NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890

The design of the present carpet is one that was adapted by the Indian weavers to be easily duplicated to form an enlarged or reduced pattern. A carpet with a single medallion sold in Sotheby's New York, 24 September 1991, lot 260, while a carpet of triplicate formation but devoid of the small lozenge medallion sold in the same Sotheby's sale, lot 281. A carpet displaying the same double niche medallion but scaled considerably smaller and repeated six times, sold in these Rooms, 25 June 2000, lot 216.