Lot 167. An Ottoman voided velvet and metal-thread silk panel (yastik), Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, 17th century; 124.5 by 67cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

metal threads on a silk cream ground, with green voided velvet outlines on a red velvet ground, with carnations and bands containing floral motifs, mounted.

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 6 January 1983.