NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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AN AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of 'Shah 'Abbas' design, minor repairs, in overall very good condition
15ft.8in. x 15ft.5in. (478cm. x 470cm.)

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This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. 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 and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal 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. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The design of the present carpet is clearly inspired by the 16th and 17th century cloudband and palmette designs of the Safavid and Mughal traditions. The renaissance in Indian production was buoyed by the weaver’s exposure to these designs through the carpets of the Maharaja of Jaipur and the collection in Bijapur and later, the publication of lavish carpet reference books with hand-coloured plates such as Arthur Upham Pope's, Survey of Persian Art, Oxford, 1938 which shows a closely related prototype, Vol. XIII, pl.1126. (Bennett, 1987, no.5 ).

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