Bidspirit auction | AN OTTOMAN GILT EMBROIDERED HANGING


AN OTTOMAN GILT EMBROIDERED HANGING BROCADE, TURKEY OR SYRIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY - Rectangular form, heavily embroidered with gilt threads with a dense design of floral motifs and foliage. To the centre a roundel enclosing a Quran verse, surah al-Ahzaab v.56, flanked by four roundels enclosing the words ”Allah, Muhammad, abu Bakr and Omar. 100 by 150 cm.