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An Ottoman silk-embroidered wool purse Turkey, circa 1800 image 1
An Ottoman silk-embroidered wool purse Turkey, circa 1800 image 2
Property from a private collection of Islamic and Indian Art
Lot 117

An Ottoman silk-embroidered wool purse
Turkey, circa 1800

23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,000 - £1,500

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An Ottoman silk-embroidered wool purse
Turkey, circa 1800

of piriform, rounded with envelope flap, string and tassels, embroidered in polychrome on a cream ground with a floral vase to each side surrounded by a border of foliate vines, the edges braided, old label stitched inside inscribed 'Mme. Burnouf'
20 cm. high

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Provenance
Bonhams, Islamic & Indian Art, 16 October 2003, lot 259.
Private UK collection.

For a comparable example sold in these rooms, see Bonhams, Islamic & Indian Art, 19 April 2007, lot 169.

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