Lot 10
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A PEKING CARPET
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A PEKING CARPET

CHINA, CIRCA 1890

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A PEKING CARPET
CHINA, CIRCA 1890
The shaded blue field with five roundels containing facing birds and leafy vine in an ivory border of flowerheads and hooked vine between indigo rosette and plain stripes, minute wear, otherwise very good condition
11ft.5in. x 8ft.11in. (347cm. x 272cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The image of two confronted birds forming a roundel is one that has a very long history in Chinese weavings. It is seen for example in a Tang dynasty felt of the 8th century (Lorentz, H.A.: A View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century, London and Boston, 1972, pl.27, p.68).

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