$6,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Auction: March 12, 2019 10:00:00 AM EDT
Bearing the tughra of Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808-1839), dated AH1228. With two arches supported by solomonic columns, enclosing various Arabic inscriptions on the black ground and applied moss-green, golden brown and red panels, below four further applied inscribed cartouches, all within elaborate scrollwork, densely worked in silver and golden metallic threads, within a red-ground border.
Approximately H: 104 in., 264cm; W: 66 in., 167.5cmProvenance: Private collection, New York state
Acquired from the above by the present owner.