Three Ottoman voided velvet and metal thread panels, Scutari, Istanbul, first half 19th century, mounted as a three-panel screen, the crimson and green silk pile voided on a golden metal thread ground, each with central sunburst medallions and borders of floral swag design, each panel 135 x 59.4cm. (3) The present lot belongs to an attractive group of 19th century cushion covers produced in Scutari, near Istanbul. A comparable velvet showing the symmetrical design, central medallion and floral swag border for which Scutari velvets are known is illustrated in A.J.B. Wace, The Dating of Ottoman Velvets, in 'The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, vol. 64, 1934, no. 373, pl. 2, Fig. A. A much larger velvet panel attributed to 19th century Scutari and decorated with a lobed medallion was sold at Christie's King st., 26 October 2017, lot 254. Please refer to department for condition report