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Antique Shirvan rug (here mistakenly attributed to Kuba), Aksu District, Bijo (so called Bijov, Bidjov) village or its vicinity, Azerbaijan. Toovey's Antiques, Fine Art Auctioneers


LOT NUMBER : 2992
Tooveys SALE DATE - Friday 8th October 2010

A Kuba rug, North-east Caucasus, early 20th Century, the abrashed blue field with a column of linked stylized medallions enclosing hanging lanterns supported by polychrome guls, bearing date, within an ivory and polychrome vine border, approx 172cm x 128cm.

 

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