Sale 9887
London, South Kensington
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14 July 2004
Price realised
GBP 956
Estimate
A fine Heriz carpet the ivory field with overall design of bold polychrome hooked leaves, angular floral vine and small floral motifs, in an indigo border of stylised turtle-palmettes between brick-red and light blue angular floral meander stripes, apart of minute loss in one corner this carpet has good pile throughout --317cm. x 218cm.(10ft.5in. x 7ft.2in.)
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Both in Belle Epoque Paris and Berlin between the wars, Jeanne Mammen documented European café society from a woman’s perspective
Islamic Art specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam on a magnificent garment that would have been worn by a member of the royal inner circle