364

Four Painted Wooden Panels from a ‘Ajami Panelled Room,

Probably Aleppo or Damascus, Syria, First Half 18th century

364

Four Painted Wooden Panels from a ‘Ajami Panelled Room,

Probably Aleppo or Damascus, Syria, First Half 18th century

Estimate:

€2,000 - 3,000

Complete Description

Four Painted Wooden Panels from a ‘Ajami Panelled Room,

Probably Aleppo or Damascus, Syria, First Half 18th century

Bois de cèdre peint de médaillons ovales, chacun contenant un bouquet de fleurs dont des tulipes, des roses et des glaïeuls, dans des vases sur pied, sur fond crème cerné de rouge, usures importantes.

Dim. : 174 x 25 cm (chaque élément)

Comment:

These painted wood panels depicting splendid vases of flowers may be compared to the decoration of Bayt Ayanofara in Damascus, which the specialist of Damascene houses, Anke Scharrahs, dates to the first half of the eighteenth century (Anke Scharrahs, Damascene ‘Ajami Rooms: Forgotten Jewels of Interior Design, London, 2013, p. 67 and pp. 224–226).