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Bijar Rugs: Flowering Tendril Bidjar Carpet c. 1890 Christie's Lot 3
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Antique Turkmen Rugs and Carpets
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Turkmen Rugs and Carpets. Antique Turkmen Rugs and Carpets. Teke Embroidered Chyrpy lot 1. Tekke or more properly Teke. Antique Turkmen Rugs: Tekke Main Carpet Early 19th or Earlier. Antique Teke Embroidered Chyrpy lot 1. Antique Teke Main Carpet lot 20 circa 1880. Antique 1 Meter Square Teke Rug lot 18 mid-19th century Lot 18. Antique Teke torba, circa 1890 Lot 40. Antique Teke Chuval, circa 1890 Lot 35. Antique 6 Gul Tekke Torbas. Antique 6 Gul Tekke Torba Galerie Arabesque. Uzbec OMAD or Antique Ersar...
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Persian Rugs: Guide to Kashmar Rugs and Carpets
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Antique Tabriz Haji Jalili Rugs. Persian Rugs the O'Connell Notes. Persian Rugs: Guide to Kashmar Rugs and Carpets. One of the most popular Persian carpets. A real bargain today in Persian carpets is the Kashmar Rug. Here I take a look at a Kashmar carpet at a major wholesale warehouse, Herat Oriental a Oriental rug warehouse in Alexandria Va. Kashmar Rugs and Carpets. There are Baluch in the Kashmar area who produce some of the very best Baluch rugs. What is my rugs? Kashmar Rugs: Kashmar Persian Carpet.
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Arak Rugs: Guide to Sarouk/Sarough Rugs and Carpets
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Antique Tabriz Haji Jalili Rugs. More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell. Arak Rugs: Guide to Sarouk/Sarough Rugs and Carpets. When we say American Sarouk what we mean is a particular style of rug from Arak Province, Iran that was made specifically for import to the US market. Sarouk Carpet Skinner's Lot 10. Sarouk is the name of a village but it also has become the name of a grade of rug from that area. Trade names for the rugs of the Sarouk region include: Feraghan. Sarouk Rugs: Shah Abbas pattern.
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Guide to Afshar Rugs
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Antique Tabriz Haji Jalili Rugs. Persian Rugs the O'Connell Notes. Persian Rugs: Guide to Afshar Rugs. This is a newer Afshar rug from the Sirjan Area. At the time of the founding of the Safavid Dynasty the Afshar where one of the most powerful Azeri Turkmen allies of the Safavi. In the reign of Shah Abbass the great the Afshar revolted and were crushed by the Safavi. To weaken their ability to contest the Safavi Abbas broke the tribe up and moved them around. The Alex Cooper Sirjan Afshar Rug. Baluch Gr...
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Iznik Tile: Guide to Iznik Tile of the Eyup Mosque
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More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell. Iznik Tile: Guide to Iznik Tile of the Eyup Mosque. Often tiles are identifiable. They can be linked by design to Shrines and Mosques. The tile to the right appears to be related to the tiles of the Eyup Shrine and Mosque. The Eyup was the first Mosque built in Istanbul after the Moslems took Istanbul. View of the interior of the Eyub Mosque from http:/ rubens.anu.edu.au. Eyup Mosque Iznik Polychrome Tile C 1580 Lot 52 Oct 03. Lot 52 Oct 03. Qum Rugs and Carpets.
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Guide to Abadeh Rugs and Carpets
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Guide to Abadeh Rugs. Abadeh Rug Circa 1920 Rippon Boswell Lot 78. Once settled the tribal woman were able to weave more of the year on larger and better looms making larger and better rugs. Sides were straighter and knot counts higher. with better looms they used cotton since to the weaver it makes a better rug. From this comes the rugs that we know today as Abadeh. Blue cotton wefts is typical in Abadeh rugs. Abadeh Rug Circa 1920 Rippon Boswell Lot 78. Abadeh Rug by the Feili Lors Circa 1920. Haji Jal...
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Joe McCarthy Was Right
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Joe McCarthy Was Right. Seen on www.oswegodailynews.com. LAST MODIFIED: Tuesday, 09-Jul-2002 11:12:52 EDT. Joe McCarthy Was Right. Submitted by Don Capron. Author's Note: The following is part of a lecture being given this Thursday at the SUNY-Oswego Library at noon. All are invited.]. Joe McCarthy was right. Now that I've grabbed your attention, let me tell you why. From the earliest years of the New Deal until the late 1940's the government was deeply infiltrated with Communists and their supporters...
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Asiatic cheetahs in Mughal Art
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More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell. Asiatic cheetahs in Mughal Art. Asiatic cheetahs are becoming increasingly rare in Asia. This cheetah was photographed in Iran in 2006 where the Government is working to save this endangered specie. Detail of the The Widener Mughal Animal Carpet. This carpet was designed circa 1695 by the Hindi artist Miskin. As we can see in the above detail Asiatic cheetahs were visible at the Mughal court in the 17th century. Detail from the Indian Hunting Carpet,. The only ...
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Moroccan Rugs: the Moroccan Carpets Guide
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Antique Tabriz Haji Jalili Rugs. Oriental Rugs the O'Connell Notes. Moroccan Rugs: the Moroccan Carpets Guide. Moroccan Carpet 19th century lot 159. Moroccan Rugs: Moroccan Metal Thread Tomb Cover Early 19th C lot 38. Moroccan Rugs: Moroccan Carpet 19th century lot 159. Moroccan Rugs: Moroccan Diamond Lattice Carpet 20th century lot 184. Moroccan Rugs: Moroccan Chechaouen Silk Embroidery 18th century lot 250. Moroccan Rugs: Moroccan Rug Circa 1900 lot 96. Moroccan Rugs: Moroccan Embroidery. Vintage Moroc...