Magnum Opus | Act IV: Ornament & Texture

A Mughal Silk-Embroidered Summer Carpet, India, circa 1700

Guaranteed Property

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Mughal Silk-Embroidered Summer Carpet, India, circa 1700

embroidered with floral stems around an ogival medallion enclosing a rosette issuing similar flowers, similar cartouches in each corner, within wide floral meander borders, with label to the reverse 'Mrs H Hill. Poulton. Marlborough'

approximately 10ft. 5in. by 7ft. 11in.

317 by 242 cm

Mrs. H. Hill, Poulton, Marlborough;

Robert Kime (1946-2022);

Robert Kime - An Eastern Perspective, and Property from a Cotswold Manor House, Christie's, South Kensington, 27 October 2010, lot 304;

Where acquired by the present collector.

"Auction Price Guide", HALI, issue 167, 2011, p. 165.

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