Lot 23 AN OTTOMAN SILK METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED PANEL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Reference: ART3006745
A rectangular panel, with the central roundel embroidered with gilt metal wires on a black silk ground, set within a thick gold border, further decorated with floral motifs, all within a floral border.
Inscriptions: poems prasing the prophet. ''al-Mutawwaj bi'l-karama al-muzallal bi'l-ghamama salla Allah alayhim sallama wa 'ala alihi wa sahabihi ajamayn'' 'Oh the one crowned with prayers! Oh the one shaded by clouds! The prayers and intercession of Allah upon him and his family and his companions'