Material Culture – Fine Rugs and Carpets From American Estates Auction
November 20
4700 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144
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Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, November 20 Public Exhibition: November 17,18,19,11AM-4PM
Featuring the Abraham Moheban & Son Collection t Iconic and Rare Flatwoven Turkmen Wedding Cover (Shadda),
Transcaspian Region, Ca. 1800, or possibly earlier, 5’6” x 13’6” (168×411 cm).
The only other known or published example to our knowledge is in the
K Russian Ethnographic Museum, St. Petersburg.
See HALI issue 176/ 20B’pages 38-39-
Provenance: Abraham Moheban & Son Collection, New York
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