The Dorotheum in Vienna, one of the oldest of Europe's leading auction rooms, holds regular Spring and Autumn sales of Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries under the expertise of Wolfgang Matschek, and carpets are also included in less specialised sales both in Vienna and in the company's provincial salerooms in cities such as Linz. This Spring, a Linz sale on 16 May 2013 includes a small group of rugs, while Herr Matschek's main sale at the Palais Dorotheum on Monday 27 May, offers more than 200 lots.

Linz, 16 May

Kazak rug, southwest Caucasus, 3rd quarter 19th century. Dorotheum, Linz, 16 May 2013. Estiimate €2,400

Baluch khorjin face, northeast Persia, ca. 1900, Dorotheum, Linz, 16 may 2012. Estimate €300

Varamin kilim, north Persia, 19th century. Dorotheum, Linz, 16 May. Estimate €,1700

Vienna, 27 May

Tekke Turkmen main carpet, 19th century. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €10-12,000

Nigde yastik, central Anatolia, 19th century, Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €1,500-1,800

Kurdish carpet, Kolyai area, Kermanshah province, west Persia, 1st half 19th century. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €4,000-5,000

Karapinar rug, central Anatolia, 19th century. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €8,000-9,000

Konya rug, central Anatolia, before 1800. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May, Estimate €12-15,000

South European (Italian?) silk appliqué cover, 17th century. Dorotheum, Vienna, 27 May, Estimate €7,000-9,000

Sauj Bulaq Kurdish 'flame-palmette' rug, northwest Persia, 19th century. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €6,000-8,000

Ningxia carpet, west China, late 17th century. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €5,000-6,000

Ningxia carpet, west China, Kangxi period, late 17th century. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €10-15,000

Tekke Turkmen torba, 19th century. Dorotheum, Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €6,000-8,000.

Beshir Turkmen prayer rug, Middle Amu Darya region, 19th century. Dorotheum Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €2,400-3,000

Yürük (Kurdish) carpet fragment, east Anatolia, 19th century. Dorotheum, Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €1,000-1,400.

Azeri flatweave, south Caucasus, second half 19th century. Dorotheum, Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €5,000-7,000

Varamin sofreh, north Persia, late 19th century. Dorotheum, Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €1.000-1,200

Bergama rug, west Anatolia, 19th century, Dorotheum, Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €10-12,000

Chinese silk embroiderey commissioned as a wall panel for a Spanish or Portuguese aristocrat, dated 1670. Dorotheum, Vienna, 27 May. Estimate €8,000-10,000