Sale 6782
London, South Kensington
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15 March 1995
Price realised
GBP 1,800
Estimate
A FINE TABRIZ CARPET the ivory field with delicate meandering tendrils issuing palmettes, flowerheads and serrated leaves in yellow, shades of green, light and dark blue, rust-red and apricot around large cusped rust-red medallion with stylised pendants issuing floral vines containing similar motifs and light blue and ivory floral centrepiece surrounded by stylised wide floral spandrels, in rust-red broad border of multicoloured serrated palmettes, flowerhead and scrolling arabesques between ivory and light blue flowering vine stripes --15ft.5in. x 11ft.4in.(469cm. x 344cm.)
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