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79 - Antique, fine QUASHGAI carpet
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€1,000 - 1,500Sale fees
Antique, fine QUASHGAI carpet Persia. Late 19th century. High-quality, silky wool pile on a wool foundation. Beautiful polychromy. Slight, natural oxidation, evidence of age. A midnight blue, oblong, and serrated field features a polychrome Herati pattern consisting of an intricate, stylized vegetal entanglement, supporting an ivory lozenge-shaped medallion with corollas of blooming flowers in ruby, sky blue, chestnut, and ivory, along with its cruciform floral pendants. Four ivory spandrels adorned with plant motifs embellish the composition. Multiple borders in sky blue, chestnut, anthracite, and ivory, studded with botehs, small flowers, and St. Andrew’s crosses. Two-tone highlights. Extraordinary color palette and rare design. H_218 cm W_ 140 cm Appraiser: Frank KASSAPIAN
Auction details
The Art of Weaving #1Auction house
Alexandre Landre Paris +33 1 48 56 00 11 paris@alexandrelandre.comDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.