Lot 108
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A velvet yastik, woven with a crimson and olive green silk pile, with metal thread detail, voided with five large carnation flower heads in column formation, each enclosing small crimson tulips and palmettes, flanked by a pair of curving saz-style leaves, the end lappets with ogival cartouches, Ottoman, 17th century (damages, wear and repairs) --47½in. x 24½in. (119cm x 62cm), mounted on a board
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A velvet yastik, woven with a crimson and olive green silk pile, with metal thread detail, voided with five large carnation flower heads in column formation, each enclosing small crimson tulips and palmettes, flanked by a pair of curving saz-style leaves, the end lappets with ogival cartouches, Ottoman, 17th century (damages, wear and repairs) --47½in. x 24½in. (119cm x 62cm), mounted on a board

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A velvet yastik, woven with a crimson and olive green silk pile, with metal thread detail, voided with five large carnation flower heads in column formation, each enclosing small crimson tulips and palmettes, flanked by a pair of curving saz-style leaves, the end lappets with ogival cartouches, Ottoman, 17th century (damages, wear and repairs) --47½in. x 24½in. (119cm x 62cm), mounted on a board
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

See Ipek: The Crescent and the Rose, London, 2001, figure 370, page 321 for a similar yastik

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