NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890

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A SILK AGRA RUG
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890
Of 'Ardabil' design, full pile throughout, a few small repairs, selvages rebound
5ft.9in. x 6ft.2in. (175cm. x 185cm.)

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Lot Essay

Silk carpets woven in nineteenth century India are extremely rare. The present rug has an unusual abstracted 'Ardabil' design but has the same dense and heavy structure and palette one associates with wool Agra rugs.

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