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Antique Derbend long rug with the polychrome stepped cruciform devices, 19th century 






A DAGHESTAN RUG
NORTHEAST CAUCASUS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Price Realized $10,575
 

Sale Information
Christie's Sale 9344
Fine European and Oriental Carpets
19 April 2000
New York, Rockefeller Plaza
 

Lot Description
7-A DAGHESTAN RUG
Northeast Caucasus, Third Quarter 19th Century
The oxidized brown field with an unusual design of polychrome stepped cruciform devices overall within an ivory rosette border
Approximately 9ft. 6in. x 3ft. 2in. (290cm. x 97cm.)
Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR