Sale 6782
London, South Kensington
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15 March 1995
Price realised
GBP 956
Estimate
A TABRIZ CARPET the shaded brick-red field with overall design of scrolling floral vines connecting multicoloured bold palmettes surrounded by ivory border of serrated palmettes and stylised meandering floral vine between eau-de-Nil and indigo flowering vine stripes, outer plain stripe, signature cartouche at one end, small areas of slight wear --12ft.8in. x 10ft.2in.(387cm. x 309cm.)
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