This large Ottoman voided silk velvet and metal-thread panel (çatma) panel, made in Bursa or Istanbul in the late 16th century, is one of the few textiles in Sotheby’s London sale of ‘Arts of the Islamic world’ on 25 October  2017. Estimated at £80-120,000, it measures 162 by 127.5cm and was woven in two parts,… Read more »