A SILK AND METAL-THREAD ISTANBUL PRAYER RUG

Lot 188
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 188 | A SILK AND METAL-THREAD ISTANBUL PRAYER RUG
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD ISTANBUL PRAYER RUG

TURKEY, CIRCA 1960

Of 'Sultan's Head' design, finely woven on ivory silk warps, overall excellent condition

4ft. x 2ft.10in. (121cm. x 86cm.)





Provenance

George Farrow, personal catalogue, 1991



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The mihrab arch inscribed with 'Istanbul' at the peak and part of Qur'an III, surat al-imran, v.31 in the cartouche
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