Sale 9264
New York
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16 December 1999
Price realised
USD 23,000
Estimate
A HERIZ CARPET Northwest Persia, Circa 1900 Having an indigo rosette medallion anchored on the tomato field with floral vinery within a tomato tortoise device border Approximately 18ft. 3in. x 11ft. 2in. (556cm. x 340cm.)
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With her high-piled ringlets, gold earrings and heavy black kohl, the woman portrayed in this funerary painting offers a glimpse of life almost 2,000 years ago
Hongmiao Shi gets the specialists’ perspectives on a quartet of precious artworks and objects available for immediate purchase