Lot 91
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A HERIZ CARPET
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A HERIZ CARPET

NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890

Details
A HERIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
A couple of small repairs and spots of repiling, overall good condition
10ft.7in. x 8ft.5in. (322cm. x 256cm.)
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction. 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

In the cartouches are verses from a ghazal of Hafiz. The opening couplet of the ghazal reads; gol dar bar o mey dar kaf ma’shuq be kam ast / soltan-e jahanam be chonin ruz gholam ast, which translates as, 'The rose in my arms, the wineglass in my hand, and the beloved attained. On such a day the sultan of all the world is my slave.'

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