OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY

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A SILK VELVET AND METAL-THREAD PANEL (ÇATMA)
OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
The silver-thread ground decorated with a floral ogival lattice, the green and ochre medallions containing central palm motifs enclosing sprays of tulips and carnations against a silver-thread ground, mounted on a wooden stretcher, losses to the metal-thread and creases
54 x 25in. (137 x 63.5cm.)

Provenance

Private French Collection since 1987

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Lot Essay

The palm tree motif that decorates this panel was a popular one produced in large numbers by the Bursa looms in the 17^th century. A wide range of design, and variation in quality is observable in the pattern (Nurhan Atasoy, Walter B. Denny, Louise W. Mackie and Hülya Tezcan, Ipek. The Crescent & The Rose, Istanbul, 2001, pl.105 and 106, p.149 and pp.306-307).

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