An Ottoman silver and gilt-thread embroidered red leather pochette, Turkey, Constantinople, dated 1774
Auction Closed
March 31, 12:40 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the leather body of rectangular form with folding cover and three compartments, embroidered with gilt-metal threads with stylised design to front, 'Joseph Sainade...M' and 'Constantinople 1774' to inside, the reverse with a palmette within a wreath surmounted by a crown
12.8 by 20.5cm.
A similar leather document case, of same size and colour, is in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul (inv. no.SHM 15113-i1473), published in H. Bilgi and I. Zanbak, Skill of the Hand, Delight of the Eye: Ottoman Embroideries in the Sadberk Hanim Museum Collection, Istanbul, 2021, p.348.