Nazmiyal Auctions will be holding their antique rug and carpet sale on January 21st 2021, at their New York sale rooms. The includes antique oriental rugs and carpets from various estates and the Nazmiyal collection. The auction includes an impressive collection of room size carpets from Persia, Turkey, India, and china, also tribal pieces from Turkmenistan and Persia, beautiful Caucasian rugs and 20th century Swedish kilims and Moroccan rugs round out the sale. One of the stand out pieces in the sale is lot 8170, a large 16th century Cairene carpet from Egypt with an estimate of $30,000-$50,000. The Austria Auction Company are holding their Fine Antique Oriental Rugs & Carpets sale XXIII on the 30th January 2021 at their Vienna sale rooms. The auction includes 189 antique rugs and carpets including a number of large collectable, Caucasian, Anatolian and Turkmen rugs and carpets. Grogan & Company will be hosting their Fine Rugs & Carpets Auction on the 31st January 2021 at their Boston sale rooms. The sale includes 170 lots of oriental rugs and carpets, and among them the collection of the late John Collins, as well as a fine selection of Caucasian and Anatolian pieces.

Bukowskis auction house will be holding their important winter sale on 11th-12th December 2020 at Stockholm Sweden. The sale includes an impressive selection of rugs, carpets and textiles from Sweden, Flanders, Turkey, Persia, Turkmenistan and China. One of the highlights is a silk Kum Kapi rug with metal brocade from Istanbul (circa 1910) Lot 266, along with many other fine antique oriental rugs and carpets.

Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers will be holding their antique carpet and rug auction on 4th December 2020. The sale will include a small number of antique and decorative rugs and carpets, one of the highlights is a very fine Mohtasham Kashan carpet in soft colours. Rippon Boswell carpet auctions will be hosting their sale of 246 lots on 5th December 2020, the auction includes antique rugs and carpets ,textiles and among them Caucasian, Turkmen, Anatolian, Persian and Chinese rugs.

Olympia Auctions London will be holding their next sale of European and Asian works of art on Wednesday 18th November 2020. The sale consists of 475 lots, including a fine collection of Islamic tiles from a property of a European collector, also various oriental rugs and carpets. Bonhams London Auctions will be holding their Fine Decorative Arts sale on 25th November 2020, the auction includes a limited number of Flemish tapestries, rugs, and carpets.

In London on Wednesday 28th October 2020, Christie's Auction House will be holding their Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale, this also includes Oriental Rugs and Carpets. Some of the highlights are an early example of a rare Cairene prayer rug (lot 215) one of only fifteen surviving, and a richly coloured Anatolian Ushak carpet (lot 185) a fine example of weaving in the Ottoman Empire. A fine 18th century Eagle Kazak rug (150), and an impressive large Persian Bakhtiari carpet (lot 168) woven for the Persian Khans with a striking mosaic design, and an unusual pictorial Kerman rug signed by Abu l Qasim, depicting a polo scene, also a beautiful Persian Mohtasham Kashan rug (lot 205). Also in London Sotheby's Auction House will be holding a sale on the 27th October 2020, this sale is dedicated to a single owner L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art Jerusalem. Oriental rugs and carpets of note that are included in this sale, is a important Star Anatolian Ushak carpet, a Polonaise rug, and a rare Azerbaijan garden carpet, Also a spectacular Persian Heriz silk carpet.

