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Lot 49
A ‘TRANSYLVANIAN’ PRAYER RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Even overall wear, scattered areas of repiling, re-selvaged, a couple of minute holes, each end
partially rewoven along outer minor stripe
4ft.11in. x 4ft.5in. (148cm. x 135cm.)
£6,000-8,000 US$9,100-12,000
€6,800-9,000

Christies LONDON
Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Tuesday 2 October 2012
PROPERTY FROM the Collection of Daniele Ghigo and various sources