Sale 7039
London
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28 April 2005
Price realised
GBP 16,800
Estimate
A LARGE KIRMAN CARPET SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890 The wine-red field densely filled with an overall mille-fleurs pattern entwined with a palmette vine lattice with occasional cloudbands, in an ivory border containing burgundy inscription cartouche panels alternating with indigo roundels containing floral bouquets between indigo, shaded wine-red and ivory flowering vine stripes, a signature cartouche at one end, localised areas of wear at times just above the knot collar, minor repairs and spots of repiling 21ft.5in. x 12ft.3in. (651cm. x 373cm.)
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