An Ancient Persian Rug once owned by American billionaire breaks record, selling for $33.7m or $600k per square foot. It went for THREE TIMES the previous record for a carpet sale Exquisite handwoven carpet is more than 360 years old. Was bought by industrialist William Clark in Paris in early 1900’s Carpet was sold at Sotheby’s to raise money for museum. A Persian Rug from the early 17th century sold for $33.7 million in New York City at roughly $600,000 per square foot. Sotheby’s auction house said Wednesday’s price for the Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet was more than three times the previous auction record for a carpet. The Sickle-Leaf Carpet sold to an anonymous telephone bidder. Tidy pile: This ancient Persian rug, which dates back to the 1650s, sold for an incredible $33.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York Tidy pile: This Ancient Rug , which dates back to the 1650s, sold for an incredible $33.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York The exquisite handwoven carpet is more...
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