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A 'GEOMETRIC DIAPER' WOOL CARPET QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- wool
a section from a larger carpet, woven with a design of connected octagonal cells containing alternating kuilong medallions and geometric panels enclosing ruyi-heads, all enclosed within a key-fret border
Provenance
Estate of Maud Stager Eells.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1st December 1962, lot 192.
Estate of Tamara Guilden.
Christie's New York, 7th October 1999, lot 215.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1st December 1962, lot 192.
Estate of Tamara Guilden.
Christie's New York, 7th October 1999, lot 215.
Literature
Koenig, Hans and Michael Franses, Glanz der Himmelssoehne: Kaiserlich Teppiche aus China, 1400-1750, London, 2005, footnote 91, (2a), page 219, unillustrated Hali, issue 108, January/February 2000, "Marketplace," p. 130.
Condition
Woven horizontally. Pile ranges from one 1/8 of and inch to low to knowheads in areas of scattered foldwear throughout. Ends and sides rewoven with reweaves extending into corners. Further scattered smaller reweaves and replied areas scattered in field. Scattered minor sport stains. Flexible handle, in sound restored condition, ready for use.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Two other fragments from the same carpet as the present lot are known, see Koenig and Franses, op.cit, p. 219, footnote 91, (2b) and (2c) now in private collections in Switerland and Milan, Italy, with one having been sold John C. Edelman Galleries, New York, 26th September 1979, lot 181. A closely related carpet, from the Estates of Dr. and Mrs. Jules C. Stein, was sold Christie's New York, 22th April 1986, lot 14.