2016AUG

A Ghasghai rug, South Persian, the indigo field with seven shaped hooked medallions, minor motifs, hooked madder spandrels, with two boteh, an indigo

A Mashad carpet, Persian, the madder field with a bold lobed medallion, matching spandrels, all with bold floral sprays, an indigo palmette and floral

A Ghasghai rug, South Persian, the indigo field with an ivory diamond, madder spandrels, all with minor motifs, three borders, 240cm x 159cm. Illustr

A Beshir runner, Turkman, the indigo field with rows of stylised madder flowerheads, a complementary boteh border, 295cm x 81cm.

A Bidjar rug, Persian, the madder field with a black medallion, matching spandrels, all with floral sprays, a black complementary border, 283cm x 149c

A Karajar rug, Caucasian, the plain madder field with four stylised crosses, a bird and leaf border, 180cm x 144cm.

An 18th century tapestry fragment, depicting Europa on a bull waving to her two companions as she is abducted, later decorated border, suspended from

A Kerman carpet, Persian, the pink field with a bold ivory medallion, matching spandrels, all with bold floral sprays, an ivory palmette and carnation

A Heriz carpet, Persian, the madder field with a bold medallion, matching spandrels, an indigo palmette and vine border, 326cm x 262cm.

A Tekke Turkman rug, the madder field with three columns of ten guls, supporting crosses, a diamond border, skirt ends, 185cm x 120cm, together with a

A Kashan carpet Persian, the ivory field with an allover design of floral sprays, animals and birds; a madder palmette, floral spray and animal border

A Sarab runner, Persian, the camel field with seven medallions, three borders, 429cm x 97cm.

A lady's Victorian silk dress, cream, with applied decoration to the collars and sleeves, together with two Victorian bonnets, a blue velvet dress, an