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A PAINTed geSSO AlHAMBRA PlAque TwO FReNcH PRINTS dePIcTINg OTTOMAN SceNeS
By Enrique Linares, Granada, late 19th/early 20th century After Antoine-Ignace Melling (French, 1763-1831)
Rectangular, decorated in polychrome and gilt, with lobed arch From his ‘Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du
surrounded by Nasrid-style decoration and inscriptions, labelled “No. Bosphore Paris’, circa 1809-1819.
52, Enrique Linares Es Propriedad” to lower edge, a black and white Each image 40cm x 64cm, and framed and glazed (2).
photo of a mother and child behind.
34cm high, 23cm wide £400 - 600

£250 - 350 Melling travelled throughout the Levant and stayed for several
years in Constantinople. While there he met the sister of the Sultan,
96 Sultane Hadidge, who in 1795 appointed him as architect in charge
MAHARANA BOPHAl SINgH (Reg. 1930-1955) RIdINg IN of renovating her palace at Ortakoy. As a result Melling was able to
PROceSSION ON AN elePHANT prepare the original drawings for this series of prints, which achieved
Udaipur, circa 1950 great popularity in France. For the complete set of 52 engravings, see
Gouache and gold on paper, brown border, nagari inscriptions on Sotheby’s, The Turkish Sale, 11th October 1996, lot 242.
painted surface and in upper border.
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AN OTTOMAN ‘BANyA lukA’ PANel
£300 - 500 Circa 1800
The embroidered and appliqued needlework on later backing
mounted to a board.
176cm high, 115cm wide

£800 - 1,200

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