Textile highlights from the Important Design sale, Bonhams, London
Significant rugs and textiles are not limited to specialised auctions or even Islamic and Asian art sales. A case in point is the upcoming Important Design auction at Bonhams in London on 25 April 2018, of which a highlight is a 16th-century Ushak medallion rug (estimate £150,000-200,000), previously in the Aita collection.
More noteworthy textiles from the sale, including a 17th-century Italian velvet hanging, a silk piece by modernist master Lucienne Day and a Heriz carpet, can be found in the gallery below.
Textile Highlights from the Important Design Sale
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- Ushak medallion carpet, West Anatolia, early 16th century. Estimate: £150,000-£200,000
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- Genoese cisele velvet hanging (detail), Italy, 17th century. Estimate: £15,000-£20,000
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- Plan of Pekin, Lucienne Day, designed and executed 1980s. Estimate: £5,000-£7,000
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- Esfahan carpet, Central Persia. Estimate: £15,000-£20,000
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- Silk Heriz carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century. Estimate: £10,000-£15,000
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