A LARGE AGRA CARPET
A LARGE AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Woven on the horizontal, the light-pink field with an overall lattice of entwined cloud bands, palmettes and scrolling leafy vine, in a narrow wine-red flowerhead and leaf guard stripe, full pile, lacking main border and outer guard stripe, a reweave to one corner, uneven colour fade
23 ft. 7 in. x 14 ft. 8 in. (720 x 448 cm.)
Provenance
G. Foulde, Marquis de Breteuil, Château de Breteuil (Grand Salon).
Acquired from Aveline, Jean-Marie Rossi, Paris.
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A LARGE AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Woven on the horizontal, the light-pink field with an overall lattice of entwined cloud bands, palmettes and scrolling leafy vine, in a narrow wine-red flowerhead and leaf guard stripe, full pile, lacking main border and outer guard stripe, a reweave to one corner, uneven colour fade
23 ft. 7 in. x 14 ft. 8 in. (720 x 448 cm.)
Provenance
G. Foulde, Marquis de Breteuil, Château de Breteuil (Grand Salon).
Acquired from Aveline, Jean-Marie Rossi, Paris.
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