Lavish Land

The most expensive persian rug was sold at Christie’s for $4.45 million. The 16th or 17th century Persian rug measures 7’ 5” by 5’ 7”. It was once owned by Doris Duke, a tobacco heiress who purchased it in 1990 and left it to the Newport Restoration Foundation when she died. Its record selling price amounts to over $700 per square inch.

Is it safe to say, wipe your feet before stepping on the rug?

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