Ronnie Newman Rugs
Tibetan square seating mat 25 x 24 64 x 61 cms 19th.
Ronnie newman rugs. Century 48 x 38 122 x 97cm ask about this. And fat chance to find one of those or even a fragment. Bakshaish carpet iran c. Sorry but not one was left in ronnie newman s greasy sweaty palms when he consigned this bottom of the barrel collection to lazy larry from skinners.
The ronnie newman collection of early rugs part i ronnie newman is the ultimate renaissance man when he isn t acting sometimes on broadway or singing german lieder or carving marionettes. Estimate 8 000 10 000. Oh we avoided comment about any chinese rugs because we do not like anything made in this geographic area after 1500. Century all wool with natural dyes.
Antiques and fine art is the leading site for antique collectors designers and enthusiasts of art and antiques. Century trapping extraordinary drawing and colors 5 x 17. Hand spun cotton warps woolen wefts wonderful natural dyes including a corrosive blue symmetrical. The fact ronnie newman is called a collector and thought of by many as a carpet savant is just another joke in rugdumb.
Ronnie newman one half of rare yellow verneh cover embroidered with early colors including a wonderful aubergine azerbaijan early 19th. Century 70 x 32 178 x ask about this. He was a selfish self serving dealer period and end of discussion. Both of these ideas are as bogus as a three dollar bill as newman was neither.
Ronnie newman unusual strange central asian torba in mint condition. Ronnie made many memorable observations about the textiles he loved so passionately and studied so deeply. This had been published in the july 1996 issue of hali nr 87 page 129 by ronnie newman according to hali 115 150 it sold for 7800 but was not listed in the official results in 2009 another example appeared at rippon boswell 49 rb 23 may 2009 lot 13. Rugs and carpets the october fine oriental rugs carpets auction includes 330 lots from tribal rugs to room size carpets and also feature part i of the the ronnie newman collection of early rugs.