Sotheby’s to Offer Carpets from The Barbara Zidell Sedlin Family New York, NY – On March 3, 2009, Sotheby’s New York will offer Rugs and Carpets from theBarbara Zidell Sedlin Family Collection. The auction estimated to bring $2/3 million, will consist of nearly 130
Highlights of the auction include a rare and early 17th century Northwest Persian Garden Carpet Fragment (est. $70/100,000); a Karachopt Kazak Rug with spacious design and brilliant coloring (est. $50/70,000); a late 18th century Agra Carpet with an elegant and intricate design, as well as a large ivory Ziegler Mahal Carpet in near original condition, each estimated to sell for $80/120,000. The auction also features small, finely woven Persian rugs for which Ms. Sedlin is particularly known; including a striking Sarouk Fereghan Prayer Rug with a flowering tree of bold leaves (est. $25/35,000) , as well as an extremely unusual item of lothing; a KnottedPile Baktiari Vest (
est. $7/10,000).
Highlights of the auction include a rare and early 17th century Northwest Persian Garden Carpet Fragment (est. $70/100,000); a Karachopt Kazak Rug with spacious design and brilliant coloring (est. $50/70,000); a late 18th century Agra Carpet with an elegant and intricate design, as well as a large ivory Ziegler Mahal Carpet in near original condition, each estimated to sell for $80/120,000. The auction also features small, finely woven Persian rugs for which Ms. Sedlin is particularly known; including a striking Sarouk Fereghan Prayer Rug with a flowering tree of bold leaves (est. $25/35,000) , as well as an extremely unusual item of lothing; a KnottedPile Baktiari Vest (
est. $7/10,000).
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A native of Oregon and graduate of Wellesley College and M.I.T., Ms. Sedlin learned about rugs and the carpet business entirely on her own. After nearly a 10-year career in the field of city and regional planning,
A native of Oregon and graduate of Wellesley College and M.I.T., Ms. Sedlin learned about rugs and the carpet business entirely on her own. After nearly a 10-year career in the field of city and regional planning,
A Northwest Persian Garden Carpet Fragment, late 17thcentury, Est. $70/100,000
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