Christie's (London)
Rugs and Carpets -- Battilossi Tappeti d'Antiquariato
Wednesday, 11 February, 1998
Lot 113
A SAROUK RUG
WEST PERSIA. CIRCA 1880
The ivory field with an overall lattice of tendrils linking rosettes, palmettes, arabesques and small floral sprays, scattered also with small perching birds, in a narrow indigo rosette and angular meandering flowering vine border between brick-red boteh stripes, plain outer ivory stripe, very light overall wear, a few slight spots of damage and repair to sides
6ft.5in. x4ft.5in. (196cm. x 135cm.)
Est.: £6,000-8,000, US$9,900-13,000
Sold for £8,970
