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A DRAGON SOUMAK
CARPET
EAST CAUCASUS, DATED AH 1262 (1845-6 AD)
Price Realized Ј3,760 ($5,975)
Sale Information
Christie's Sale 6283
carpets
13 April 2000
London, King Street
Lot Description
A DRAGON SOUMAK CARPET
EAST CAUCASUS, DATED AH 1262 (1845-6 AD)
The dusty pink field with a variety of small floral motifs, stylised animals
and palmettes around a bold design of interlaced serrated ivory and green
panels linking indigo similar panels, each containing similar minor motifs
and enclosing large yellow hooked stylised palmettes, in a golden yellow
border of polychrome octagons containing addorsed C-motifs divided by hooked
panels between indigo rosette and minor mill pattern stripes, outer running
dog stripe, old reweaves and repairs throughout
9ft.7in. x 7ft.2in. (291cm. x 218cm.)
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