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 serrated palmettes, probably Bursa, Turkey, 17th century
Auction Closed
March 31, 12:40 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
woven in two parts, joined vertically through the centre, with serrated palmettes containing alternating tulip and carnation blossoms, with small tulip buds in between, woven in ivory silk with green velvet pile details, on a red velvet ground, with later fringe
170 by 125cm.
Ex-collection Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount d’Abernon (1857-1941) and his wife, Lady d'Abernon, thence by descent.
Such panels were originally used as hangings or divan covers in wealthy households in Istanbul. For variations of this design, see F. Sphuler, The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Carpets and Textiles, London, 1998, pp.220-261, pl.71 and N. Gürsu, The Art of Turkish Weaving, Designs through the Ages, Istanbul, 1988, p.91, 149, pl.168. Another variant of this design, adapted to the yastik format, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no.17.120.123).