Sale 9544
London, South Kensington
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10 April 2002
Price realised
GBP 2,585
Estimate
A massive Bakhtiari carpet, West Persia The shaded deep indigo field with overall design of angular floral and leafy vine connecting large polychrome palmettes and stylised cloudbands, rust spandrels similar, in broad shaded indigo border of bold palmettes and angular floral meander between rust-red and shaded camel flowering vine stripes, outer zig-zag and plain stripes, good condition 597cm. x 444cm.(19ft.8in. x 14ft.7in.)
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