Lot 191
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Two panels of compound plain weave silk, the burgundy and sky blue ground woven in metal thread with saz-style leaves, crescent moons and palmettes, one panel with a signature on the loom end--each panel 28 x 24in. (71 x 61cm.), probably Ottoman, 17th century, some wear and repairs
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Two panels of compound plain weave silk, the burgundy and sky blue ground woven in metal thread with saz-style leaves, crescent moons and palmettes, one panel with a signature on the loom end--each panel 28 x 24in. (71 x 61cm.), probably Ottoman, 17th century, some wear and repairs

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Two panels of compound plain weave silk, the burgundy and sky blue ground woven in metal thread with saz-style leaves, crescent moons and palmettes, one panel with a signature on the loom end--each panel 28 x 24in. (71 x 61cm.), probably Ottoman, 17th century, some wear and repairs
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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

The weave of these two panels is not the customary twill, warp faced pattern charactaristic of most Ottoman silks of the 16th and 17th centuries, but is instead a plain weave, with double warp and weft.

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