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An antique Moghan kelleh, South-East Caucasus
Price Realized £1,528 ($2,374)
Sale Information
Christie's Sale 9605
FINE ORIENTAL CARPETS
9 April 2003
London, South Kensington
Lot Description
33-An antique Moghan kelleh, South-East Caucasus
The shaded rust-red field with pale yellow and light blue lage hooked
medallions, each containing various polychrome hooked and serrated panels
enclosing central octagon with stylised Memling gul, flanked by similar guls
at each side and hooked reciprocal panel spandrels at each end, in broad
border of multicoloured hooked octagons between charcoal-black open rosette
stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, slight even wear, slightly
corroded black
312cm. x 150cm.(10ft.3in. x 4ft.11in.)
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