Furniture and Works of Art - 08 Jan 2015
An Ottoman embroidered silk mosque portière
An Ottoman embroidered silk mosque portière, of mihrab shape, decorated with panels of calligraphy and scrolling foliage, 18th / 19th century, Syria or Turkey, 235.5 x 181cm.
Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) and thence by descent.