OTTOMAN CUT VELVET PANELS CONVERTED INTO A SCREEN

Lot 194
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 194 | OTTOMAN CUT VELVET PANELS CONVERTED INTO A SCREEN
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
OTTOMAN CUT VELVET PANELS CONVERTED INTO A SCREEN

THE PANELS PROBABLY BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY; THE SCREEN LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Comprising three panels, the outer panels mounted with a shaped section of the field from two matching velvet panels, with a band taken from the border set above, the central leaf with velvet fragments assembled around a small mirror, all panels lined with red velvet, each topped with an arch-shaped pane of glass, the hinges weak

Each panel 5ft.4in. x 1ft.10in. (163cm. x 57cm.)





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With C. John Rare Rugs Ltd., London, 1983
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