822
A large Ottoman prayer panel, 'Mihrab'
Estimate
5.000 - 8.000
Session 3
5 June 2025
Hammer Price
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Red silk satin, embroidered with gilt and silver metallic threads and polychrome silk threads
Symmetrical composition centered on a mihrab niche flanked by columns and vases with flowers, beneath Arabic calligraphic inscription in thuluth style within curved cartouches
Richly decorated with stylized floral motifs, palmettes, rosettes, arabesques and foliage scrolls
Ottoman Empire, late 18th / early 19th century
(with wear, oxidation to metallic thread and losses to embroidery; framed)
268x186 cm
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