The highest lot at the auction was a Salor chuval carpet from 18th century Turkmenistan, which was sold by internal bidders for $59,375. As the subject of publications and exhibitions, Leigh Marsh’s collection of museum-quality carpets measures 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 8 inches.
Philadelphia-A bright crimson Salor Chuval rug from 18th-century Turkmenistan was sold for $59,375 at the Leigh Marsh series auction of Material Culture on June 27. Around 1800, the maida-gul textiles of the Marsh series were characterized by a large maida-gul octagon in the middle row, beautifully executed, and the top and bottom rows disappeared under their respective borders, indicating “infinite repetition.” It was exhibited and published in Dodds and Eilan Jr’s Oriental Rugs From Atlantic Collections in Philadelphia in 1996 and in 2003 at the Arthur Ross Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC and the Textile Museum. Its size is 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 8 inches. According to George Jevremovic, the founder and head of the company, the carpet was handed over to an American collector bidding at the gallery.
The public exhibition, held from June 23 to 26, was held before the auction, with an informal gallery speech by Dennis Dodds, Secretary General of the International Oriental Carpet Conference (ICOC), which promoted the promotion of Oriental carpets Understanding and textile art. “He knows this collection very well, and selected 28 carpets from them and used them as a display to tell style and history,” Jevremovic said.
Leigh Andrew Marsh passed away in 2019 at the age of 90. He is a connoisseur of ancient tribal and country carpets and decorations. For most of a century, people have carried out these items. Fanatic collection and research. He was born on March 4, 1929 in West Newton, Pennsylvania, to his parents James and Helen Marsh. He has loved animals since he was a child and wanted to be a veterinarian. He achieved this goal by attending Pennsylvania State University, and finally obtained a VMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959, becoming a doctor of veterinary medicine. However, in addition to his love for animals, he is also an enthusiastic carpet and art collector. He can talk about the patterns, colors, and weaves of Turkmen carpets, or the brushstrokes used by painters at the Impressionist School in Bucks County.
This is believed to be an early Salor juval, which was won by telephone bidders at a price of $43,750. This 4 ft 6 in x 2 ft 10 in rug is among the top rare works of its kind in private collections, and is widely published and exhibited like the top lot at auction.
This auction provides experienced collectors with an opportunity to increase their inventory, and more casual buyers can find model knits in a wide range of prices, all knits from Marsh.
This provenance is of museum quality, because he is not only an enthusiastic collector, but also willing to engage in knowledgeable discussions on almost every aspect of rural weaving, weavers and their culture. He met or got to know most of the major carpet scholars and dealers, and was fascinated by the festive world of auctions, conferences and parties, where mutual fans might attend.
He did not preserve his most important works out of sight, but used his collection for exhibitions and publications. Many of his works, such as the best-selling Salor chuval, can be found in existing literature, and many of the examples previously exhibited and published are in this auction. Mainly attracted private collectors in the United States and Europe, with total sales of US$527,360. Of the 191 lots offered, 174 were sold and 17 passed. More than 1,000 bidders registered through the online platform, leaving very active bidding and phone calls, and there were about 20-30 people in the auction gallery.
The Marsh series and its important Turkmen elements further contributed to a remarkable example, when a telephone bidder succeeded in buying what is considered an early Salor juval for $43,750. According to the catalog description, the 4 ft 6 in x 2 ft 10 in rug is among the top similar rare works in private collections. The kochanak boundary surrounds a spacious area, composed of tall large prototype chuval gul, scattered with smaller octagonal gul, which disappear below the upper and lower boundaries. Along the elem at the bottom is a row of spare elegant trees, each with a kochak ram horn device at the top. Like Salor Chuval, it is also published and exhibited in Dodds/Eiland Jr publications, Ross Gallery, Corcoran Gallery and Textile Museum.
The one that received $26,250 from internal bidders was another Turkmen carpet from circa 1800, Salor torba. The main element of the carpet is the repetitive octagon, which is arranged spaciously on the bright red ground, and is dotted with ornaments, which occasionally appear in the center of some Salor medals. The catalog notes quote Robert Pinner, who wrote: “Only a few Toba people know this design, it has the tranquil elegance that we learned from Salor.” However, as an independent subject, Pinner pointed out that it is rare.
Online bidders successfully bid for Shahsevan Khorjin noodles, trans-Caucasus noodles, bag noodles in the mid-19th century, and serapi in northwestern Persia in the late 19th century. The former is priced at US$19,200 and represents one of the few exquisite sumak khorjin faces. There is a large octagon on the ivory floor, which contains a shape that looks like a dragon. Two are light eggplant and two are dark indigo. . Some people think that these small dots are the “eyes” of beasts, and the various appendages and appendages are scales on the dragon’s body and limbs. In every corner, hardly anyone noticed that there were four small and delicate birds with harlequin markings, and three of them had double-crown feathers on their heads.
In this mid-19th century Shahsevan Khorjin cross-Caucasus bag face, can you see the “eyes” of the dragon-like beast? Online bidders who paid $19,200 will study its attributes.
serapi brought in $15,360. Measuring 8 feet 8 inches x 11 feet 3 inches, this is an unusual antique carpet with bright and cheerful tones. The big red medallion sits on a white field with four large palm leaves at each corner.
Two consecutive lots, a Turkmenistan Tekke chuval, circa 1800, show 16 exquisite hexagonal gurs, which are arranged spaciously on the alternate site. A similar example from the first half of the 19th century warns separately USD 13,750 and USD 12,500.
To avoid thinking that this is just an oriental carpet sale, when Richard Gibson Wedderspoon (United States, 1889-1976) in a painting, three African-American gentlemen sit While on a bench in town, Marsh’s attention to fine art was listed as the best-selling lot. In Naples, Florida, a semi-hidden female standing figure was won by a telephone bidder for $11,250.
After the sale, Jevremovic said he was most surprised by the high level of interest. “Many collectors of Turkmen carpets are’experienced’,” he said, and the collection is quite complete. “So it’s nice to see high interest and strong sales rates.” The price given includes the buyer’s premium set by the auction house.