NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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AN AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Full pile throughout, bound on all four sides, overall very good condition
19ft.6in. x 13ft.8in. (600cm. x 422cm.)

Special Notice

Specifed lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square ( ¦ ) not collected from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Crown Fine Art (details below). Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent ofsite. If the lot is transferred to Crown Fine Art, it will be available for collection from 12.00 pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crown Fine Art. All collections from Crown Fine Art will be by prebooked appointment only.

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Lot Essay

The layout of the present carpet displays a medallion design with a double niche at each end which has been repeated six times. A carpet of the same design but displaying a single field sold Sotheby's New York, 24 Septemeber 1991, lot 260, while a carpet of triplicate formation but devoid of the small lozenge medallion sold in the same Sotheby's sale, lot 281.

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