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Pretty Antique extremely fine silk foundation seneh rug
$4,165.80
£3,122.53
€3,526
CA$5,723.10
A$6,389.31
CHF 3,347.90
MX$78,211.39
NOK 42,518.37
SEK 40,089.43
DKK 26,841.20
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Wonderful antique fine seneh rug with pretty decorative and very fine design of symbols and stylized flowers and palmettes, and nice natural colours with a beige field, red, dark blue, light green and yellow, entirely and extremely finely hand knotted with wool on the silk foundation. Some loses and reduces at the edges . This rug is very fragile because the old silk foundation !
- Dimensions:Width: 49.22 in (125 cm)Length: 76.38 in (194 cm)
- Style:Sarouk Farahan (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1890
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Reduced at the edges.
- Seller Location:Saint Ouen, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: 6/3/20-31stDibs: LU3230139942882

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