• Kinross House, Scotland And Pr auction at Christies

    Sale 5436

    Kinross House, Scotland And Property Removed From The London Residence of Mrs. Winston Spencer Churchill

    London, South Kensington

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    30 March 2011

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    • AN AUBUSSON CARPET
    Lot 104

    AN AUBUSSON CARPET

    FRANCE, CIRCA 1880

    Price realised

    GBP 11,875

    Estimate

    GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000

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    AN AUBUSSON CARPET
    FRANCE, CIRCA 1880
    The brown outer border probably later
    Approx. 18 ft. 2 in. x 15 ft. 5 in. (544 x 470 cm.)

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    P. Churchill, 'Scotland's Renaissance Masterpiece', Country Life, 12 August 2009, p. 83


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    This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage


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