AN IMPERIAL-YELLOW 'DRAGON' CARPET, REPUBLIC PERIOD
China, 1912-1949. The finely woven wool rug with a central dragon encircled by clouds and lotus scroll, surrounded by butterflies and antique vessels holding flowers, the corners with foliate scroll, all enclosed by a dotted border surrounded by a band of shaped reserves with prunus against a wan ground and a band of alternating lotus scroll and overlapping coins.

Provenance: French market, by repute from an old private estate in Paris.
Condition: Good condition with some smaller areas footworn to a certain degree. The hem recently renewed. Fresh and elegant colors.

Dimensions: Size 355 x 267 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related carpet, dated to the second quarter of the 20th century, at Christie's Amsterdam in European Noble and Private Collections on 14 December 2011, lot 532, sold for EUR 9,375.

民國黃地博古龍紋毯
中國，1912-1949年。精細編織的羊毛地毯，四方開光，中央杏黃地，一條龍紋，四周環繞著祥雲紋和纏枝蓮紋；外圍可見博古紋，四角卷葉蓮紋；第二道為藍色條紋與一開光梅花紋；第三道為深藍地蝴蝶花卉紋。

來源：法國古玩市場，據説購於巴黎老收藏。
品相：狀況良好，一些較小的區域有一定程度上磨損。下擺最近更新了。清新優雅的色彩。

尺寸：355 x 267 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的地毯，二十世紀下半葉，見阿姆斯特丹佳士得European Noble and Private Collections 2011年12月14日 lot 532, 售價EUR 9,375。