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ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN EASTERN AZERBAIJANI (KUBA, BAKU, SHIELD) SHIELD RUGS AND CARPETS

 

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Antique Kuba or Derbend Prayer rug, late 19th century, Azerbaijan, 123 x 145 cm


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Antique Kuba or Baku Prayer rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. nineteenth centurv
published at Murray L Eiland Jr. & Murray Eiland III's "Oriental Rugs A Complete Guide". Plate no: 283

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Antique Kuba Prayer rug, last quarter 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan
Sotheby's Sale: N07820 | Location: New York
01 Oct 02, LOT 259: 5ft. 2in. by 4ft. 3in. (1.57 by 1.29m.)

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Antique Kuba prayer rug, last quarter 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 126 x 141 cm, published at "LaTorre" Alberto Boralevi, Eccellenza Classe

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Antique Kuba Chichi prayer rug, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Sale 2276 Lot 129, last quarter 19th century, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. Provenance: Property of a Connecticut collector. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba Prayer rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Lot 128: Kuba Prayer Rug, Northeast Caucasus, second half 19th century, 4 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft.
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2405 - Lot 128
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. 63- KUBA CHICHI, 19th century, 4'2" x 4'4" [cm. 130 X 134]. published at Luciano Coen & Louise Duncan's The Oriental Rug. Lit: Luciano Coen & Louise Duncan's The Oriental Rug, plate 63

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Antique Baku or Kuba Prayer rug, early 20th century, Azerbaijan, 1.25x1.76m

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Antique Kuba or Baku Prayer rug, late 19th century, Azerbaijan. Lot 38: 4 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft.
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2436 - Lot 38
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba or Baku rug, late 19th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Kuba or Khyzy prayer rug, last quarter 19th century, North East Azerbaijan. 62, KUBA CHICHI PRAYER RUG. 19th century, 4'6" x 3'11" [1.40 x 1.22], published at Luciano Coen & Louise Duncan's The Oriental Rug

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Antique Southern Kuba or Khyzy prayer rug, North East Azerbaijan. Sale 2276 Lot 49, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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A rare antique Kuba double niche prayer rug, second half 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan
Sale 2347 Lot 298: second half 19th century, 4 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba prayer rug, early 20th century, North East Azerbaijan
   
 

 

 

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan

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Antique Kuba rug, North East Azerbaijan, 121 x 154 cm

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Antique Kuba rug, first quarter 20th century, North East Azerbaijan, 127 x 173 cm, the rug is attributed to Erivan by Wooley and Wallis, lot 374

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Antique Kuba so called Orduj rug, second half 19th century, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Keshishian Collection

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Antique Baku or Kuba rug, Eastern Azerbaijan, 105 x 172 cm, Morandi Tappeti

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 3'8 x 4'10"

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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Lot 2: Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 6 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2436 - Lot 2
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba or Shirvan rug, late 19th century, Azerbaijan

 

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan
Kadim Minareh Kuba district, Kuba 156 X 105 cm 192 Final quarter of the 19th century. Literature: L Kerimov II, ill. 128, p. 154. published at Siyawouch Azadi "Azerbaijani Caucasian rugs" plate no: 20

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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Lot 2: last quarter 19th century, 6 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2436 - Lot 2
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan
144 x 113 cm. Ian Bennett's Oriental Rugs Volume I, plate 339

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Antique Kuba rug, North East Azerbaijan
Sale 2336 Lot 177. Konaghend Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 5 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art
 

 

 

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Antique Baku or Kuba rug, late 19th century, Azerbaijan
193 Schirwan. Kaukasus, um 1890. 168 x 132 cm.
From a South German Private.
54. spezialauktion. teppiche & ethnologica (54t).
Rugs & Carpets, Islamic & Tribal Art. Nagel Auktionen

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Antique Kuba rug, early 20th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, Old Minaret design, North East Azerbaijan, 274 x 137 cm, 26 April 2005, Fine Oriental and European Carpets and Rugs, Bonhams

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Antique Kuba rug, "Old Minaret" or so called "Surahani Garden" design, late 19th century, possibly Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan
10/2007, Van Ham Kunstauktionen

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Antique Kuba rug, "Old Minaret" design, late 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan

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Antique Kuba rug, North East Azerbaijan
Sotheby's Sale: W01304 | Location: London, Olympia
Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 22 Nov 01 11:00 AM
LOT 72: 190 by 128 cm., 6 ft. 3 in. by 4 ft. 3 in.

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Antique Baku or Kuba rug, first quarter 20th century, Azerbaijan. Lot Nr.: 23, 181 x 133 cm, Rippon Boswell, Auktion 680, 10. März 2007

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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Sale 2362 Lot 253. last quarter 19th century, 5 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in.
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Khyzy or Southern Kuba rug, early 20th century, North East Azerbaijan


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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, Rippon Boswell, Auction no: 64, 2004

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Antique Kuba or Southern Daghestani rug, first quarter 20th century, North East Azerbaijan
Sale A136 Lot 1847 - 22 March 2006
150x130 cm. Galerir Koler

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Antique Kuba Shield rug, North East Azerbaijan
Sale 2276 Lot 238. last quarter 19th century, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art
 

 

 

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Antique Kuba or Derbend rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan, 3'4" x 4'6"

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan

 


