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The Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet broke the record as the most expensive piece of carpet in the world ever sold at auction. It is a floral Kerman Persian carpet. The 17th-century carpet, named after its distinctive sickle-leaf pattern, was purchased to an anonymous bidder who was He reveals his identity after a 10-minute battle between several bidders! Probably woven in Kerman, this piece carries a distinctive elegance and has maintained a fine quality despite its age.
It should be noted that the Kerman vase rug was previously sold at auction by Sotheby's on June 5, 2013, by the Corcoran Museum of Art in Washington, D.C. The rug arrived in the museum in 1925 after the death of billionaire William Clark.
How much did the most expensive carpet in the world sell?
This hand-woven rug is more than 360 years old and measures approximately 2.5m by 2.0m. It sold for $33,765,000, Mary Jo Otsi, auction manager and chief advisor for rugs and carpets at Sotheby's, told The Washington Post: "I thought It may be sold for 10 or 15 million dollars, so no one expected it to be sold for this amount, and it is believed that its beauty and rarity are closer to those pieces in museums.
Described by Architectural Digest as the most expensive rug ever sold at auction. Woven circa 1600 to 1650, the magnificent Persian rug has been exhibited in a number of galleries including: Corcoran Gallery, Textile Museum, Asia House Gallery, and Fogg Art Museum.
The price of the most expensive carpet in the world conflicted
A discrepancy appeared in the offered sale price estimated at more than $33.7 million. In a video clip posted online from the website of Nazmiel Antique Carpets, it was clearly stated that the carpet had been sold to a phone caller for an amount of $30 million. Other online sources showed The figure ranges between 33 and 34 million dollars, bringing this discrepancy to an amount higher than the reported granting Karman carpet of up to 43 million dollars.
Whatever the price of the most expensive carpet in the world, there is no doubt that collectors of historical carpets believe that it is worth this amount, because of its rare historical and artistic value among the rare carpet collection in the world.
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