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Lot 266 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LARGE AUSTRIAN CARPET
SIGNED GINZKEY, 19TH CENTURY
Closed29 November 2016
Price Realised
GBP 11,250
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Specialist note
Ignaz Ginzkey founded his factory in Maffersdorf in 1843, and by the beginning of the 20th century it was producing handwoven carpets for prominent families and royalty in both Europe and the United States. In 1924 his son, Wilhelm Ginzkey, was commissioned by the Waldorf Astoria New York to create what was by repute the world’s largest carpet.