H & 1 3/4" dia. Both early 20th century. 3rd item: Grouping of 10 early 20th century postcards depicting various landscape and landmarks in Moscow […]