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Antique Shirvan Marasali prayer rug, Azerbaijan


Sotheby's Carpets
New York | 06 June 2007 | N08326

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SHIRVAN MARASALI PRAYER RUG, EAST CAUCASUS,
Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 USD
LOT SOLD. 33,000 USD (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
approximately 4ft. 3in. by 3ft. 8in. (1.29 by 1.12m.)
circa 1880