Sale 7872
London
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7 October 2010
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Price realised
GBP 37,250
Estimate
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI PRAYER RUG DESIGNED BY ZAREH PENYAMIN, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1920 5ft.6in. x 3ft.9in. (168cm. x 114cm.)
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The approx. knot count is 11H x 10V per sq. cm. Similar rugs woven from the same cartoon were sold in these Rooms 22 April 1999, lot 18, 13 October 2005, lot 22, and 10 October 2008, lot 50.
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