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AN AKSTAFA LONG RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
Price Realized £3,680 ($6,266)
Sale Information
Christie's Sale 6030
CARPETS
15 October 1998
London, King Street
Lot Description
312 - AN AKSTAFA LONG RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
The indigo field scattered with flowerheads, a variety of animals, birds and
boteh around a column of four medallions containing similar motifs divided
by paired confronting birds with pronounced serrated tails, in an ivory
border of polychrome hooked motifs between minor barber-pole stripes,
S-motif, reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, ends slightly damaged, selvage
original, corroded black, slight wear
9ft.4in. x 3ft.10in. (283cm. x 117cm.)
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