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A small metal-wire and wool carpet, 18th-19th century

Lot 55. A small metal-wire and wool carpet, 18th-19th century; 93cm (36 5/8in) x 93cm (36 5/8in). Sold for €2,805 (Estimate € 300-500). Photo Fabrice Gousset. The square carpet decorated with Wan key-fret border enclosing an octagonal cartouche with floral...

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Tags: Carpet, 18th-19th century, Robert and Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection, metal-wire and wool

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6 septembre 2015

Woven Luxuries: Indian, Persian, and Turkish Velvets from the Indictor Collection at Asian Art Museum

Woven Luxuries: Indian, Persian, and Turkish Velvets from the Indictor Collection at Asian Art Museum. SAN FRANCISCO—More than just practical clothing and furnishings, silk velvets symbolized sophisticated taste and cultural power in courtly Islamic society,...

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Tags: India, Iran, Carpet, Safavid period, Textile Fragment, Indictor Collection, 1550–1625. Iran, 1600–1700, 1625–1675, Carpet border fragments, Mughal period, Tent fragment, Wall hanging, tent panel, 1500–1600, Carpet fragment

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25 octobre 2011

A Ming Emperor's Carpet and Other Imperial Artefacts @ Bonhams

An extremely rare yellow-ground 'dragon' carpet. Late Ming Dynasty. Photo Bonhams For discriminating Chinese art collectors, Bonhams sale of fine Chinese Art on November 10th in London provides a rare opportunity to acquire objects made for the Chinese...

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Tags: Kangxi, Ming Dynasty, Carpet, eight-leaf carved lacquer screen

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25 décembre 2010

Textiles in "The world of Kubilai Khan" @ Metropolitan Museum, New York

Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers, 11th–12th century, Eastern Central Asia. Silk tapestry; 21 x 13 in. (53.3 x 33 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1987 (1987.275) The treatment of both the dragon and the background of this...

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Tags: Yuan dynasty, Carpet, Lampas, Central Asia, tapestry, damask, nasij

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8 janvier 2010

Treasures from the Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards III to be Sold at Christie's

Benjamin F. Edwards III. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 NEW YORK, NY.- On January 26, Christie’s New York will present The Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards III, a prominent collector and former Chairman, CEO and President of A.G. Edwards & Sons...

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Tags: Delft, Chinese Export, Carpet, Christie’s, rug, Benjamin F. Edwards III, English Furniture, of Silver

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7 novembre 2009

Decorative Art Treasures at Christie's New York in November

A pair of Louis XVI ormolu and patinated-bronze three-branch candelabra , circa 1780, attributed to François Rémond, almost certainly supplied by Dominique Daguerre, , the bronzes after the model by Etienne Maurice Falconet. Estimate $80,000 - $120,000....

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Tags: 19th century, bronze, Régence, 17th century, boiserie, Pietro Francavilla, Carpet, Isfahan, Mohtasham Kashan, kazak

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17 février 2009

The Pearl Carpet of Baroda in sale at Sotheby's in Doha

The Pearl Carpet of Baroda. Bidding on this will start around US$5 million but is expected to rise considerably higher. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby's LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that it is to sell the Pearl Carpet of Baroda, one of the most extraordinary...

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Tags: India, Baroda, Carpet, Taj Mahal

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