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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED SADDLE CLOTH

Lot 118
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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£ 11 340
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1404620
Lot 118 | A SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED SADDLE CLOTH
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED SADDLE CLOTH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY
The red silk ground embroidered with polychrome silks and gold and silver threads with a central pomegranate medallion issuing flowering vines and saz leaves, framed on three sides by a cream border of meandering vine issuing flowerheads and saz leaves, mounted on linen with Velcro on the reverse, minor losses to the red and cream silk ground
36 ½ x 44 ½in. (93 x 113cm.) including mount




Provenance

Paul Ispenian, Cairo and Paris, circa 1900, and thence by descent
Private Collection, early 1970s



Literature

Esin Atil and Oliver Hoare (eds.), The Unity of Islamic Art, Riyadh, 1985, pp.186-7, no.164



Exhibited

The Unity of Islamic Art, Islamic Art Gallery: King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, 1985.
Applied technique:Embroidery
Place of origin:Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey
Auction house category:Handbags, Textiles & Costume, Arms & Armor
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