SOUTH PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A QASHQAI RUG
SOUTH PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Overall very good condition
6ft. x 5ft.10in. (183cm. x 178cm.)

Special notice

Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square not collected from Christie’s by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Cadogan Tate. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Cadogan Tate Ltd. All collections will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

Sale room notice

Please note that the Gulf Cooperation Council has imposed a ban on the importation of Iranian goods to or via its member states. Some of the member states are enforcing the ban strictly such as Saudi Arabia. Please check with your shippers on whether you will be able to ship Iranian artworks to the GCC member states.

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Lot Essay

A close comparable, but with a slightly darker midnight-blue field, is in the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Inv. no. T 8365/1922 KB. (Angela Völker, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche im MAK, Vienna, 2001, no.112, pp.306-307).

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