Persian Rugs in Melbourne

Philips Auctions regularly has a range of persian rugs for sale at our Melbourne auction house. During our regular Fine & Decorative Arts auctions, you will find patterns and styles to suit all tastes.

Some of our recent persian rugs types include:

  • oriental silk
  • persian isfahan
  • prayer rugs
  • woollen runners
  • spiders

Selection of items from our recent sales


A PERSIAN SILK RUG
In deep sky blue, cream, and tan, with red, green and navy accents in a tessellated design throughout having a central 'stained glass window' cross on a shaped reserve with a cream ground, spandrels with cascading fountain designs and repeat diamond pattern borders.


A QASHQAIE WOOLLEN BLANKET OR WALL HANGING
From the Fars region of South West Iran, the flat weave wool blanket in a natural dye of red, blue and yellow palette having striking flat weave chevron stripes with areas of raised knotted pile to the borders, with bound edges; with valuation from Behruz Studio.


A PERSIAN ISFAHAN RUG IN WOOL AND SILK
In shades of deep to medium blue with tan and cream colours, having a sixteen point rosette within a large arabesque and floral embellished cartouche on a rich blue ground, decorative spandrels and bordered with repeat scrolls and flora.


A PERSIAN SILK PRAYER RUG
In muted terracotta, tan and olive on a sage ground with black accents and gold thread highlights, and depicting a flowering tree of life with birds within a mihrab design with multiple patterned and floral borders.


A PERSIAN WOOLLEN RUNNER
In wool upon a cotton base, with a floral and tendril design throughout in a light blue, sage and cream palette on a terracotta ground with continuous navy borders of stylised flora


AN AFGHAN CHUBI RUG ON A LINEN BASE
For Geraldine Cooper Interiors, the silk look rug in brick red, indigo and cream, with a series of bold rectangular designs to the centre surrounded by guls on a red ground and with simple geometric borders.


AN ANTIQUE TURKISH KONYA WOOL HALL RUNNER
For Geraldine Cooper Interiors, in muted shades of brick red, indigo, sky blue and cream typical of aged natural dyes, and depicting a simple repeat geometric design to the centre on the red ground and surrounded by single geometric border.

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