Lot Essay
An earlier depiction of Mecca sold in these Rooms, 10 October 2013, lot 233.
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 19TH CENTURY OR LATER
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THE MASJID AL-HARAM AT MECCA
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 19TH CENTURY OR LATER
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper depicting the Ka'ba and the Masjid al-Haram with five minarets set in a landscape with smaller structures around, a line of muhaqqaq above containing the bismillah and the shahada, set within white borders of scrolling vine and gold strapwork bands on a maroon margin, later added signature and date in the lower right hand corner, laid on card, framed
Painting 13 1/8 x 17 3/8in. (33.4 x 44cm.); board 20½ x 24 5/8in. (52 x 62.5cm.)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 19TH CENTURY OR LATER
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper depicting the Ka'ba and the Masjid al-Haram with five minarets set in a landscape with smaller structures around, a line of muhaqqaq above containing the bismillah and the shahada, set within white borders of scrolling vine and gold strapwork bands on a maroon margin, later added signature and date in the lower right hand corner, laid on card, framed
Painting 13 1/8 x 17 3/8in. (33.4 x 44cm.); board 20½ x 24 5/8in. (52 x 62.5cm.)
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