A fine Tabriz carpet | Christie's

Sale 2511

FURNITURE, CARPETS, CLOCKS, SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART

Amsterdam

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27 June 2001

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Lot 71

A fine Tabriz carpet

Price realised

NLG 19,975

Estimate

NLG 8,000 - NLG 12,000

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A fine Tabriz carpet
The indigo field with stylised polychrome herati pattern around a large shaded brick-red medallion with pendants of similar design, with ivory centrepiece, ivory and green spandrels similar, in a shaded brick-red border of bold turtle-palmettes and floral meander, between floral vine and plain stripes
484cm. x 344cm.
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