Clark Sickle Leaf Carpet

Johnson ii was represented by oriental rug dealer peter pap who executed johnson s losing bids.

Clark sickle leaf carpet.

The underbidder edward c. The clark sickle leaf carpet the clark sickle leaf carpet which was sold at sotheby s this past june demolished the previous record for an islamic carpet three times over at christie s in 2010 a 17th century kirman carpet set the record at 9 59 million while also setting the auction record for any islamic work of art. Collection of william a. Clark collection which achieved a total of 43 8 million.

The 33 000 000 sale of the clark corcoran art gallery s sickle leaf carpet set a benchmark record for valuing an oriental rug that perhaps will never be equaled or beat even in inflation adjusted currency. Garnering 33 8 million the clark sickle leaf carpet was one of the 25 middle eastern and asian carpets from sotheby s june 2013 auction important carpets from the william a. This ancient persian rug which dates back to the 1650s sold for an incredible 33 7 million at sotheby s in new york. Courtesy corcoran gallery of art.

The sickle leaf carpet sold to an anonymous telephone bidder. The clark sickle leaf carpet which was sold at sotheby s this past june demolished the previous record for an islamic carpet three times over at christie s in 2010 a 17th century kirman carpet set the record at 9 59 million while also setting the auction record for any islamic work of art. Sotheby s auction house said wednesday s price for the clark sickle leaf carpet was more than three times the previous auction record for a carpet.