AN EMBROIDERED AAJARA (WALL HANGING), TETOUAN, MOROCCO, 18TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
June 10, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN EMBROIDERED AAJARA (WALL HANGING), TETOUAN, MOROCCO, 18TH CENTURY
embroidered with polychrome silk threads and dark brown outlines, with stylised composite floral pattern design on a cream linen ground, with three borders, mounted
91.5 by 220cm.
Please note: Condition 9 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers for this sale is not applicable to this lot.
John C. Edelmann Galleries Inc., New York, 2 December 1982.
For a close example, see: C. Erber: 'Constantinople and Beyond: Needlework in the Ottoman World', in Hali Magazine, 25 Years Anniversary edition, Issue 135, 2004, fig.14.