Lot n° 347
Estimation :
3000 - 4000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 3 900EUR
Large ottoman bedspread with red and blue eyelets - Lot 347
Large ottoman bedspread with red and blue eyelets
Polychrome silk threads embroidered on linen, cotton lining
Ottoman Empire, late 17th century
220 x 140 cm (good condition)
This large, beautiful cotton-lined textile features a lavishly embroidered design of red carnation scrolls alternating with blue flowers, on a background of green scrolls and foliage on a cream background.
An embroidery of comparable design and dimensions, described as a bedspread, is published in: H. BILGI & I. ZANBAK (2012), Ottoman embroideries in the Sadberk Hanim Museum collection ...skill of the hand, delight of the eye, Istanbul: Sadberk Hanim Museum, n°9, p.74.
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