A SADDLE-BACK OF BURGUNDY VELVET
A SADDLE-BACK OF BURGUNDY VELVET

OTTOMAN EMPIRE, PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY

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A SADDLE-BACK OF BURGUNDY VELVET
Ottoman Empire, probably 18th Century
Worked in metal threads and sequins with a scrolling design, together with a joined panel of silk brocade woven in pale yellow, pale pink and ivory silks against a green ground, edged in braid and lined in crimson silk, circa 1770
The largest: 71 x 20in. (180 x 51cm.) (2)