Austria Auction Company, Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXV

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.