A CAIRENE CARPET PROBABLY CAIRO, OTTOMAN EGYPT, MID-16TH CENTURY
The red field woven with blue palmettes and reserves of scrolling leaves within a border woven with palmettes containing saz leaves
Approximately 17 ft. 4 in. (5 m. 28 cm.) x 15 ft. 2 in. (4 m. 62 cm.)
Provenance
The V. and L. Benguiat Private Collection of Rare Old Rugs; American Art Association, Inc, New York, 4-5 December 1925, lot 36.
The Estate of Countess Mona Bismarck; Sotheby's, Monaco, 30 November-2 December 1986, lot 1801.
The Textile Gallery, London.
Private Collection, London.
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
The red field woven with blue palmettes and reserves of scrolling leaves within a border woven with palmettes containing saz leaves
Approximately 17 ft. 4 in. (5 m. 28 cm.) x 15 ft. 2 in. (4 m. 62 cm.)
Provenance
The V. and L. Benguiat Private Collection of Rare Old Rugs; American Art Association, Inc, New York, 4-5 December 1925, lot 36.
The Estate of Countess Mona Bismarck; Sotheby's, Monaco, 30 November-2 December 1986, lot 1801.
The Textile Gallery, London.
Private Collection, London.
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
