A SAFAVID ISFAHAN CARPET

Lot 177
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1404674
Lot 177 | A SAFAVID ISFAHAN CARPET
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 90 000
A SAFAVID ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Uneven areas of wear and faded repiling, selvages rebound
18ft.3in. x 8ft.2in. (556cm. x 249cm.)




Provenance

Dom Afonso Henriques, Prince Royal of Portugal (1865-1920).
Acquired from Vitall Benguiat, New York.
Senator William A. Clark, New York.
'500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe', Christie's New York, 24 November 2009, lot 204



Literature

Illustrated Handbook of The W.A. Clark Collection, Washington, D.C., 1928, p. 73.
'Carpets for the Great Shah', The Corcoran Gallery of Art Bulletin, Vol 2, No. 1, October 1948, p. 20, no. P25.



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