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Fine Rugs & Carpets


May 1116, 2024
Auction begins to close at 2:00 pm ET

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With examples dating from the 1870s up until the 2000s, this auction features silks, pile weaves, flatweaves, rugs, carpets, runners and even some sales samplers. Highlights include a Heriz carpet, c.1900/10; an early Navajo blanket, c.1920/30; a fine Turkish silk prayer rug, c.1980/90; a colourful Kashan pictorial rug, c.1920/30; a classic Cloudband Kazak rug, c.1890/1900, and an interesting Kerman art deco style prayer rug, c.1920.

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Auction Details


On View at Waddington's Toronto

Monday, May 13 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 14 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Specialist(s)

Andrew Brandt

Specialist, Rugs & Carpets

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