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Lot 34 / Sale 7078
AN EAST CAUCASIAN LONG RUG
MID 19TH CENTURY
Price Realized £11,400 ($19,916)
Sale Information
Christies Sale 7078
ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS
13 October 2005
London, King Street
Lot Description
AN EAST CAUCASIAN LONG RUG
MID 19TH CENTURY
Areas of wear and corrosion, severe in a couple of places, selvages
replaced, ends missing knots but secured
12ft.4in. x 4ft.5in. (376cm. x 135cm.)
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added
to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Lot Notes
This very elegant runner has medallions that relate it to a group of Kurdish
rugs a number of which bear dates from the mid-nineteenth century. One from
the James D. Burns Collection was sold in these Rooms, 18 October 2001, lot
281; the note to that lot gives references to five further related examples.
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