>Pearl Carpet of Baroda-Expensive Carpet
Written by sudha on February 25, 2009>Sotheby’s is delighted to announce that it is to sell the Pearl Carpet of Baroda, one of the most extraordinary masterpieces of its kind ever to come on the market. The carpet will form the centrepiece of Sotheby’s inaugural series of sales in Doha and be sold alongside other objects in the Arts of the Islamic World auction on 19 March 2009. The carpet is traditionally believed to have been created as a gift for the tomb of the Prophet Mohammad in Medina and was commissioned by “Gaekwar” Kande Rao, the Maharaja of Baroda. The intended gift was clearly never delivered as the Maharaja died before he made the donation and the carpet therefore remained in his family. Bidding on this will start around US$5 million but is expected to rise considerably higher.
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