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Category Archives: Auctions – Carpets

The Vanderbilt Mughal ‘Star-Lattice’ Carpet Sells for £4,786,500 at Christie’s, London

08 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by StudiesIslamica in Auctions - Carpets, Auctions - United Kingdom

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Mughal star-lattice carpet

A rare and magnificent Millefleur ‘star-lattice’ carpet dating to late 17th/early 18th century Mughal India sold for £4,786,500 at Christie’s today [October 8, 2013]. One of only 12 Millefleur carpets from this illustrious time in Mughal India, this carpet was once owned by American industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt and remained in his family for over a century. During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries the carpet looms of the Mughal dynasty in India produced many of the most magnificent carpets extant today. These beautiful carpets were originally woven to adorn the palaces of the Mughal Indian aristocracy, but through Dutch, Portuguese and English trading companies they quickly became highly sought after objects by wealthy Europeans. With the rise of industrial wealth in the United States in the second half of the 19th century, many of the new American millionaires began to emulate the collecting tastes of earlier European aristocracy. Along with collecting early furniture and old master paintings, these wealthy Americans avidly acquired magnificent early carpets. During this period, many 16th, 17th and 18th century Safavid Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Mughal Indian carpets entered the collections of the most prominent Americans such as J.P. Morgan, Henry Clay Frick and Benjamin Altman. Among this esteemed group with a passion for rare, early carpets was Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who acquired this carpet for his palatial mansion at 1 West 57th Street in New York City.

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Rare and Important Mughal Carpet to be Offered at Christie’s London in October

12 Thursday Sep 2013

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Star lattice carpet

On 8 October 2013 Christie’s will offer a rare and magnificent Millefleur “star-lattice” carpet which dates to late 17th/early 18th century Mughal India. This carpet, which is in exceptional condition, was once owned by American industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt and remained in his family for over a century. As one of only 12 Millefleur carpets from this illustrious time in Mughal India, the carpet is expected to realise between £1.5 million and £2 million. During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries the carpet looms of the Mughal dynasty in India produced many of the most magnificent carpets extant today. These beautiful carpets were originally woven to adorn the palaces of the Mughal Indian aristocracy, but through Dutch, Portuguese and English trading companies they quickly became highly sought after objects by wealthy Europeans.

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Sixteenth-century Safavid Carpet Sells at Sotheby’s, New York for US$1,930,500

02 Saturday Feb 2013

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Safavid carpetAn outstanding and richly-coloured 16th-century Safavid carpet with a complex, layered design of spiraling tendrils terminating in palmettes, was the highest-selling object at an auction held on February 1st, 2013 at Sotheby’s, New York. Originally from the collection of Edmond de Rothschild, this treasured carpet sold for US$1,930,500.

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