ID 1306461 
Lot 200  | AN IMPRESSIVE SILK SAFAVID 'POLONAISE' CARPET
Estimate value
£ 1 000 000 – 2 000 000 
PROBABLY ISFAHAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
With areas of extremely well preserved silk pile, localised corrosion within specific colours, a minute hole at one end, original selvages, ends complete with original fringes
17ft.8in. x 7ft.3in. (545cm. x 224cm.)
Provenance
Konoike family, Osaka, by repute, sold Osaka Art Club, Osaka, private auction, February 2007
Mr Yoshinosuke Uno, Kyoto, from whom purchased by the present owner in 2018
Further details
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| Medium: | Silk, Textile | 
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia | 
| Auction house category: | Carpets, Rugs & carpets | 
| Medium: | Silk, Textile | 
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia | 
| Auction house category: | Carpets, Rugs & carpets | 
| Address of auction | 
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