Agra style carpet, $3,850

Agra style carpet
made in Egypt
circa 2000
Size: 323 x 250 cm

List Price: $. 6,600
Sale Price: $. 3,850

Until the early part of the 19th century, carpets made in India were mere shadows of their magnificent predecessors made in the Mogul court workshops.
With British rule in India came a demand of higher quality carpets to cover Victorian floors and an infrastructure to handle export. This is one of small output of high quality reproduction Agras made in Egypt for a brief period around the turn of the century.