Lot Essay
A carpet with a similar angular border to this fragment is illustrated by Hans Bidder (see Bidder, H., Carpets from Eastern Turkestan, Tubingen, 1964, fig. 29).
.jpg?w=1)
TARIM BASIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A SILK KASHGAR CARPET FRAGMENT
TARIM BASIN, Late 18th Century
Approximately 5 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. (175 x 89 cm.)
TARIM BASIN, Late 18th Century
Approximately 5 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. (175 x 89 cm.)
Provenance
The Bernheimer Family Collection of Carpets; Christie's London, 14 February 1996, lot 183.
Acquired 9 August 1937 as a "Kansu Fragment"
Acquired 9 August 1937 as a "Kansu Fragment"