Auktionshaus Homm will hold an auction of rugs and carpets in Oberursel, Germany, on 27 June 2015, 6pm local time. Featured is a good selection of Persian town carpets at inviting estimates. The star piece of the sale is lot 502 (below), a silk Heriz rug from the mid…
Malin Lonnberg
Deputy editor
Auktionshaus Homm will hold an auction of rugs and carpets in Oberursel, Germany, on 27 June 2015, 6pm local time. Featured is a good selection of Persian town carpets at inviting estimates. The star piece of the sale is lot 502 (below), a silk Heriz rug from the mid nineteenth century with a Vak Vak tree design.
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