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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. AND MRS. GREGORY A. KIMBLE. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba or Baku rug, Azerbaijan
Sale 2347 Lot 229
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba rug, early 20th century, Northern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Provenance: Private Collection, London, Ontario. 6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. (194 x 139 cm)

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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2457 - Lot 161
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba rug, 1900s, North East Azerbaijan, 208 x 120 cm. Sale 48T, May 8th 2007, Nagel Auktionen
 

 

 

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Antique Kuba long rug, so called "Surahani Garden" design, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan
Lot 4: Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2389 - Lot 4
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan
Van Ham Kunstauktionen, 10/2006

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Antique Kuba rug, so called Surahani Garden or Old Minaret design, late 19th century, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 130 x 270 cm

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Antique Baku long rug, so called "Surahani Garden" design, first quarter 20th century, Azerbaijan

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Antique Baku rug, early 20th century, North East Azerbaijan

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Antique Kuba rug, "Old minaret" or so called "Surahani Garden" design, early 20th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan
Bonhams Sale 15436 - Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets

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Antique Kuba rug, first quarter 20th century, "Old Minaret" design, Northern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan

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Antique Kuba rug, first quarter 20th century, "Old Minaret" design, Mountainous Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan

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Antique Baku or Khyzy rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan, 132x289 cm

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Antique Baku or Kuba rug, late 19th/early 20th century, Azerbaijan, 7'8" by 3'9"

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Antique Kuba rug, "Old Minaret" or so called "Surahani Garden" design, last quarter 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 3′ 10" x 10′

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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Lot 119. Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2436 - Lot 119
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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A fine antique Kuba rug with beatuful kufic motif main border, "Old Minaret" Design, last quarter 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, Luciano Coen Collection, Italy

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Antique Kuba or Baku rug, late 19th / early 20th century, North East Azerbaijan, 104x135

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Antique Kuba long rug, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan
 

 

 

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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Orduj, Konakhkend district, Kuba (the district was dissolved in 1959) 260 214 X 128 cm
2nd half of the 19the century. published at Siyawouch Azadi "Azerbaijani Caucasian rugs" plate no: 54

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, Sale 42T, May 18th 2004, Nagel Auktionen

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Antique Kuba rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Lot 154: last quarter 19th century, 6 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2457 - Lot 154. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba rug, 1900's, "Old minaret" or so called "Surahani Garden" design, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 15 March 2005, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets, Bonhams, 3ft 8in x 6ft 7in

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Antique Kuba or Baku rug, so called "Surahani Garden" design, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan
Nagel Auktionen
Sale 47T, Lot No. 31

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1904 dated Baku or Kuba rug, so called "Surahani Garden" design, Azerbaijan. Sale 2347 Lot 267. 12 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Kuba or Derbend long rug, early 20th century, North East Azerbaijan, James McDougall, Scotland, 105 x 240 cm

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Antique Kuba rug, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 4'6"x8'

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Kuba Region, N-East Azerbaijan. Published at Serare Yetkin's Early Caucasian rugs Volume II, plate no: 211, Caucasian Geometric carpet. Franz Bausback, Mannheim. 1.08 x 2.03 m

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Antique Baku or Kuba rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan. Sotheby's Sale: N07820 | Location: New York
01 Oct 02, LOT 244: PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNER
A KAZAK LONG RUG, SOUTHWEST CAUCASUS,
10ft. 9in. by 4ft. 6in. (3.28 by 1.37m.)

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1289 (1872) dated Kuba rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Sotheby's Sale: NY7704 | Location: New York. Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 20 Sep 01 10:15 AM
LOT 50: 7ft. 11in. by 3ft. 9in. (2.41 by 1.14m.)

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Antique Kuba rug, "Old Minaret" design, late 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan

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1307 AH / 1890 AD dated Kuba long rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Lot 91, dated 1890, 10 ft. x 4 ft. 3 in. Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2405 - Lot 91. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Caucasian rug, 1900's, possibly Baku Region, Eastern Azerbaijan. Lot 406 'Surahani' rug. 8ft, 3in. x 4ft.2in. 2.51m. x 1.27m. Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury Salerooms Ltd. Carpet, Rug and Textile Sale, 22/10/2002

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Antique Kuba or Baku rug (Surahani 'garden' rug), late 19th century, Azerbaijan
251cm x 126cm / 8'3" x 4'2", Late 19th century, Knots: 50 (v) x 31 (h) = 1,550 / dm2.

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1274 Ah (1858 AD) dated Kuba rug, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. It is the oldest dated example of this type of Kuba rugs. LOT: 55
Grogan & Company, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpet Auction, Dedham, Massachusetts, 10 December 2007
 

 

 

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Sale 2276 Lot 253
6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Antique Southern Kuba or Shirvan rug, Azerbaijan
circa 1900. Property of a West German private collection. 170 x 113 cm. Sale 50T, May 27th 2008
Nagel Auktionen

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. 188 x 123cm.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen. Auktionsdaten. 02.11.2005

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Antique Shirvan (or Kuba) rug, early 20th century, Azerbaijan, 118 x 188 cm

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Antique Kuba or Shirvan rug, late 19th century, North East Azerbaijan, 172cm x 107cm, Sale 11520 -  Bonhams, Antique and Decorative Carpets and rugs, Knightsbridge, 13 October 2004, Lot 1009

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 1,70 m x 1,13 m (5'58" x 3'71")


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Antique Baku rug, late 19th /early 20th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan, 3'8" x 6'

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Azerbaijan. Private Collection, Italy