| *** | A fine large hand knotted Persian carpet, the field decorated with a multitude of flowers around a central medallion, the quadrants and multiple border guards with conforming decoration. 350 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An old hand knotted Caucasian Kasak Adler rug, the field with two large medallions, geometric floral motifs, three wide border guards in shades of red, blue, brown and ivory. Width 172 cm. Length 250 cm. Worn | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Chobi hand knotted carpet decorated with lotus flowers and tendrils in old ivory tones on a charcoal ground. 300 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian hand knotted Tabriz carpet, 31.7 x 220 cm, decorated with herati pattern on a plum ground. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Andkhoy carpet, the field decorated with self-patterned diamond forms, multiple border guards, dominant red tones. 3,40 x 250 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Iranian Afshar wool on cotton carpet, the deep blue field uncommonly decorated with a single step-sided central pendanted medallion. Lineal floral designs to the spandrels. 276 x 364 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Turkman carpet, decorated with rows of gol motifs and secondary small medallions, framed by multiple narrow borders. 290 x 200 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large silk and wool hand knotted carpet, the field decorated Keshti style garden panels, the border guard decorated with conforming panels, in subtle pastel tones. 200 x 291 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large long old rare Dagestan kilim rug, decorated with stylised plant motifs and birds in rich dark colours. 540 cm x 310 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | The following 23 lots of rugs and carpets are from the estate of Dr Donald Stenhouse (1936 - 2018) who pursued an interest in collecting hand woven tribal flat-weaves and hand-knotted carpets of Central Asia., A Turkish Shirvan rug, hand knotted wool pile… | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted wool pile Kazak rug, decorated with geometric motifs on a soft blue ground. 250 x 170 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large old hand knotted Caucasian rug, with stylised floral motifs in typical colours on a red ground. 240 cm x 330 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi hand knotted carpet, decorated with geometric designs on a rich red ground. 200 x 150 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A semi antique Persian Kasak runner rug, multiple step sided guls in soft red and blue tones on the indigo field highlighted with birds, animals and figures. 400 x 103 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Ardakan hand knotted carpet, decorated with a central floral medallion on a field of floral tendrils framed by a broad floral meander border. 305 x 202 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi hand knotted carpet, decorated with stylised palmettes and rosettes framed by multiple borders. 290 x 200 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A silk hand-knotted rug, the pale toned field decorated with a central dark blue floral medallion surrounded by flowering vines with conforming patterns to the quadrants, and matching floral border guards. 198 x 133 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi carpet, rich red ground decorated with geometric motifs, 240 x 175 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted wool pile Kazak rug, decorated with geometric motifs on a soft blue ground. 220 x 155 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted wool pile Chobi carpet, in pale tones, 270 x 190 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Iranian Tabriz carpet, wool pile on cotton weft and warp. Decorated with a central medallion and concentric fields with teal, ivory, blue and red grounds patterned with curvilinear floral tendrils and lotus flowers, framed by a lotus… | *** |  |
| *** | A good quality Turkish Malatya kilim runner (Kurdish runner). 94 cm x 320 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Hamadan hand knotted carpet, 240 cm x 340 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Indo-Persian rug, the field decorated with flowering leafy tendrils and palmettes, the large border guard with conforming patterns, tones on burgundy and pinks of a gold ground. 301 cm x 428 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A very large hand knotted Persian Kashan carpet decorated with a floral central medallion within a field decorated with floral tendrils and framed by a floral meander border. 294 x 388 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Turkish Sumak hand knotted rug, 180 x 110 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage fine quality Nain hand-knotted rug, wool on cotton with silk highlights, entwined florals with central medallion on cobalt blue field. 260 x 157.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large and fine Turkman tribal carpet, hand knotted wool pile. 300 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A woven tukutuku panel, by Peter Coatsworth in poutama design. Carved frame. 54 cm x 76 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Persian rug, three co-joined diamond medallions, indigo, red and white tones. 300 x 200 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand-knotted Gabbeh rug designed by Hundertwasser, with blocks of four repeating Pacific motifs to the centre and in each corner, the ground in tones of clay and earth, and with the Hundertwasser cypher to bottom left. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Persian Shirvan all wool rug, the central stepped large gul on a blue ground field displaying abrash and with scattered florals, the red/brown wide dominant guard with herati style repeating florals. 204 cm x 141 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi hand knotted carpet, decorated with six large medallions and secondary medallions on a rich red ground, framed by multiple borders. 240 x 180 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A semi-antique Kerman Laver prayer rug, decorated with a shaped niche patterned with a vase of flowers with leafy and flowering tendrils, song birds, vase designs with roses repeating in the quadrants, framed by narrow guards and a main border decorated… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Iranian Isfahan carpet, floral central medallion framed by a floral meander border. 320 x 204 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Dilana rugs contemporary runner rug designed by Michael Reed, untitled Siapo design, hand tufted, labelled on reverse, W/P edition (working proof?). 386 cm x 83 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Tabriz carpet, decorated with a central floral medallion on a cerise field, framed by a floral meander border. 400 cm x 300 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Iranian Kashan carpet of uncommonly almost square shape, heavy quality hand knotting, decorated with a central floral medallion on a rose field with lotus tendrils framed by quadrants and a lotus palmette border between tow wide guards. Signed in… | *** |  |
