Sale 9544
London, South Kensington
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10 April 2002
Price realised
GBP 3,290
Estimate
A Tabriz carpet of Shah-Abbas design, North-West Persia The rust-red field with overall design of angular floral vine issuing bold polychrome palmettes and fleur-de-Lys together with delicate meandering floral tendrils, in shaded indigo border of similar design between ivory palmette and leafy vine stripes outer plain stripes, localized wear and slight tinting, replaced cord at each side 422cm. x 283cm.(13ft.10in. x 9ft.5in.)
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