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]]> Most Expensive Rug Ever Sold- $34M https://capitalrugcleaning.com/most-expensive-rug-ever-sold/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:20:21 +0000 http://www.capitalrugcleaning.com/?p=4380 The most expensive Persian rug ever sold, a beautiful Persian Kerman, sold for nearly $34 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York City on June 2013. First Half 17th century More than tripling the previous record price paid for a rug, the amazing piece that sold today at Sotheby’s is a fantastic work of

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