Lot Essay
Khotan carpets of this design, so clearly derived from Mughal carpets such as that sold in these Rooms 24 April 1997, lot 425, are rarely encountered. A finely executed very large example was published by Eskenazi (HALI 62, April 1992, p.53), while one more comparable to this was sold in Germany (Nagel, Stuttgart, 19 November 1994, lot 1046). In another smaller example the Mughal lattice is transformed into a border design (Sotheby's New York, 17 September 1992, lot 27).