Central Persia, 155cm x 90cm — A silk Qum rug

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Estimate: £500–£800 hammer ≈ $676–$1,081
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Sale: Bonhams — Discovery Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 13 May 2026
Record ID: TB-2026-014587
Record: first seen 19 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Silk Qum Rug, Central Persia, 155cm x 90cm. Bonhams, 13 May 2026, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-014587.

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A Silk Qum Rug, Central Persia, 155cm x 90cm. Bonhams, 13 May 2026, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-014587.

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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
A Silk Qum Rug	4 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft.	$960	Bonhams, May 2025
A Silk Qum Rug	Central Persia, 198cm x 137cm		Bonhams, Mar 2022
A Silk Qum Rug	size approximately 3ft. 5in. x 5ft.		Bonhams, Sep 2015
A Silk Qum Rug	2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.		Bonhams, May 2025
A Silk Qum Rug	size approximately 3ft. 2in. x 4ft. 6in.		Bonhams, Feb 2016
A Silk Qum Rug	Central Persia size approximately 3ft. 4in. x 5ft. 7in.		Bonhams, Jul 2015
A Silk Qum Rug	A silk Qum rug		Christie's, Jan 1999
A Silk Qum Rug	size approximately 4ft. 6in. x 7ft. 5in.		Bonhams, Feb 2016

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.