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A velvet frieze

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A velvet frieze
woven with a crimson silk pile voided to reveal a metal ground, with a band of alternating trefoil palmettes and large-scale chintamani motifs, echoed in the borders, Ottoman, 16th century, (metal worn)--60cm x 226cm
See Colour Plate 7 and Back Cover Illustration

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Please note the ground is worn and couched in some areas.

Lot Essay

This alternating trefoil composition is typical of Ottoman architectural ornament. A frieze of identical design from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, (inv.no.15.1300) is illustrated on plate 95 of Ipek, The Crescent and the Rose, Nuhran Atasoy, Walter B Denny, Louise W. Mackie and Hulya Tezcan, 2001.

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