Enrica Medugno
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Lot 73A
An Ottoman carved hardstone plaque with the tughra of Sultan Selim III (reg. 1789 - 1807) Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century
22 May 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£50,000 - £70,000
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An Ottoman carved hardstone plaque with the tughra of Sultan Selim III (reg. 1789 - 1807)
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century
of rectangular form with curved upper edge, carved in relief with the tughra of the sultan within a border, the top edge with holes to centre and to each side, the reverse with carved suspension loops to each side, old collection label to reverse (no. 182.)
32.2 x 25.4 cm.
32.2 x 25.4 cm.
Footnotes
Provenance
Sir Charles Murray Marling (1862-1933)
Oliver Hoare (1945-2018)
Private UK collection.
Published
The Unity of Islamic Art, Exhibition Catalogue, Riyadh, 1985, pp. 202-3, no. 178.
Exhibited
The Unity of Islamic Art, The King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, 1985.
Sir Charles Murray Marling was a British diplomat who was British ambassador to Iran during the constitutional revolution of 1905-1907.
Sultan Selim III (1761–1808) was the 28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, known for his attempts at modernizing the state during a time of decline. His reforms, collectively called the Nizam-ı Cedid (New Order), focused on creating a Western-style military, centralizing administration, and improving fiscal policies. Despite these efforts, resistance from the Janissaries and conservative factions led to his deposition in 1807 and eventual assassination in 1808. While his reign ended in failure, Selim III's reforms paved the way for later modernization efforts in the empire.