PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY

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A SILK VELVET AND METAL-THREAD PANEL (ÇATMA)
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
Comprised of two panels joined vertically, the sandy brown field with a repeat pattern of red silk flowerheads around yellow silk and gold-thread roundels, within an overall lattice of tulips, with a similar border, framed
5ft.11in. x 4ft.7in. (181 x 141cm.)

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Lot Essay

The lightly-drawn border is seen on many other Bursa velvets from this period, such as a fragmentary example published by Christian Erber (A Wealth of Silk and Velvet, Bremen, 1996, p.97, cat.no. G 2/3). The sparse design centred around floral quatrefoil motifs is similar to an example published by Nevber Gürsu (The Art of Turkish Weaving: Designs through the Ages, Istanbul, 1988, cat.no.102, p.106).

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