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Antique Konya rug, Central Anatolia, Turkey, mid 19th century.

A KONYA YATAK
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1840

Price Realized £8,750 ($14,088)
Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.
 

Sale Information

Christie's Sale 7960
Oriental Rugs and Carpets Including Turkmen Weavings From The Collection of Erik Risman
5 April 2011
London, King Street


Lot Description: A KONYA YATAK
CIRCA 1840
A few areas of uneven wear, a few scattered areas of repiling, selvages partly repaired, ends secured
9ft.4in. x 6ft.9in. (283cm. x 206cm.)