I thought exactly the same thing...I wonder how much that thing weighs too. It seems like it would be way too heavy to hang on a wall, and yet, unless you wanted to constantly massage your acupressure points on the bottom of your feet a lot, it wouldn't be appropriate on a floor either...
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a dealer showed me a CD with video of this carpet.asking price was ceazy,i guess a couple of my forthcoming generations wud have saved hell lot of money to pay for the carpet.may be middlemen involved added their margins to the actual price and when actual asking price is in millions,no wonder the end asking price after adding margins of all the middelmen,it reaches 1 billion dollars.
no irony that this carpet deal spent few years in india,nobody had money to invest and it finally auctioned at a very low price compared to its asking price here.
carpet is indeed very nice.if the buyer start sellling pearls and other gemstones individually,this carpet can sure spin out billion dollars for its buyer.
his next few generations can keep selling the stuff on demand,and we may see the buyer becomning a top dealer in future.
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Thank you for sharing Karim!
Magnificent as the rest of the Maharaja of Baroda jewelry collection.
The quantity of pearls and gems is impressive but not as much as the labor and time involved to assemble and actually make the carpet.
That alone blows my mind!
A double strand of natural pearls from that collection was sold by Christie's NY April 25, 2007. Also very impressive!
during the raj when the gaekwad of baroda was india's wealthiest man it took his maharani all morning to be dressed. she was so heaped with earrings, finger rings, toe rings, bracelets, belts etc. made of pure gold that she required the constant service of two maids - one at each elbow - to help her remain upright, never mind walk.
Good thing I stumbled upon this post. We have made a jewel carpet inspired by the The Pearl Carpet of Baroda. We are probably gonna auction it as well. Please look at the website for further details. Any queries or comments are welcome.
Thank you David, Yea it was much of hard work for acquiring all the stones, designing and manufacturing and my uncle's vision. Taj Mahal... I am so unfortunate that I haven't visited the Taj Mahal yet, though it is just about 250kms away It is truly a masterpiece, the stories associated with it are very intriguing as well. Waiting for you to come to Jaipur... you fancy a visit again ?
a dealer showed me a CD with video of this carpet.asking price was ceazy,i guess a couple of my forthcoming generations wud have saved hell lot of money to pay for the carpet.may be middlemen involved added their margins to the actual price and when actual asking price is in millions,no wonder the end asking price after adding margins of all the middelmen,it reaches 1 billion dollars. no irony that this carpet deal spent few years in india,nobody had money to invest and it finally auctioned at a very low price compared to its asking price here. carpet is indeed very nice.if the buyer start sellling pearls and other gemstones individually,this carpet can sure spin out billion dollars for its buyer. his next few generations can keep selling the stuff on demand,and we may see the buyer becomning a top dealer in future.
Hello Kashmir, I had a talk with my uncle and met Ms. Otsea (Head of Carpet Department at Christie's NY). Both of them told me that the gems in the carpet aren't that worthy. The pearls and diamonds are very small in size, and about 80% of the colored gems are actually glass pieces As Ms. Otsea told me, the price realized for the carpet was mostly because of the story which goes with it and it being old
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