EAST TURKESTAN, MID 19TH CENTURY

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A KHOTAN SAF
EAST TURKESTAN, MID 19TH CENTURY
Light even overall wear, areas of repiling, selvages replaced
14ft.10in. x 3ft.2in. (422cm. x 97cm.)

Special notice

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

As well as their distinctive colour palette, the safs of East Turkestan often feature niches which frame voluminous floral sprays, issuing out of improbably small vases. An example with three niches was sold in these Rooms, 22 April 1999, lot 144, and another with five is published by Peter Bausback (Antike Orienttepiche, Mannheim, 1978, p.534). The most similar example was sold in these Rooms as part of The Bernheimer Family Collection of Carpets, 14 February 1996, lot 182. Also consisting of five niches, on three sides it is enclosed by the same French blue border with a vine blooming alternatively with lilies and tulips.

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