Bidspirit auction | AN OTTOMAN METAL THREAD EMBROIDERED

AN OTTOMAN METAL THREAD EMBROIDERED CURTAIN WITH THE TUGHRA OF MAHMUD II (AH 1223-1255/ AD 1808-1839) - Rectangular, embroidered in silver and gilt thread and with applique panels and bands containing thuluth inscription on a red ground, the upper field with crimson band above a cartouche and two roundels, the central panel under six small roundels, lower field with the tughra of the Sultan in gilt thread, ground and borders decorated with arabesques and vegetal motifs in silver and gilt thread, backed. 155 by 280 cm. The inscriptions comprise: In the upper band: A hadith on a black ground. In the central panel: Quran, surah al-Baqarah (II), verse 255, ayat al-Kursi. In the six small roundels: The names of the four Orthodox Caliphs and the Imams Hassan and Husain. In the lower cartouche: The tughra of Sultan Mahmud II