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LOT 23
AN  AKSTAFA  LONG  RUG,  EAST  CAUCASUS
approximately  9ft.  3in.  by  3ft.  10in.  (2.82  by  1.17m.)
circa  1890

Sothebys
Textiles, Rugs and Carpets from the Collections of Bergi Andonian and Joseph W. Fell
New York|19 May 2011, 02:00 PM|N08756