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Lynne Whiteside: oh my god – LOVE this.
Lynne Whiteside: wowza! this is very appealing to me the sheer grandness makes me want to dance in this space.
Todd Protzman Davis: WoW!
Gordon Beck: This rug is gorgeous. However, $33 million, hmmm.
Gordon Beck: Provenance?
Uta Winkler: Very WOW !!!
Todd Protzman Davis: Yes, I’d like to know to story behind this.
Rita Watnick: me too
Silvina Leone: A beauty but… What is the story behind it??
Kathleen Mullaney: stunning
Silvina Leone: This is what I found so far: “One anonymous person spent over $33 million on a Persian rug sold at the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s carpet and rug auction held in New York City this week. The rug was estimated to sell for between $5 and $7 million, according to Sotheby’s. The Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet, which had been exhibited at the Corcoran several times between 1948 and 2008, was purchased by an anonymous bidder for $33,765,000 after the buyer’s premium. This is the most money anyone has ever spent on a carpet at an auction, according to the Associated Press. The previous record price was $9.6 million, which all of the sudden feels totally reasonable.”
Todd Protzman Davis: Here’s the Post’s take on it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/corcorans-clark-sickle-leaf-carpet-breaks-world-record-at-sothebys-auction/2013/06/05/e5e38bbe-cdee-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html?noredirect=on
Leandro Salerno: ok ! A Persian rug is always a Persian rug. I like the crafts from western asian and middle eastern. It could be byzantine! It’s beautiful !
Todd Protzman Davis: I just had to look up a piece I wrote about Edith Rockefeller McCormick; who purchased a rug in 1931 that once belonged to Peter the Great. She paid $165,000 for it, and adjusted for inflation that would be $2,457,000 today. That doesn’t even come close to this.
Mary Green: Wow, it is gorgeous.
Jean Allred: Do you think the buyers name will be made public?
Robin Lechner: A magnificent piece! Would love to know the winning bid.
FB WALL
Doris Leslie Blau shared an album: The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC.
World record price It is a shocker!! $33 Million!
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC.
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC.
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Doris Leslie Blau added a new photo to the album The Grand Launch of DLB (Swedish Carpets) @ ABC. View the collection online » www.dorisleslieblau.com/spages/dlb-abc-rug-collection.htm
Party today!!!! Come celebrate! See below for details!!
We believe on Wednesday a new world record will be made for this Persian carpet from the 17th Century… well over $5M!
EVENTS
Kim Trotman~Certified Hypnotherapist/Psychic Medium/Past Life Regressions
ONLINE and PHONE IN Friday, June 7, 2013 at 3:00pm – Friday, June 7, 2013 at 5:00pm
FashionSpeak Fridays: An Evening with Richard Haines
The National Arts Club Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:00pm – Friday, June 7, 2013 at 4:00pm
Private Celebration for Seminara Artists now Representing Photographer Morgan Miller
Goldbar Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 3:00pm – Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:00pm
SABIT NIGHT
THE Belmont Lounge Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 3:00pm – Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 9:00pm
The Buy Side by Turney Duff – A Wall Street Trader’s Tale of Spectacular Excess
Strand Book Store Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 1:00pm – Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:30pm
Inson Wood Book Signing Party
625 Madison Ave Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 11:00am – Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 1:00pm
My Kickstarter Campaign
Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 9:00pm – Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:00pm
Iceberg Vodka Flavors Launch Party
The Bar Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 1:00pm – Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 5:00pm