Sale 7039
London
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28 April 2005
Price realised
GBP 10,560
Estimate
A KASHAN "MOHTASHAM" CARPET CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890 The shaded indigo field with delicate scrolling flowering vine around a central cusped rust-red medallion containing similar flowering vine centred by an indigo lozenge, a palmette pendant above and below, the part ivory and rust-red spandrels similar, in an indigo flowerhead, strapwork and flowering vine border between ivory floral meander and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, minute areas of wear 13ft.3in. x 9ft.8in. (403cm. x 294cm.)
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Islamic Art specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam on a magnificent garment that would have been worn by a member of the royal inner circle