Monday,
April 19, 2010
Most
expensive carpet - world record set by a 17th Century
Persian carpet
LONDON, UK -- A Kirman 'Vase' carpet, a rare
17th Century Persian carpet, fetched $9,599,535 (£6,201,250)
at Christie's in London (20 times more than expected) -
setting the new world record for the Most
expensive carpet
. 
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The
previous Guinness world record for the Most
expensive carpet
was £2.3m for a silk Isfahan rug,
thought to have been made in the early 1600s, in New York
in June 2008.
An anonymous overseas bidder bought the Most
expensive carpet
in
the world
to rapturous applause in the saleroom.
Speaking after the record breaking sale, William
Robinson, Director of the Rugs and Carpets at Christie's,
said: 'This example has huge charm, subtlety and balance,
which combine in a design of deceptive simplicity.'
A spokesman added that the quality of the
rug was a reflection of the great talent of the weavers of
the Iranian city of Kirman, who were 'arguably the most inventive
and influential of all carpet designers'.
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Monday,
April 19, 2010
