A massive Aubusson carpet
approx: 21ft.1in. x 17ft.2in.(672cm. x 521cm.)
A massive Aubusson carpet
approx: 21ft.1in. x 17ft.2in.(672cm. x 521cm.)
Acquired by Kurt Kostner on GermanArt market for the planned Fuhrermuseum, Linz 1944.
Transferred to Munich Central Collecting Point by Allied Forces, (Inventory No.4678)
Transferred to Austrian State and deposited at the Bundesdenkmalamt, Salzburg in 1952
This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage
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Please note the provenance for this lot should read : Stored at Mauerbach monastery; Mauerbach Benefit Sale, Christie's, Vienna, 29 & 30 October 1996, lot 715; Acquired at the above by the present owner.
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