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Mughal Millefleurs Carpet Fragment 18th century

 

Country of Origin: Mughal India

Date of Origin 18th century

Use: Carpet

JBOC Comments: Pashmina wool

Auction Catalogue Description:
Sotheby's Auctions » Carpets » lot 66

Sale N07919
A MUGHAL MILLEFLEURS CARPET FRAGMENT, NORTH INDIA
New York 3,000—5,000 USD Session 1
19 Sep 03 10:15 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 3,600 USD
MEASUREMENTS
approximately 5ft. 1in. by 3ft. 7in. (1.55 by 1.09m.)
DESCRIPTION
DATE OF OBJECT
18th century
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's New York, December 15, 1994, lot 189
LITERATURE
Hali, Issue 79, p. 150
CATALOGUE NOTE
This fragment belongs to a clearly defined group of Mughal lattice weavings, generally of Pashmina wool, often displaying a small central medallion and usually rendered on an indigo ground with ivory guard stripes. For an indigo example with a similarly formatted lattice from the Bernheimer Collection see: Christie's London, February 14, 1996, lot 181. For a red ground carpet, with a related border treatment and also featuring a typically Indian "pink on red" coloration, as in the present example, see: the Vanderbilt Mughal millefleur "star-lattice" carpet, Hali, Issue 49, p. 96

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