Sale 2435
New York
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14 - 15 April 2011
Price realised
USD 17,500
Estimate
AN ISFAHAN CARPET CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1920 Approximately 10 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. (328 cm. x 203 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 2 April 2009, lot 148.
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Pre-Lot Text
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