Lot 122. An Ottoman silk and metal thread brocade fragment, Turkey, 18th century; 78 by 39cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

designed with roundels containing geometric designs interspersed by stylised grape and foliate stems in silver metal thread wrapped yellow silk with blue and red details and dark brown outlines on a red ground, stapled old collector’s printed card label handwritten: '620... Ancien Lampas Persan XVe Satin cramoisi or fin ... 080/040, Ach. CRR, 8-11-04'.

Property from a distinguished French private collection.