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A rare ottoman silk and metal-thread bag, with the tughra of Sultan Mahmud II (r.1808-39), Turkey, dated 1239 AH/1823-24 AD
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- textile
of rectangular form, the red silk ground embroidered with silver and silver-gilt threads, both sides with a circular calligraphic inscription framed by geometric motifs, with upper and lower undulated cartouches, the top and bottom borders with inscriptions on an applied ochre silk ground
Condition
In fairly good condition, some of velvet and silk frayed and minor tears with associated consolidation associated with age and use, some of metal threads with light bend, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
In the four horizontal panels:
‘This blessed bag was ordered to be made by our lord, the most great Sultan, the king of kings of the Arabs and non-Arabs and master in the lands of Hijaz, our lord, the holy-warrior Sultan Mahmud Khan son of Sultan ‘Abd al-Hamid Khan son of Sultan Ahmad Khan, may God prolong his Caliphate and make justice eternal in his reign. Amen. Year 1239 (1823-4 AD)’
In the upper cartouches:
The shahadah
In the lower cartouches:
'The King, the Truth that makes all things manifest. Faithful to the promise'
In the centre in Kufic: Qur'an, chapter XXVII (al-Malik), verse 30; IV (al-Nisa'), part of verse 58.
This very rare and important silk bag with calligraphy of embroidered silver thread is likely to have been made as a container for a ka'ba key, by order of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II.
In the four horizontal panels:
‘This blessed bag was ordered to be made by our lord, the most great Sultan, the king of kings of the Arabs and non-Arabs and master in the lands of Hijaz, our lord, the holy-warrior Sultan Mahmud Khan son of Sultan ‘Abd al-Hamid Khan son of Sultan Ahmad Khan, may God prolong his Caliphate and make justice eternal in his reign. Amen. Year 1239 (1823-4 AD)’
In the upper cartouches:
The shahadah
In the lower cartouches:
'The King, the Truth that makes all things manifest. Faithful to the promise'
In the centre in Kufic: Qur'an, chapter XXVII (al-Malik), verse 30; IV (al-Nisa'), part of verse 58.
This very rare and important silk bag with calligraphy of embroidered silver thread is likely to have been made as a container for a ka'ba key, by order of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II.