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 BERGAMA RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1800

Price Realized £2,640 ($4,623)

Sale Information
Christies SALE 7219 —
ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS
6 April 2006
London, King Street

Lot Description
A BERGAMA RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1800
Even low wear, scattered repiling, original long kilim at each end
6ft.2in. x 5ft.10in. (188cm. x 177cm.)

Lot Notes
A very similar example from the Battilossi Collection was sold in these Rooms London, 11 February 1998, lot 9. Another very similar rug is offered as lot 216 in this sale.