WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890

Details

A BAKSHAISH RUG
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
Uneven light wear, selvages rebound, overall good condition
8ft. x 4ft.7in. (245cm. x 145cm.)

Special notice

Specifed lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square ( ¦ ) not collected from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Crown Fine Art (details below). Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent ofsite. If the lot is transferred to Crown Fine Art, it will be available for collection from 12.00 pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crown Fine Art. All collections from Crown Fine Art will be by prebooked appointment only.

Sale room notice

The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.

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Lot Essay

There are far fewer Bakshaish weavings of smaller proportions than there are large room-size carpets. The design of the present rug has been scaled-down but works just as successfully. A similar example both in scale and design, originally purchased from Vojtech Blau in 1995, was sold in Christie's New York, 13 December 2000, lot 28.

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