Clark Sickle Leaf Kerman Carpet

William clark an industrialist and us senator from montana had bequeathed the carpet.

Clark sickle leaf kerman carpet.

The bacri clark kerman sickle leaf throne carpet. The magnificent 16th century persian kerman carpet 8 9 6 5 pictured below known as the clark sickle leaf vase carpet sold for more than 33 usd million at sotheby s new york. It was made during the safavid dynasty in persia in the 1650s and made by. The clark sickle leaf carpet is without question one of the most iconic and important carpets ever to appear at auction.

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. The winning bid for the clark sickle leaf carpet was made anonymously on wednesday at sotheby s in new york. 16th century persian kerman carpet 8 9 6 5 pictured above known as the clark sickle leaf vase carpet sold for more than 33 usd million at sotheby s new york. Assumed by curators to be a kerman produced in the first half of the 17 th century much like the previous record holder the clark sickle leaf carpet took the persian rug community by storm in 2013.

Mary jo otsea discusses the complex design and vibrant history of this red carpet which has entranced scholars and collectors for decades. The clark sickle leaf carpet. An investment quality 10 14 antique persian kerman carpet in excellent condition currently being offered by nejad rugs. The undoubted highlight of the sale was the new world record price for a carpet sold at auction set by lot 12 the beautiful clark kerman sickle leaf vine scroll and palmette vase technique carpet which sold for 33 765 00 almost five times high estimate and far outstripping the previous auction record of 9 5m paid for another 17th.

Despite the city of kerman being located in one of the poorest provinces of iran it has been producing fine persian rugs and carpets since the sixteenth century. 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. Kerman is a city andread more. Kerman south persia second half of the sixteenth century 1 95m x 2 65m 6ft 5in x 8ft 8in wool pile on a cotton and silk foundation.

Its display of intricate swirling vines which interlace vibrantly with flowering and fruited branches. Sotheby s new york 5 june 2013 lot 12.