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Benguiat Ottoman Cairene Carpet

J. Taylor's note: A fascinating carpet from the 1925 Benguiat Sale shows allover-Quatrefoils and a series of"substrate" cross-like medallions. It has since disappeared


Image and information courtesy: John Taylor, rugtracker.com