
09/10/2025
Christie’s hosts its ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Rugs and Carpets’ auction in London on 30 October at 10:30am BST, featuring an impressive selection of rugs and carpets spanning four centuries.
The earliest and one of the rarest carpets in the sale is a 16th-century Zander-Cassirer Selendi carpet (lot 140), a highly important example from this rare group of white ground, large-scale carpets displaying the ‘Bird’ design.
A recently discovered Tekke ‘Bird’ asmalyk (lot 100) is an exciting new addition to the twelve examples originally recorded by R. Pinner and M. Franses in 1980. The depth and quality of the colours, the finesse of the wool and the supple handle of this asmalyk are among the defining characteristics that makes this group so sought after.
Another impressive highlight of the sale is an imposing and archetypal Safavid Isfahan carpet (lot 120) with an intricate floral design. Remarkably well-preserved, the carpet was formerly part of the collection of Dr Uemura Rokuro (1894-1991)—a pre-eminent Japanese researcher of dyeing and weaving culture.
Visit the Christie’s website to discover the full catalogue.