An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Mosque Door Portiere Turkey or Syria, 19th Century(3)
An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Mosque Door Portiere
Turkey or Syria, 19th Century
comprising two rectangular side panels and a central spandrel, the black silk ground profusely embroidered with inscription-filled medallions and cartouches, repeat geometric designs and scrolling palmette vines
the rectangular side panels 314 x 53 cm; the central spandrel 122 x 115.5 cm.(3)
Sold for £32,450 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance: Christie's Paris, Arts Des Terres D'Islam, 5 November 2008, lot 36.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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