A Benlian
Tabriz carpet, lot 223
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Edward E. Benlian was an Armenian who lived
in England (The Orchard, 55 Arthur Rd, Wimbledon,
London SW19). He died somewhere around 1973 and
there was an estate auction after his death by
Phillips, Son & Neale of London, England.
Apparently his company produced rugs in Tabriz
from the 1900s on. His master weavers included
Javan Amir Kizi and Mahmud Ghalicheh. Benlian
represent the top tier of 20th century Tabriz
production and the carpets are now old enough to
start showing up in the auctions
Sotheby’s,.Woolley & Wallis, Christie's
, and Phillips are have mentioned Benlian in
their catalogues.
Benlian Tabriz Persian
carpets have an eight-pointed star logo in one
corner. Most often on the inner guard border.
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Sotheby's
Benlian Tabriz carpet C. 1920 lot 16
A Benlian Tabriz carpet,
lot 223
The
Doris Leslie Blau Benlian Tabriz
Important
Benlian Tabriz Carpet - Woolley &
Wallis
Sotheby's
Benlian Tabriz Carpet c. 1920 lot 204
Sotheby's
Benlian Tabriz Carpet c. 1920 lot 188
"The Benlian Tabriz
carpet, Lot 36, 558x372, with an
eight-pointed star logo in one corner,
the rose-red field with palmettes, vines
and wild animals, and a yellow inscribed
inner border, was cheap at £5,000
(estimated £6,000-8,000)." Oriental
Rug Auctions in Europe After the Big Bang
by Dr. Herbert Exner
From Oriental Rug Review, Vol. 15/5
Javan
Amir Kizi Tabriz Carpet
W&W
Benlian Tabriz carpet C. 1930 lot 261
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The Doris Leslie Blau Benlian
Tabriz
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Sotheby's
Fine Oriental and
European Rugs and Carpets Sale L09325 lot
161
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
London, Bond Street 8,000—12,000 GBP
Session 1
21 Apr 99 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's
Premium: 8,625 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
North West Persia
with star signature
386 by 300cm. 12ft. 8in. by 9ft. 10in.
Fine Oriental and
European Rugs and Carpets » lot 141
Sale L09327 lot 141
A Benlian Tabriz carpet
London, Bond Street 4,000—6,000 GBP
Session 1
12 Oct 99 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's
Premium: 4,600 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A Benlian Tabriz carpet
North West Persia
with 'star' signature
393 by 300cm., 12ft. 11in. by 9ft. 10in.
Fine Oriental and
European Rugs and Carpets » lot 114
Sale L00506 lot 114
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
London, Bond Street 5,000—7,000 GBP
Session 1
11 Oct 00 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's
Premium: 5,760 GBP
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
North West Persia
circa 1900, with a star signature
383 by 293cm., 12ft. 7in. by 9ft. 8in.
Fine Oriental and
European Rugs and Carpets » lot 171
Sale L00506 lot 171
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
London, Bond Street 4,000—6,000 GBP
Session 1
11 Oct 00 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's
Premium: 4,800 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
North West Persia
circa 1910, with a star signature
470 by 325cm., 15ft. 5in. by 10ft. 8in.
Live Auctions » Oriental
and European Rugs and Carpets » lot 196
Sale LN3823 lot 196
A Benlian Tabriz carpet
London, Bond Street 3,000—5,000 GBP
Session 1
19 May 98 10:00 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's
Premium: 3,795 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A Benlian Tabriz carpet
North West Persia
with a star signature
445 by 374 cm., 14 ft. 8 in. by 12 ft. 4
in.
Fine Oriental and
European Rugs and Carpets
Sale L00505 lot 202
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
North West Persia
circa 1910, the burgundy field with
overall arabesque interlace supported by
polychrome palmettes issuing scrolling
vines ending in flowerheads and leaves, a
blue turtle palmette and arabesque
border, a star signature to the inner
guard border
530 by 336cm., 17ft. 5in. by 11ft.
London, Bond Street 5,000—7,000 GBP
Session 1
12 Apr 00 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's
Premium: 7,440 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A Tabriz Benlian carpet
North West Persia
circa 1910, the burgundy field with
overall arabesque interlace supported by
polychrome palmettes issuing scrolling
vines ending in flowerheads and leaves, a
blue turtle palmette and arabesque
border, a star signature to the inner
guard border
530 by 336cm., 17ft. 5in. by 11ft.
Christie's
Sale Title ORIENTAL RUGS
AND CARPETS
Location London, King Street Sale Date
Apr 25, 2002
Lot Number 61 Sale Number 6568
Creator North West Persia, circa 1920
Lot Title A BENLIAN TABRIZ CARPET
Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 British pounds
Price Realized Unsold
Lot Description A BENLIAN TABRIZ CARPET
North West Persia, circa 1920
The blue field with bold polychrome
palmette panels issuing angular floral
and leafy vine, in a medium blue border
containing palmettes and floral and leafy
vine meander between reciprocal
skittle-pattern and floral meander
stripes, minute wear
11ft.11in. x 9ft.6in. (363cm. x 289cm.)
Lot Notes For origin of design see note
on lot 63. (The field design of this
carpet is taken from a carpet in the
Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna
(Sarre, F., Trenkwald,
H.:Alt-Orientalische Teppiche, Vienna,
1926, Vol 1, plate 42. )
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
Copyright Barry
O'Connell 2004 - 2006.
Last revised: May 22, 2007.
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