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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A LARGE 'MANCHESTER' KASHAN
CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
Of 'Sickle Leaf' design, full, thick pile throughout,
overall excellent condition
23ft.4in. x 12ft (714cm. x 367cm.)
£12,000-16,000 US$17,000-22,000
€14,000-18,000
PROVENANCE:
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 March 2008, lot 33
The intricate web of swirling vines in the design
of the present carpet, which weave their way
through a network of floral sprays overlaid by
the curling, split and serrated lancet or ‘sickle’-
leaves, is directly inspired by the Clark 'Sickle-
Leaf' carpet, one of the most impressive Safavid
carpets ever woven. First published by the scholar
Arthur Upham Pope, when discussing the group
he wrote, “ The Clark-Corcoran carpet is definitely
the finest of the group, and is surely one of the
outstanding examples of Persian carpet weaving,”
(A. U. Pope, A Survey of Persian Art, vol. VI, 1939,
pp. 2385-2386). The ruby-red ground of the
original has here been replaced by a soft aqua-
blue and the design has been simplified while still
remaining complex and interesting.

VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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A TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Mostly full pile throughout, minute spots of light
wear, overall very good condition
18ft.2in. x 11ft.5in. (554cm. x 348cm.)
£10,000-14,000 US$15,000-20,000
€12,000-16,000

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