An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Panel
Medina, 19th Century and later
Medina, 19th Century and later
rectangular, the black, green and red silk ground heavily embroidered in gilt-metal and metal-thread, depicting a large inscription-filled cartouche above, below that a red inscription-filled medallion and a green inscription-filled smaller medallion flanked by two hanging lamps, at the bottom a tughra within a floral swag, all within a zig-zag niche, the border with rococo-style floral decoration
263 x 140.5 cm.
263 x 140.5 cm.
Estimate:
£25,000 - 35,000
US$ 38,000 - 53,000
€30,000 - 41,000
US$ 38,000 - 53,000
€30,000 - 41,000
Footnotes
- The inscriptions include:
In the upper green cartouche: Surat al-Ahzab, Chapter XXXII, verse 45, 'O Prophet! Truly We Have sent thee as A Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, And a Warner'. In the red medallion: al-Shahadah. The lower part incorporating the signature and tughra of Sultan Mahmud II, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid (reigned AD 1808-1839).
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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