Lot Essay
The turban was probably made for a craftsman, janissary or one of the ulema, possibly a dervish
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TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
AN OTTOMAN CARVED MARBLE TURBAN
TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Carved in the round with wide rounded body surmounted by a smaller round knop, both sections with the elegant folds of cloth, on black steel mount
9 7/8in. (25cm.) high
TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Carved in the round with wide rounded body surmounted by a smaller round knop, both sections with the elegant folds of cloth, on black steel mount
9 7/8in. (25cm.) high
Provenance
Anon sale, Christie's, Paris, 7 March 2007, lot 134
Brought to you by
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse