Sale 1404
New York
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8 - 9 September 2004
Price realised
USD 7,170
Estimate
AN USHAK CARPET, West Anatolia, First Quarter 20th Century, having a rose serrated medallion on the slate blue field with rosettes overall within the rose leafy vinery border Approximately 20 ft. 8 in. x 14 ft. 1 in (639 x 429 cm.)
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