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Tabriz CarpetPersian AzerbaijanThe cream field with two urns issuing flowers centred by a roundel medallion framed by spandrels and enclosed by reciprocal borders and floral guard stripes, 353cm by 256cm
Guide Price: £500-800
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Saroukh CarpetWest Persia The burnt orange field with vines and flowers enclosed by indigo borders of palmettes and meandering floral vines, 358cm by 262cm
Guide Price: £300-500
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Fine Ziegler Mahal CarpetThe ice blue field with an allover lattice design of palmettes and flowerheads enclosed by madder borders of leafy scrolling vines between narrow guard stripes, 356cm by 254cm Provenance: Elveden Hall, Suffolk, 1894-1984, sold Christie's Elveden House sale 1984, lot 1987. The present Elveden Hall was designed by Sir John Norton in the 1850's as the home for Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Sikh Emperor who was deposed by the British in the Punjab in 1849. Perhaps the Maharaja is most famed for his 'gift' of the Koh i Noor diamond to Queen Victoria. Following Duleep Singh's death in 1893, the estate was bought by Sir Edward Guinness, first Earl of Iveagh. The house was lavishly refurbished in 1894. Purchases included twenty-three Ziegler carpets, then considered to be the finest Oriental carpets on the market. Elveden Hall remained virtually unused by the Guinness family until a decision was reached to sell the contents in 1984. Many of the larger Ziegler carpets sold for prices in excess of £30,000 each and re-established Ziegler carpets as the most sought after weavings on the market. Today the house remains empty but is occasionally used as a film set.Zieglers, a Manchester based firm dealing in the export of cotton, established offices in Turkey and Iran during the third quarter of the 19th century. The firm opened an office in Sultanabad, West Iran in the 1870's and quickly moved into carpet production. Zieglers organised weaving on a cottage industry basis. They supplied local weavers with loans, looms, cotton, wool and dyes. New designs were commissioned and old ones adapted specifically to suit European and American homes. Strict quality control was enforced and sub-standard pieces were rejected. Today Ziegler carpets are still considered the most desirable weavings on the market.
Guide Price: £12000-18000
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A 19th Century Yew and Elm Windsor Armchair, the low double bow back with a pierced splat and curved arm supports, raised on turned spindle supports, the moulded seat raised on turned tapering legs and crinoline stretcher, 55cm by 40cm by 93cm
Guide Price: £200-300
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A 19th Century Child's Yew and Ash Windsor Armchair, the low back with carved splat, the curved arm rests on turned spindles, joined by a crinoline understretcher, 38cm by 28cm by 68cm; and A Child's Yewwood Armchair, with pierced splat and elm moulded seat, 40cm by 32cm by 66cm (2)
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A 19th Century Yew and Elm Low Stickback Windsor Chair, the double back support above curved arm rests, the moulded seat rail raised on turned spindle legs united by a crinoline understretcher, 51cm by 39cm by 97cm; Another Similar, 50cm by 40cm by 92cm; and Another, 54cm by 42cm by 101cm (3)
Guide Price: £550-750
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A 19th Century Yewwood and Elm Low Back Windsor Armchair, probably Nottingham, the pierced splat above an elm moulded seat, raised on turned legs united by an H stretcher; and An Early 19th Century Ash and Elm Side Chair, the comb shaped top rail above a vasiform shaped splat, the boarded seat above turned tapering fore legs with flat pad feet, joined by a turned front stretcher (2)
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A 19th Century Yewwood Windsor Armchair, the low double bow back with pierced upright splat, the armrests raised on turned spindle supports, the elm moulded seat raised on turned spindle supports united by a crinoline stretcher, 53cm by 40cm by 102cm
Guide Price: £250-350
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A Harlequin Set of Eight Ash and Rush-Seated Dining Chairs, the comb shaped top rail above turned spindle back supports, the woven seat raised on turned tapering legs with pad feet, joined by a turned understretcher, including two carvers, 60cm by 60cm by 110cm
Guide Price: £400-600
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A Matched Pair of Early 19th Century Ash Side Chairs, probably Staffordshire, the curved top rail above a vasiform splat, the elm seat above a wavy shaped seat rail, raised on turned forelegs with pad feet joined by a turned front stretcher, 47cm by 32cm by 93cm
Guide Price: £120-180
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