Sale 9018
New York, Park Avenue
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17 December 1998
Price realised
USD 4,600
Estimate
A CHINESE CARPET First Quarter 20th Century Having a tone-on-tone design of leafy vinery on the indigo field within a medium blue landscape vignette border Approximately 11ft. 7in. x 9ft. 2in. (353cm. x 279cm.)
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