ID 1178332
Lot 237 | A RARE USHAK MEDALLION COURT CARPET
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 1475-1485
Areas of wear and associated restoration, main border missing at each end
15ft.11in. x 8ft.10in. (486cm. x 270cm.)
Provenance
By repute the carpet belonged to a French family that relocated to France from Constantinople at the beginning of the 20th century and was subsequently passed down by descent
| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
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| Auction house category: | Carpets, Rugs & carpets |
| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
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| Auction house category: | Carpets, Rugs & carpets |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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