The Dorotheum auction house in Vienna will be holding their sale of Oriental rugs, carpets, textiles and tapestries on Tuesday 19th October 2021. Some of the standout pieces of the sale include two rare silk Persian Heriz carpets (lot 69 estimate €38,000 and lot 182 estimate €19,000). The sale also has a collection of south Persian tribal rugs, a group of Turkmen pieces, and a 17th century Persian Kerman vase carpet (lot 137 estimate €60,000). Also in the sale are a group of classical Persian carpets including famous weavers like, Mohtasham Kashan, Seirafian Isfahan, Saber Meshed and Meshehir Kashan. Other notable pieces are lot 134 an early Tibetan Tiger rug €4,000 and lot 135 a large Chinese Peking carpet, their are also several examples of Caucasian rugs and carpets. Also a fine Turkish Ushak carpet with Ivory ground (lot 50) and a bold Persian Serapi carpet (lot 52) and some very beautiful Tapestries.

Soon after their successful sale, the Austria Auction Company will be holding their Fine Antique Oriental Rug and carpet auction on Tuesday 5th October 2021. The sale will include 182 lots with no reserve, with an eclectic mix of tribal, city, and decorative weavings from a variety of countries. The stand out pieces are 57 lots of Turkmen trappings as well as Sumak and flat weave bags, lot 61 a fine mid 19th century keyhole Bergama carpet with an estimate of €3,000- €4,000 is worth a look.

Nazmiyal Auctions will be holding there oriental rug and carpets sale on Sunday 26th September 2021. The sale will comprise of over 150 lots of antique and vintage oriental rugs and carpets from a wide variety of weaving country's including Persia, Caucasus, China, and Europe. Consigned from a Florida estate, beautiful 19th century Seychour runner (lot 2013) and a colourful Fachralo Kazak rug (lot 2063) are two sale highlights from the collection of Caucasian rugs. Another Caucasian highlight is a Kurdish runner (lot 2003) that features a highly unusual Ersari like gul design. From Persia a beautiful rare Bakhtiari carpet that is signed and dated AH1331/1913 CE (lot 2006), a large antique ivory Serapi carpet with an all over mina Khani design (lot 2005), a fine and rare souf Kashan rug (lot 2131), and a saffron Kirman Lavar carpet (lot 2088), and a very special Pictorial Kirman carpet depicting the leaders of the world (lot 2097). Other noteworthy lots include an unusually narrow and long antique Chinese runner (lot 2049), and an oversized Indian Agra rug (lot 2059), a Turkish Oushak carpet (lot 2095), and two Charles X French Aubusson rugs (lot 2133 and 2134).

The Austria Auction Company will be holding there next specialist oriental rug and carpet auction on Saturday 25th September 2021. the sale comprises of 215 lots of fine oriental rugs and carpets from all over the weaving world, including Persian, Caucasian, Turkmen, and many other rugs and carpets. Highlights include lot 197, a rare Anatolian Kurdish rug est €14-20,000.

Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers are holding an auction on September 20th 2021. The sale includes a wide range of decorative oriental rugs and carpets. Highlights include an attractive Caucasian Borjalu rug, a historical pictorial Mohtasham rug, a highly decorative north west Persian Heriz Karadja carpet and a couple of fine Chinese carpets. The antique rug and carpet section of the sale also includes a number of high quality unique weavings from Persia, Caucasus, Turkey and China. Also in the sale are a number of Scandinavian modern rugs from important sought after designers.

The Austria Auction Company will be holding there no reserve Oriental rugs, carpets, textiles, and trapping sale on Saturday 14th August 2021. This auction has a large collection of Turkmen trappings, alongside bags and sumakh panels from North West Persian and the southern Caucasus. It's the southern Caucasus that provide the most interesting carpets in the sale. Three pile rugs and one flat weave cover, illustrate the different weaving traditions from the Kazak in the central west to the more southerly Karabagh region and along the Talish plain in the east. The three medallion Kazak rug (lot 94 estimated €3,000-€4,000) has the long glossy pile, borders and deep red, yellow and dark green associated with Kazak rugs of older vintage and high quality. The three medallion type is also associated with Lori Pambak rugs.

Material Culture are holding a sale from the Leigh Marsh Collection of Antique Turkmen and Oriental Rugs and Carpets. The auction includes 191 lots with most being fine antique Turkmen rugs and also Caucasian, Shahsevan, Anatolian and Persian rugs and carpets. The sale will be held on Sunday 27th June 2021.

The Austria Auction Company will be holding there fourth rug sale of the year on 12th June 2021. The Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXV sale will include an Impressive selection of collectable oriental rugs and carpets form all over the weaving world. There are three main areas that deserve special attention, pile and flat weave bags, Chinese and Tibetan weavings, and finally, Turkmen rugs. The sale has a number of Chinese silk and metal thread embroideries, and large palace sized carpets, lot 65, a silk and gold thread dragon rug, unites these two categories as it bears an inscription that dedicates it for imperial use in the Jiguang Pavilion in the Forbidden City in Beijing, estimate €30,000-40,000. One of the most interesting lots of the auction is a fresh to the market small south Caucasian rug with a field totally filled with a hooked diamond medallion design that relates very closely to Azerbaijan silk embroideries, lot 91 estimate €40,000-60,000.

Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers are holding their Antique Carpet & Rug Sale on the 2nd June 2021 at their Copenhagen sale room, They are offering a wide range of Swedish rugs from famous designers, as well as a number of Persian pieces including a few fine Seirafian Isfahan rugs. Bukowskis auction house is holding their spring sale of important Persian carpets, with a few from China, Turkmenistan, Morocco and Anatolia. The sale also includes seven tapestries from the Royale d Aubusson. The sale will take place at their Stockholm premises on the 2nd-4th June 2021.

Nazmiyal Auctions New York will be holding the second part of the sale of fine oriental rugs and carpets from a prominent New York dealer. The sale will take place on Sunday May 16th 2021, with over 160 antique and vintage rugs and carpets offered at enticingly low estimates. The sale offers a wide range of antique rugs and carpets in a variety of types and sizes from Persia, Turkey, China, Europe, India and the Caucasus. some of the highlights include a charming antique Persian Senneh rug (lot 1000 estimate $3,000-$5,000), and a room size Persian Tabriz carpet (lot 1173 estimate $40,000-$60,000) Other sale highlights include a Persian Afshar carpet (lot 1003 estimate $5,000-$8,000), a Persian Kerman carpet (lot1016) an oversized Persian Sultanabad carpet (lot 1062 estimate $30,000-$40,000), and a classic Persian Heriz carpet (lot1073 estimate $20,000-$30,000). Further highlights are a tribal Yomut main carpet (lot 1006 estimate $5,000-$10,000), a Persian Qashqai horse cover (lot 1118 estimate $4,000-$6,000), and an assortment of saddle bags.