Lot 45

FINE RARE MOGHAN PRAYER RUG, CIRCA 1870

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FINE RARE MOGHAN PRAYER RUG, CIRCA 1870

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Starting Bid: $1,000

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by Soulis Auctions
June 27, 2026 10:00 AM CDT
Live Auction
P.O. Box 17
Lone Jack, MO, US 64070

The ivory mihrab with two columns of eight hooked octagonal medallions around a column of conjoined polychrome rhombus medallions within similar outer half medallions below a konchanak gul within a chamfered pointed arch, surrounded by a red continuous hooked triangle border, a dark blue flower head outer guard border.

Seemingly, an example from a small rare group of Moghan prayer rugs. A similar well known example woven with three columns of similar medallions and with the kochanak medallion and similar border treatment is published in; Kaffel, R, Caucasian Prayer Rugs, 1998, pl.37. See also, another example, Soulis Auctions, Kansas, John Adair Collection, December 14th, Lot 132.

Measures approximately 62 x 35 inches; 5ft.2 inches x 2ft.11in; 158 x 89cm.

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  • Provenance: The estate of John Adair Jr. (1942-2025), founder and proprietor of Kurofune Antiques in Tokyo, Japan (est. 1978), a world-renowned destination featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal.
  • Dimensions: Measures approximately 62 x 35 inches; 5ft.2 inches x 2ft.11in; 158 x 89cm.
  • Medium: Rugs and Carpets

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