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Antique Caucasian Shirvan KilimS

 


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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan. Private Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan. 174x280cm. Private Collection, Austria

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, 184x241cm, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan "Gayigli" kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan.


 


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Antique Shirvan "Gayigli" kelim, 19thcentury, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan "Gayigli" kilim, Azerbaijan. Private collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Alberto Boralevi Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 4'9"x10'3", Azerbaijan.


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Antique Shirvan "Gayigli" kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan "Gayigli" kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan.
 


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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum of Canada
 

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan.
 

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Nagel 54. spezialauktion
teppiche & ethnologica (54t)
Rugs & Carpets, Islamic & Tribal Art


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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of antiques and fine arts, October 8, 2005
 


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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett, USA


 


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Christie's Sale 6006
Christie's Interiors
1 May 2012
London, South Kensington

 

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan.
 


 

 

 

 


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Antique Shirvan "Gushlu" kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan Gushlu kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Private Collection, Italy

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Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2522B - Lot 185
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of antiques and fine arts

 

 

 


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A rare antique Shirvan Lampali kilim in an ivory ground, 19th century, 141x318cm, Azerbaijan.


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The Peter Linden Sale
James Adam Salerooms
24 October 2006

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Antique Shirvan Lampali kilim, Azerbaijan.


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Antique Shirvan kelim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.


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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum of Canada


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Antique  Shirvan "Lampali" kilim, early 20th century, Pashali village, Haji Gabul District, Shirvan Region, Azerbaijan. The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpets and Applied Art. inv no: 7983

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles, 28. May 2011
Lot: 204

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A traditional red-ground Shirvan kilim

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A Shirvan kilim, 1940-50s, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan "Lampali" kilim, Pashali village, Haji Gabul District, Shirvan Region, Azerbaijan.
The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpets and Applied Art. inv no: 508


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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 1920-30s, Azerbaijan.


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Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2486
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, first half 20th century, Azerbaijan. Bukowskis International Spring Auction 2009 no. 552

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum of Canada


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A Shirvan kilim, 1920s, Azerbaijan.
 


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Antique Shirvan kelim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.


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Antique Shirvan kilim, "Lamp" design", Azerbaijan.

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Shirvan Kelim, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century
 

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Antique  Shirvan "Lampali" kilim, late 19th century, Pashali village, Shirvan Region, Azerbaijan.
The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpets and Applied Art. inv no: 4654


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Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2522B - Lot 189

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Italy, private collection
 


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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan. Dennis R. Dodds Collection

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, 1900s, Azerbaijan. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (dated to late 18th–early 19th century). Denman Waldo Ross Collection


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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Shirvan Lampali kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Private Collection, Turkey

 

 

 


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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Sale 15436 - Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 19 Dec 2007,  San Francisco and Los Angeles
Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers



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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antike, seltene und dekorative Teppiche, Flachgewebe und Textilien
Rippon Boswell, Sunday 12 November 2006
Hotel Baur au Lac, Zürich
Lot 79 of 100

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 182x304cm, Azerbaijan. Dennis R Dodds Collection

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 29. November 2008 at 03 PM

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 28. May 2011 at 15 o'clock

Lot: 189


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Lot 59
Shirvan Kelim, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (small crude repairs), 9 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 10 in.
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2389 - Lot 59
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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The Peter Linden Sale
James Adam Salerooms
24 October 2006


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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, 1900s, Azerbaijan. LOT: 171, 287 x 165 cm, Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, Germany, 29 September 2007


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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan. Douglas Collection

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan keim, late 19th century, Azerbaijan

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Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2389 - Lot 73
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Shirvan kelim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, second hald 19th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kelim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 05. December 2009 at 03 PM

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. third quarter 19th century, (several small holes, patch), 8 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2582B - Lot 275. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of antiques and fine arts

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

 

 

 


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Antique Shirvan "Gezmeli" kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan.

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
General Carpet Auktion
25. September 2010, Lot: 72

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Autumn Auction
26. November 2011, Lot: 184

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Antique Shirvan "Gezmeli"  kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan


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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kelim, Azerbaijan

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Nagel
680 | Rugs & Carpets, Ethnographic Art
March 27th 2012, lot 102

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Antique Shirvan "Gezmeli" kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan Gezmeli kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan "Gezmeli" kilim, 1930s, Shirvan Region, Azerbaijan.
The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpets and Applied Art. inv no: 4804

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Antique Shirvan "Gezmeli" kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.


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Gezmeli Kilim, Shirvan Region, early 20th century

 

 

 


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Antique Shirvan "Güzgülu" kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan


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Antique Shirvan "Guzgulu" kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan "Guzgulu" kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Bukowski Auctions, International Spring Auction, Stockholm, Sweden, 27 May 2004. Lot 1254

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Antique Shirvan "Güzgülü" kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

 

 

 

 


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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, mid 19th century, Azerbaijan. Nagel, Sale 43T, November 9th 2004


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Antique Azerbaijan kilim, 19th century, possibly Shirvan region

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan.


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Antique Shirvan kilim, 19th century, Azerbaijan. Private Collection

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Antike, seltene und dekorative Teppiche, Flachgewebe und Textilien
Rippon Boswell, Sunday 12 November 2006
Hotel Baur au Lac, Zürich

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 04. December 2010, Lot: 58

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Antique Shirvan kelim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of  Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 28. May 2011, Lot: 198

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
General Rug Auction, 26. September 2009

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Spring Auction, 29. May 2010

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AH 1328 (1910 AD) date Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2436 - Lot 303
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, 127x267cm,  Azerbaijan.
 




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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Bruun Rasmussen

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kelim, Azerbaijan.

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Shirvan "Daragli" kilim, mid 20th century, Azerbaijan. The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpets and Applied Art

 

 

 


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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan


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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

 

 

 

 


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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 29. May 2010 at 03 PM

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Antique Shirvan kilim, 1900s, Azerbaijan

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Lot 211
Shirvan Kelim, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (two very small repairs), 8 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 9 in.
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2457 - Lot 211
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Art

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
General Carpet Auktion
Auction date: Saturday 25. September 2010

Lot: 76


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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan. Grogan & Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers, woven with horizontal polychrome panels

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Arash Distrct, Azerbaijan. Marla Mallett Collection

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum of Canada

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum of Canada

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, Arash district, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan

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Antique Shirvan kelim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.


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Antique Shirvan kelim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Nagel 55. spezialauktion
teppiche & islamische kunst (55t)
Rugs & Carpets, Islamic Art

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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 04. December 2010
Lot: 199


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Antique Shirvan kilim, Arash Disctrict, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Shirvan Kelim, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2486 - Lot 287, Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.
 


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Rippon Boswell & Co.
International Auctioneers of
Rare Carpets & Textiles
Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 26. November 2011

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Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, Arash District, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Shirvan Kelim, East Caucasus, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2486 - Lot 288
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Shirvan kilim, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Shirvan kilim, Azerbaijan.