Lot no. 197
PANEL WITH RADIATING CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
Egypt or Saudi Arabia, 20th century
Square panel in black silk velvet, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt thread, with a radiating calligraphic composition organised around the bismillah, framed by a border of stylised plant scrolls, framed, under glass.
Size: 88 x 85 cm
Inscription: Sura 48 (al-Fath), verse 29
Provenance: London private collection, then by descent until 2024
For a similar example, see previous lot 196, as well as the two sold at Artcurial, 21 May 2025, lots 110 and 111.
A Metal Thread Embroidered Black Silk Calli-graphic Panel with Part of Surat al-Fath,
Egypt or Saudi Arabia, 20th Century
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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