A cover of burgundy velvet woven with rows of carnations fanning out above tulip calices in silver and gilt thread, with a narrow blue and silver frame, Ottoman, 17th century--74in x 51in (188cm x 127cm)

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A cover of burgundy velvet woven with rows of carnations fanning out above tulip calices in silver and gilt thread, with a narrow blue and silver frame, Ottoman, 17th century--74in x 51in (188cm x 127cm)

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Lot Essay

This cover is one of a well known group of velvets, fragments of which are represented in several international collections and museums, a selection of which are listed below:

David Collection, Page 208, Number 128
Cf "Arte do Oriente Islamico, Coleccao da Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian", Lisbon, 1963, No 91
Kier Collection
Tahsin Oz, II, Plate CXL
"Splendour of Turkish Weaving", Textile Museum, Plate 15,
Victoria & Albert Museum, No 102-1878

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