The month of October hosts the most Oriental rug and carpet auctions, and this October is no exception. The Austria Auction Company is holding a sale of fine antique oriental rugs, at their Palais Breuner rooms in Vienna on Saturday 24th October 2020. The sale offers a fine selection from Europe's collectors and grand houses, including a rare single medallion Eagle or Sunburst Kazak rug, this design is attributed to the Chelaberd in the southeast Caucasus, (lot 68 estimated €25,000-€35,000). Dorotheum will auction almost 240 rugs, carpets and textiles at their Vienna showroom on Monday 21st October 2020. Highlights are a fine Persian Kerman Lavar rug with inscriptions (lot 91), a large group of fine Persian carpets in various sizes, a selection of Caucasian rugs, a rare Ningxia tiger rug (lot 172), a Kashgar silk carpet, an Ivory Anatolian Ushak carpet, and a very striking Persian Serapi carpet. Stuttgart's Nagel Auction's are holding their sale of Collector's Rugs & Carpets, Tribal & Oriental Art sale on Friday 23rd October 2020, inccded in the sale are a number of collectors rugs,carpets and textiles from a private German collection. Over in the US Material Culture's sale of fine decorative and collectible antique oriental rugs, will take place on Wednesday 21st October 2020, they have 299 lots of Persian carpets from American estates, highlights include a 17th century Spanish Alcaraz rug (lot 15 estimated $3,000-$5,000) a 17th century Anatolian Ushak carpet (lot 22 estimated $7,000-$10,000) an early 19th century Chinese metal thread rug, along with outstanding Persian room-size carpets from Serapi, Bakshaish, Ziegler, Ferahan, Tabriz, and a mansion size Bidjar carpet.

On Thursday 15th October 2020 Nazmiyal auctions will be holding their fine Oriental rugs and carpets sale. The sale comprises of rugs and carpets from various sources from international estates and collections. included in the sale are village and tribal rugs and carpets from Persia, and the Caucasus. highlights of the sale are a colourful Karachopt Kazak rug (lot 7022 estimate: $5,000-$8,000), a Yomud small carpet (lot 7114 estimate: $1,000-$2,000), an 18th century Turkish Smyrna carpet (lot 7110 estimate: $8,000-$10,000), and several high quality Persian Qum rugs, in both silk and wool. The sale also has a fine selection of decorative rugs and carpets from Persia, Anatolia, China, and Morocco.

On Saturday 10th October 2020, Henry's of Mutterstadt will be holding their Collector Rugs & Carpets sale. The sale will comprise of 353 lots with rugs and carpets from Persian, Anatolia, the Caucasus, China, Tibet, Turkmenistan and Indonesia. One of the highlights of the sale is a early 19th century white ground star Kazak rug, a selection of Anatolian rugs including an east Anatolian rug from the second half of the 18th century, with a similar design to a carpet published by Schurmann, and a central Anatolian saf prayer kilim published by Neriz, also an 18th century Salor main carpet, a C gul main carpet and a selection of fine and decorative rugs and carpets including a large white ground Persian Heriz Serapi carpet, and two inscribed silk and metal thread imperial Chinese rugs from the Forbidden City.

Material Culture will be holding their auction of Modern Design and Mid Century Rugs & Carpets, on 23rd September 2020 at their Philadelphia sale room. The auction includes 158 lots among them rugs, carpets and Kilims from Europe, Persia, Anatolia and Morocco. Wannenes Antique Rugs and Carpets will be holding their sale on 28th September 2020, at their Milan sale room. The sale comprises of 197 lots including antique Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian and Chinese rugs and carpets. Koller's of Zurich will be holding their next sale of rugs and carpets on 24th September 2020. The sale comprises of 67 lots including collector's items as well as decorative rugs and carpets. One of the highlights of the sale is a Persian Heriz/Serapi carpet, with a central medallion on a light-blue field and red corner motifs, (lot 1530, estimate £3,200-£4,900).

Netherhampton Salerooms will be holding their next oriental rug, carpet and textile auction on Wednesday 16th September 2020. The auction includes 398 lots of Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian, Turkmen and Chinese rigs and carpets. Over in Europe Bruun Rasmussen auctions, Copenhagen will hold their international sale which includes oriental rugs and carpets, the sale takes place on 16th September 2020. Some of the highlights of this sale is the Schloss Jagerhof Indian Agra Palace carpet, several beautiful Caucasian rugs, a fine mint condition Persian Kashan silk souf and a fine weave Brussels tapestry. In Zurich Schuler auctions will host their Carpets, Rugs, Textiles sale on Wednesday 16th September 2020, included are 141 lots of Persian carpets, Caucasian rugs, and some very fine pure silk rugs and carpets.