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An Ottoman woven silk calligraphic textile, probably Bursa, Turkey, circa 1800
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- silk on wood frame
fragment of rectangular form woven with cream and red silks with alternating major and minor chevron bands filled with calligraphy, palmette cartouches and roundels
Condition
In overall good condition, mounted on framed silk textile, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
In the wide band: repeat of the shahada
Bordering the wide band: Qur’an, chapter II (al-Baqara), part of verse 144 (above); chapter III (Al ‘Imran), verse 96 (below)
In the roundels and cartouches: Invocations to God through three of his attributes.
Bearing testimony to the importance of textiles in Ottoman society, examples such as the present silk textile, with a chevron pattern incorporating the Shahadah, or declaration of faith, would have been made as special commissions, particularly during the Ottoman dynasty's rule over Medina (1517–1916 AD) when it was custom to send such textiles to adorn the Ka’bah in Mecca and replaced yearly.
Fragments with the same loom pattern are in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no.1063-1900), the Textile Museum, Washington (inv. no. TM 3.158a) and the David Collection, Copenhagen (inv. no. 20/1971).
In the wide band: repeat of the shahada
Bordering the wide band: Qur’an, chapter II (al-Baqara), part of verse 144 (above); chapter III (Al ‘Imran), verse 96 (below)
In the roundels and cartouches: Invocations to God through three of his attributes.
Bearing testimony to the importance of textiles in Ottoman society, examples such as the present silk textile, with a chevron pattern incorporating the Shahadah, or declaration of faith, would have been made as special commissions, particularly during the Ottoman dynasty's rule over Medina (1517–1916 AD) when it was custom to send such textiles to adorn the Ka’bah in Mecca and replaced yearly.
Fragments with the same loom pattern are in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no.1063-1900), the Textile Museum, Washington (inv. no. TM 3.158a) and the David Collection, Copenhagen (inv. no. 20/1971).