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Sotheby's Sale: N08038 | Location: New York
Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 16 Dec 04 10:15 AM
LOT 37 (of 161)
A CAUCASIAN 'BLOSSOM' CARPET,
7,000—10,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 16,800 USD
MEASUREMENTS: approximately 14ft. 2in. by 8ft. 4in. (4.32 by 2.54m.)
DESCRIPTION: 18th century
Condition Note: fragmentary, reduced in size, foldwear, rewoven and repiled
areas, tinting, linen backed,
CATALOGUE NOTE
For a closely related Caucasian carpet with a similarly rendered Afshan
design in the Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul, inv. no. 945, see:
Eiland, Jr., Murray L., "Afshan, A Study of Design Development", Hali, Issue
104, pl. 2, p. 59 and a fragmentary carpet in the Textile Museum,
Washington, D. C., inv. no. 1970.14.1, see: Ellis, Charles Grant, Early
Caucasian Rugs, Washington, D. C., 1976, pl. 28.
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