| *** | A hand-knotted Turkoman runner, decorated with three rows of octagonal guls and intermediary secondary guls, framed by multiple narrow borders. 300 x 75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Turkish Aydin kilim, traditionally woven on a loom in two pieces and stitched down the centre, three large diamonds to the centre with multiple conforming motifs, green, yellow, blue, brown and ivory tones. | *** |  |
| *** | A large and unusual Hamadan carpet, the field decorated with figures, animals and birds on a dark charcoal ground, framed by a border of birds and leafy branches. 304 cm x 2040, some fading. | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Kazak carpet, wool pile on cotton foundation, decorated with a large central medallion framed by geometric motifs on a bright red ground framed by a broad geometric panel border. 300 cm x 250 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | #A long kilim runner decorated with six diamond medallions and framed by a latch hook motif border. 500 x 82 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine hand knotted Afghan Andkhoi carpet, the field decorated with four large medallions and scattered geometric floral designs, bordered by multiple narrow guards and borders in rich red and blue tones. 350 cm x 250 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Persian hand knotted Asfahan runner, wool pile on cotton foundation. 395 x 84 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Persian rug, the field decorated with a central geometric medallion and surrounded by flowering branches and motifs, with further floral and geometric decoration to the quadrants, the large border guard with conforming motifs,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi hand knotted carpet, decorated with geometric designs on a rich red ground. 210 x 130 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A very large Persian Heriz hand knotted carpet, wool pile on cotton foundation, decorated with central geometric medallion on a field patterned with geometric flowering tendrils, framed by a rosette and leaf patterned border. Approx. 260 x 3,70 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Shiraz hand knotted carpet, decorated with a central geometric medallion on a lozenge shaped field patterned with stylized motifs including birds, framed by a geometric meander border. 247 x 160 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi runner, the field decorated with geometric motifs, multiple border guards, unusual width. 400 x 140 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Chobi carpet, hand knotted wool pile, blue and ivory tones, 300 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Iranian Kashan carpet, the field decorated with florals and leaves around a central medallion, the quadrants with conforming decoration, multiple border guards. 226 x 330 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | #A fine hand knotted Tabriz rug wool on cotton, the lobed oval central medallion repeated in form to the field. Fine tendril design with silk highlights. 206 x 152 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian Gabbeh rug, a large central block of milk chocolate brown with a border of deep cream. 195 x 250 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan hand knotted Chobi carpet, decorated with floral tendrils on a light-coloured ground. 260 x 172 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique hand knotted rug decorated with field of boteh within boteh motifs (old repair) 197 x 130 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Chobi carpet decorated with a field of palmettes and leafy tendrils on a soft camel coloured ground, framed by a lotus flower meander border 320 x 240 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A semi-antique Persian rug, fine wool pile, decorated with a central floral medallion with pendant ends on a clear red field, framed by a Herati border between narrower guards, the border colour reflecting the central medallion. 202 x 133 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Persian hand knotted carpet, the red ground field with restrained floral decoration, central small medallion, conforming decoration to the corners, repeating fine floral decoration to the multiple border guards and other tones of indigo, tan,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan hand knotted Turkoman carpet, decorated with multiple geometric motifs. 300 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Turkish rug, geometric patterned, considerably worn. 180 x 125 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Turkoman Ersari carpet, decorated with four rows of octagonal 'elephant's foot' guls framed by multiple narrow geometric borders. 330 cm x 240 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi runner, the field decorated with geometric forms and florals, multiple border guards. 400 cm x 80 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Turkoman carpet, the field decorated with multiple geometric circular patterns, multiple border guards in traditional tones of red, black and ivory. 300 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Iranian tribal hand knotted carpet, wool pile on wool weft and warp, with a central medallion on a step-ended terra cotta field on an indigo ground, framed by a broad geometric floral border between two narrower meander borders. 210 x 3000 | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Ersari rug, decorated with three rows of seven octagonal guls, framed by multiple borders. 