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Lot 1
Sale 6089 - Fine Oriental Carpets & Rugs
Dec 11, 2005
8:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$900
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Pair Sivas Pictorial Khordjins southeast anatolia, probably armenian, circa 1st quarter 20th century
Each woven into a single two-handled bag. One side with a wreath centering shaking hands and bearing the date "1813"; one with a wreath centering an inscription. Displayed in a contemporary plexiglass shadowbox.
Related literature: James Mark Keshishian, "Inscribed Armenian Rugs of Yesteryear," Washington, 1994, pp. 114-117 for similar examples.