The Pearl Carpet of Baroda sold at Sotheby’s for over $5 million
Posted on Mar 24 - Filed Under Antiquities | Comments
Sotheby’s recently sold one of the most exquisite carpets for $5,458,500 in Doha on March 19. As the catalog note says: “The Pearl Carpet of Baroda is an extraordinary work of art that is a true testament to the wealth, sophistication, and grandeur of the legendary courts of the maharajas as well as an extant example of the fabled riches of India.”
Hold your breath: This legendary carpet is made of approximately 1.2-1.5 million pearls and around 2,500 table cut and occasional rose cut diamonds. The total estimated weight of the pearls is 30,000 carats and the diamonds are estimated to be 350-400 carats in total, all set in silver topped gold or possibly blackened gold.
Below are a few pictures. For high resolution, zoomable view please visit the image viewer on Sotheby’s website
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Andy Warhol’s work titled “Mao” was sold in London on June 30 within the “Post war and contemporary art” auction for £541,250 ($1,078,712)
The evening’s highest price was paid for Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies for Self-Portrait”, a stunning £17,289,250 ($34,457,486)
As always at Christie’s modern art auctions, there were many great artworks bought, including Subodth Gupta’s “Dubai to Calcutta #19″ work for £313,250 ($624,307); pictured below:
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