OTTOMAN METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL WITH TULIPS AND POMEGRANATES TURKEY, 17TH / 18TH CENTURY of rectangular form, the red crimson silk ground embroidered with gilt metal-thread depicting a repeat design of pomegranate and tulip sprays, two bands of three arched niches enclosing flowers above and below (123.2cm x 47.2cm) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private collection of a notable Ottoman family in London; acquired from Bonhams London on 6th April 2006, lot 204. The collection is from a notable Ottoman land-owning family, that married over generations into the Sultans’ court. Some were judges, civil servants and vizirs in the Damascus vilayet, as well as members of parliament to the Sublime Porte. Note: The combination of tulips and pomegranates is a design that is highly favoured by the Ottoman court artists from the 17th Century onwards and on a lot of the decorative arts including Iznik ceramics.