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A London dealer in the Rippon Boswell room was successful at $86,600 with lot 157, an 18th century Bergama rug of the 2-1-2 medallion type on bright red ground in very good condition

 

BERGAMA, ca. 202x185 cm
Nordwestanatolien, 18. Jhdt.
Auktion am 10. Nov. 1990, # 157
Resultat: 127.600,- DM