Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
An Ottoman silk velvet and metal thread panel with date palms, probably Bursa, Turkey, 17th century
Auction Closed
March 31, 12:40 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
woven in two parts, joined vertically through the centre, the large date palms between ogival lattice tided by crowns with tulip and flower head details, on a dark red velvet ground, with later fringe
137 by 121cm.
Ex-collection Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount d’Abernon (1857-1941) and his wife, Lady d'Abernon, thence by descent.
The date palm was frequently used on Bursa velvets and is here paired with Italianate crowns. A velvet panel of almost identical design is in the Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, inv. no. 23.291, another similar is in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, inv. no.10574-D. 130, see H. Bilgi, Catma & Kemha: Ottoman Silk Textiles, Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, 2007, pp.70-71, no.23.