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Antique Caucasian Kazak rug dated in hijri year, NW Azerbaijan

Sotheby's Carpets
New York | 16 Dec 2009, 10:00 AM | N08597
LOT 55
PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR
A KAZAK RUG, SOUTHWEST CAUCASUS
approximately 8ft. 10in. by 5ft. 9in. (2.69 by 1.75m.)
circa 1890
ESTIMATE 6,000 - 8,000 USD