Lot 41
  • 41

An extremely fine Kashmir circular silk rug, North India,

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • An extremely fine Kashmir circular silk rug
  • approximate diameter: 93cm., 36 ½ in.
Density:  Vertical 15-16/cm
                Horizontal 18/cm

Catalogue Note

A small number of extraordinarily finely woven Kashmiri rugs dating from the early 20th century are known.  It seems likely they were woven as exhibition pieces; this particular rug has almost 2 million knots in it in total.