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LOT 0352
Metal-Thread Embroidered Silk Panel with the Tughra of Sultan Mahmud II
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, CIRCA 1808-1839 A.D.
115 1/2 x 70 1/4 in. (17.8 kg, 294 x 179 cm).
Rectangular in plan, the lime green silk field with two large roundels of red silk tied by a tassel in the rococo style, signature of Sultan Mahmud II contained within a mosque lamp, ten smaller roundels of alternating cream, orange and cream silk; large central rectangular panel and two bands above incorporating inscriptions in Thuluth, tughra of the Sultan framed by swags in lower part of field, ground richly decorated with floral swags and vegetal motifs, backed.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
Private collection, UK.
with Bonhams, London, 6 October 2008, no.216 (est. £80,000 - £120,000).
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12741-235157.
The inscriptions comprise: in two horizontal cartouches: Qur'an, surah al-Ahzab (XXXIII, verses 45-46) inscription contained in mosque lamp; the signature of Sultan Mahmud Il in the two large roundels: the Shahadah in the six roundels above central rectangular panel; the names of the four Orthodox Caliphs, and the Imams Hasan and Husain in the central panel; Quran, surah al-Baqarah (Il), verse 255, ayat al-Kursi in the six side panels; the names of the companions of the Prophet in the lower part; the tughra of Sultan Mahmud.
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LOT 0352
Metal-Thread Embroidered Silk Panel with the Tughra of Sultan Mahmud II
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000€17,400 - 23,200 (for guidance only)$20,250 - 27,000 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£7,500 (EUR 8,700; USD 10,125) +BP*
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