HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
An Agra Carpet, North India
Auction Closed
December 8, 05:58 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Agra Carpet, North India
last quarter 19th century
of Caucasian dragon carpet design, the burgundy field with an overall sea-green and ivory flowering lattice linked by and enclosing palmettes, in a sea-green border of palmettes and angular flowering vines, between golden yellow and ivory flowerhead vine and scrolling entwined arabesque vine stripes
approximately 628 by 422cm
Christie's, London, 25th April 1996, lot 333