Sale 5553
Paris
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9 July 2008
Price realised
EUR 3,750
Estimate
TAPIS SENNEH VERS 1890 En laine et soie, à décor de semis de fleurs sur champ bleu dur 236 x 152 cm. (92 7/8 x 59 7/8 in.)
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A SENNEH CARPET, CIRCA 1890
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