Wannenes in Genoa, Italy, has emerged over the past few years as a welcome player in the international antique carpet and textile auction market. Due at first to the efforts of the late Nunzio Crisa, and continued since his untimely death by Kat Maeckle, Wannenes now hold regular specialist sales. A few of the possible highlights of their next Genoa sale, on 29 May 2013, are shown below.
Lot 704. Tree Kazak rug, Caucasus, ca. 1880. 240 x 130 cm. Estimate € 3500 - 4500
Lot 768bis. Morgongiori wool and metal thread textile, Sardinia, ca. 1900. 82 x 198 cm. Estimate €500-800
Lot 732. North Indian rug, 19th century. 154 x 218cm. Estimate €6,000-8,000
Lot 762, Khotan rug, East Turkestan, second half 19th century. 151 x 201 cm. Estimate €6,000-7,000
Lot 774. Sauj Bulag Kurdish rug, northwest persia, 19th century. 130 x 260 cm. Estimate €4,000-4,500
Lot 757. Marasali Shirvan prayer rug, northeast Caucasus, late 19th century. 110 x 120 cm. Estimate €5,400-6,000
Lot 756. Qashqa'i rug, southwest Persia, 19th century. 150 x 220 cm. Estimate €4,500-5,000
Lot 712. Qashqa'i rug, southwest Persia, 19th century. 113 x 199 cm. Estimate €3,000-3,500
Lot 717. Makri rug, southwest Anatolia, 19th century. 135 x 190 cm. Estimate €4,500-5,000
Lot 725. Dragon sumakh rug, Caucasus, 19th century. 153 x 193 cm. Estimate €6,000-7,000
Lot 726. Shahsavan kilim, northwest Persia, late 19th century. 140 x 327 cm. estimate €1,800-2,200
