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Sotheby's Carpets Spring 2009 Sale: N08563 | Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 10 Jun 09 10:00 AM LOT 47 PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR A BERGAMA RUG, WEST ANATOLIA 8,000—12,000 USD MEASUREMENTS approximately 6ft. 1in. by 5ft. (1.85 by 1.52m.) DESCRIPTION 18th century EXHIBITED Divine Images and Magic Carpets: From the Asian Art Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price, Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Texas, April 18-May 31, 1987, no. 35 LITERATURE AND REFERENCES Bausback, Peter, Antike Orientteppiche, Braunschweig, 1978, pp. 82-83. CATALOGUE NOTE A Bergama rug with similar field design containing an octagonal medallion reminiscent of those of the 'Holbein' type and detached rosettes is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, see Joseph V. McMullan, Islamic Carpets, New York, 1965, p. 297. Seen on www.Sothebys.com |
