The Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, including Oriental Rugs and Carpets live auction on 27 October is honoured to present this rare Royal Mughal pashmina carpet.⠀

The carpet is of 'Lattice and Flower' design, exemplary for its brilliant colour and pattern, woven with the most luxurious materials with prized pashmina goat hair woven onto a fine silk foundation.⠀

It is one of only four 17th century pashmina carpets remaining in private hands. The Pashmina Carpet was last displayed in 1998 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in the seminal exhibition 'Flowers Underfoot'.⠀

Royal Mughal Pashmina Carpet (c.1650). Estimate: £2,500,000-£3,500,000. 📍View this magnificent work at Christie's New York, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, from today, September 16-19.⠀

Additional Tour Dates:⠀
Christie's Dubai | 28 September - 3 October⠀
Christie's London | 22-26 October⠀

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