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Antique Bakshaish (Bakshaiesh, Bakhshaish, Bakhshayesh) rug, Azerbaijan, NW Iran.

 

Sotheby's
Important Americana, Including Property from the Collection
of Foster and Muriel McCarl
New York | 27 Sep 2012, 10:00 AM | N08880

LOT 27
A BAKSHAISH CARPET, NORTH PERSIA
approximately 13ft. 6in. by 11ft. 1in. (4.11 by 3.38m.)
circa 1880
ESTIMATE 10,000-15,000 USD