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Oushak medallion carpet,

large central medallion with pendants on brick red field, corner work and medallion with white tracery, double-arched ends, Anatolia, 17th century, 7 ft. 1 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. Most of rug lacking pile, numerous patches, repairs and rewoven areas, reselvedged, one end with 1 in. of loss, other end with 3 in. of loss, both ends with fabric backing. Provenance: Vojtech Blau, New York; Deaccessioned by the Tryon Palace Commission. Reserve: $15,000 For a discussion of similar Oushak medallion carpets see Sotheby's London, October 12, 1999, Lot 94. See also Friedrich Spuhler, [Die Orientteppiche im Museum fur Islamische Kunst Berlin,] Berlin, 1987, p. 157.

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