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A HERIZ CARPET
NORTHWEST PERSIA, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Price Realized $27,600

Sale Information
SALE 9308 —
Christies FINE EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL CARPETS
7 October 1999
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Lot Description
A HERIZ CARPET
Northwest Persia, Last Quarter 19th Century
Having a brick red scalloped medallion anchored on the ivory field with floral vinery within an indigo tortoise device border
Approximately 13ft. 6in. x 9ft. 8in. (411cm. x 295cm.)