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Price Realized £3,125 ($5,031)
Estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($2,258 - $2,903)

Sale Information
Christies SALE 7960 —
ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS INCLUDING TURKMEN WEAVINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ERIK RISMAN
5 April 2011
London, King Street

Lot Description
A BERGAMA RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1850
Localised areas of minor wear, corroded brown, touches of repiling, a few scattered small repairs, ends secured
6ft.2in. x 4ft.8in. (188cm. x 142cm.)


Provenance
Anon. sale Sotheby's New York 1995, lot 58.