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LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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AN AUBUSSON CARPET
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The raspberry-red field with floral swags enclosing a cusped ivory panel with an oval framed floral bouquet, a scallop-shaped cartouche on all four sides containing a lions head, in an ivory border with a bold cartouche at each corner filled with Autumnal fruits, all within narrow moulded, floral and laurel leaf stripes, minor light surface marks, overall very good condition
22 ft. 8 in. x 16 ft. (692 x 488 cm.)
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The raspberry-red field with floral swags enclosing a cusped ivory panel with an oval framed floral bouquet, a scallop-shaped cartouche on all four sides containing a lions head, in an ivory border with a bold cartouche at each corner filled with Autumnal fruits, all within narrow moulded, floral and laurel leaf stripes, minor light surface marks, overall very good condition
22 ft. 8 in. x 16 ft. (692 x 488 cm.)
Special notice
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.
Sale room notice
Please note that this carpet was sold in the Alberto Pinto Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 29 March, 1999, lot 192.