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Antique Bakshaish (Bakshaiesh, Bakhshaish, Bakhshayesh) rug, Azerbaijan, NW Iran.


Sotheby's
Carpets
New York | 06 Jun 2007, 10:00 AM | N08326
LOT 300
A BAKSHAISH CARPET, NORTH PERSIA,
approximately 18ft. 4in. by 11ft. 8in. (5.59 by 3.56m.)
circa 1890
ESTIMATE 60,000-80,000 USD