Sale 7872
London
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7 October 2010
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Price realised
GBP 8,125
Estimate
A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' CARPET CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890 16ft.10in. x 11ft.10in. (513cm. x 360cm.)
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Pre-Lot Text
Christie’s Islamic Art specialist Xavier Fournier explains all you need to know about these exquisite embroidered panels
Interior designer Robert Kime on how he came to acquire this magnificent tapestry — depicting a scene in the life of Alexander the Great — for just £7,500
How one of Mexico’s greatest artists collaborated with a family of printers to create a brand new printing technique
The competitive but loving bond between the two artists is explored in Alberto and Diego Giacometti: Masters of Design