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A SILK AGRA RUG
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A SILK AGRA RUG

NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890

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A SILK AGRA RUG
North India, circa 1890
The shaded indigo field with overall palmette, flowering vine and cloudband design, in a blackcurrant-red border of scrolling arabesques between charcoal-black and burgundy-red floral meander and reciprocal skittle-pattern minor stripes, original kilim strips at both ends, small areas of localised wear, generally in excellent condition
7ft.1in. x 4ft.9in. (215cm. x 145cm.)
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Lot Essay

The design of this rug, both in the field and border, is very similar to that of an eighteenth century North West Persian rug now in the Folkwang Museum, Essen (Yetkin, Serare: Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey, London, 1981, vol.II, pl.224). It is very possible that the design was taken from there.

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