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Antique Karadja (Karaja, Qarajeh) rug, Iranian Azerbaijan, c 1850


A KARADJA RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1850

Price Realized £693 ($1,284)

Sale Information
Christies SALE 9959 —
OAK, COUNTRY FURNITURE, FOLK ART, WORKS OF ART AND SCULPTURE
10 November 2004
London, South Kensington

Lot Description
A KARADJA RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1850
The indigo field with three columns of stylised floral sprays, in a shaded red rosette and angular vine border between ivory and red wave pattern stripes, reduced at one end, slight wear and corrosion
4ft.1in. x 3ft.3in. (124cm. x 99cm.)