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FINE RUGS AND CARPETS,
INCLUDING ISLAMIC TEXTILES
Sale L03760 lot 2
An Ottoman embroidered quilt cover (yorgan yüzü)
Ottoman Empire
London, New Bond Street 4,000—6,000 GBP Session 1
30 Apr 03 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 7,200 GBP
177 by 142cm., 5ft. 10in. by 4ft. 8in.
17th century
The design of ogival palmettes enclosing delicately drawn flowers
punctuated by çintamani is one which was used in other textiles of the
period such as voided velvets and brocades, see for example Louise W.
Mackie, The Textile Museum, The Splendour of Turkish Weaving,
Washington D.C., 1974, pp. 46-50.
JBOC Comments:
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
Oriental
Rugs the O'Connell Guide
Copyright
Barry O'Connell 2004 - 2009.
Last revised:
May 05, 2009.
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