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Sotheby's Fine Oriental and European Carpets
April 15, 1993, New York City
Est. $15,000-20,000
Literature:Ellis, Charles Grant, Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1988, p. 145, fig. 45a.
Lot 34 - A Kuba Blossom Carpet, Northeast Caucasus, 18th Century, rewoven
areas, areas of repair, reselvaged. 14f. 11 in. by 6f. 8 in. (4.55 m. by
2.03 m.)
Warp: Wool, Z2S, alternate warp strongly depressed, ivory
Weft: Wool, Z2, 2 shoots, ivory, salmon, medium to dark brown
Pile: Wool, symmetrical knot
Density: 8-9 horizontal, 7- 1 0 vertical
Colors: Medium to deep cinnabar, goldenrod, medium to deep lapis, azure,
black walnut, oat, teal blue, aubergine, chamois, fern
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