300 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan hand knotted Chobi carpet, in dark tones, decorated with geometric florals framed by multiple guards and a stylised floral meander border. 240 x 175 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Persian hand knotted carpet, with central cruciform medallion on a terra cotta field and with green quadrants, framed by a broad geometric floral border. 186 x 290 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage Feltex picture rug, 'Auckland Harbour Bridge', woven in colours with image of bridge and landscape, coat-of-arms bottom left and tiki images to the top corners. Recently removed from a frame, some minor fraying to edge. 67 x 130 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Andkhoi hand knotted carpet, decorated with large medallions and secondary medallions on a rich red ground, framed by multiple borders. 200 cm x 150 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive fine hand knotted Turkoman carpet, the field decorated with small gul motifs framed by multiple narrow guards. 350 x 245 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Kazak carpet, the field decorated with multiple medallions, rosettes and leaf motifs within a step-sided field, framed by a broad geometric border between narrow guards, in tones of ivory, soft madder and pale indigo. 230 x 176 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand knotted Tabriz carpet, multi-coloured, the field with central medallion and florals, multiple border guards. 240 x 360 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique hand knotted Caucasian rug, the field with multiple geometric medallions, florals and animals, multiple border guards with conforming florals, some old repairs. 197 x 153 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Persian Saruk carpet, the central floral pendanted medallion on a field of leafy and floral spiralling tendrils. 358 cm x 258 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A kilim carpet, slit weft hand woven, soft multi coloured geometric patterned. 29.5 x 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine semi antique Persian Kayseri prayer rug, the golden olive green mihrab with pillars of wisdom and hanging lamp. Multiple floral border guards, soft tones with some fading. 170 x 134 cm. Hanging and stitched to a rod. Provenance: an old Auckland… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine hand knotted Iranian Kashan carpet, the field decorated with eight pointed floral medallion within multiple shaped panels, patterned with islimi tendrils and bordered by a lotus arcade. 290 x 200 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted carpet, the central medallion surrounded by floral tendrils on deep red ground, framed by multiple borders. 390 cm x 297 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted carpet, the field decorated with central geometric medallion framed on ivory ground, conforming decoration to the quadrants, multiple border guards. 390 cm x 297 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Iranian Tabriz wool on cotton carpet, the central pendanted medallion on pale ground with floral highlights. In soft-pink, red and pale blue dominant tones. Some staining. 350 x 4,60 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Anatolian wool rug, flat weave, fine spun wool in geometric patterns, red, blue, ivory on a camel toned ground. 194 x 140 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Kashan carpet, a large central scalloped medallion with three graduating inner medallions, profusely decorated with floral motifs, multiple border guards, bright vivid colours. 350 x 250 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Turkman 'elephant's foot' carpet, the central field decorated with large octagonal medallions to the field, surrounded by multiple border guards. In traditional tones of burgundy and red. 3,10 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Persian Kashan hand knotted carpet, the field decorated with central medallions surrounded by an intricate all-over floral design and a wide herati border guard, in traditional colours. 295 cm x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A hand knotted Kazak rug, bold stylised floral designs with a row of central medallions, lustrous colours on a rich red ground. 205 cm x 150 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small Iranian Isphahan all silk (pile, weft and warp) hand knotted rug, decorated with a central geometric eight-pointed star medallion on an indigo ground. 107 x 157 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Turkman hand knotted carpet, wool pile on cotton weft and warp, decorated with large octagonal elephant's foot gol motifs. 300 x 300 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Persian large wool on cotton carpet, the four main co-joined medallions on a lozenge field, dominant blue and red tones with coloured highlights. 340 x 210 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan hand knotted runner, decorated with large 'elephant's foot' motifs. 295 x 80 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Afghan Akhal Gul hand-knotted carpet, the field decorated with rows of four by eight guls and surrounded by multiple geometric border guards, in traditional colours. 300 x 200 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Andkhoy hand knotted carpet, decorated with twelve geometric medallions each framed by stylized flowers surrounded by multiple border guards, in traditional colours. 230 x 170 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large hand-knotted Birjand 'Mood' carpet, with a predominately muted green field with ivory and pale blue highlights, highly decorated in a curvilinear floral design. Some wear in places. 290 x 205 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Kazak hand knotted rug, with fourteen palmettes issuing from a central medallion, on old indigo blue, step-sided field within tomato red quadrants patterned with geometric motifs. Meander, medallion and rosette borders. Macrame fringe. 212 x 155 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Afghan 'Mouri Gul' patterned carpet, deep wool pile, hand knotted on wool weft and warp. 230 x 155 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Axminster bespoke carpet, designed by leading New Zealand interior designer Sylvia Sandford as a 'one off' for the Capital Theatre, Balmoral, inspired by Art Deco roses in purple tones. 380 x 330 cm. | *** |  |
