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ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD
INCLUDING 20TH CENTURY MIDDLE EASTERN PAINTINGS
Sale L01281 lot 124
An Ottoman metal and silk embroidered velvet
pouch (kese)
London, New Bond Street 3,000—4,000 GBP
Session 1
18 Oct 01 10:30 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
3,600 GBP
An Ottoman metal and silk embroidered velvet
pouch (kese)
Turkey, Smyrna, dated 1686 A.D.
the crimson velvet decorated with a symmetrical
design of stylised floral motifs and
split-palmettes, embroidered with the name of the
owner below the flap, the reverse embroidered
with place of manufacture and date, leather
edging and leather inside compartment
11 by 18.5 cm.
Inscriptions
The name 'Elizabeth Wall'' and on the reverse
'Smyrna Anno Domini 1686'
This pouch is a fine example of its type that
appears to have been signed by the artist in two
places, once below the name of the owner, a
second time below the place of manufacture and
date. A related leather embroidered example is in
the Atilla Eksinozlugil Collection, Turkey
(Istanbul 1991, p.40, no.29). Like the present
one, it is embroidered with the name of the
European traveller for whom it was made.
JBOC Comments:
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
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