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A North-West Persian Gallery carpet
The indigo field with a column of deep-red octafoil medallions containing similar, smaller, beige medallions, linked by stepped lozenge medallions, the field scattered with various perching birds and floral sprays, the stepped tomato-red spandrels with green foliate panels and flower-heads, in an ice-blue border of stylised boteh between tomato-red, S- and flower-head stripes, outer barber-pole stripe, some areas of localised wear
570cm. x 210cm.
The indigo field with a column of deep-red octafoil medallions containing similar, smaller, beige medallions, linked by stepped lozenge medallions, the field scattered with various perching birds and floral sprays, the stepped tomato-red spandrels with green foliate panels and flower-heads, in an ice-blue border of stylised boteh between tomato-red, S- and flower-head stripes, outer barber-pole stripe, some areas of localised wear
570cm. x 210cm.
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.
Sale room notice
Please note that the title should read a Lampa Karabach gallery carpet and not as stated in the catalogue