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Antique Bordjalou rug, so called "Sewan Kazak" rug, Borchaly / Bordjalou Uyezd

Sotheby's Carpets
New York | 7 Dec 2010, 2:00 PM | N08683
LOT 37
A SEWAN KAZAK RUG, WEST CAUCASUS
approximately 7ft. 7in. by 4ft. 7in. (2.31 by 1.40m.)
circa 1890
ESTIMATE 15,000 - 20,000 USD