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IMPORTANT AMERICANA FROM THE
COLLECTION OF DIANE AND NORMAN BERNSTEIN, THE
LINDENS, WASHINGTON D.C
SALE N08160 LOT 86
SESSION 1 | 22 Jan 06 12:00 PM.
New York
A FEREGHAN CARPET, NORTH PERSIA,
7,000—10,000 USD
MEASUREMENTS
approximately 19ft. 8in. by 16ft. (5.99 by
4.88m.)
DESCRIPTION
circa 1900
the blue-black herati field with pale yellow and
green bird-filled spandrels, within a pistachio
turtle palmette border, oxidized browns and
greens, minor partial ends, fabric strip sewn to
reverse.
PROVENANCE
Vojtech Blau Inc, New YorkSeen
on www.Sothebys.com
JBOC Notes: This is part of
the broader group of Arak Rugs. Up until W.W.II
these carpets represented the best of the Sarouk
production. They were attributed to the village
of Feraghan but were likely made in a number of
villages in the Province of Arak, Iran (old name
Persia).
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