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TWO PAINTED AND GESSOED 'AJAMI PANELS, DAMASCUS SYRIA, 18TH CENTURY
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each of long rectangular form with central panel decorated in low relief with a series of 'rococo' floral cartoush, with depictions of various buildings in the background, surrounded by a scrolling arabesque boarder, 269 x 55 x 3.5cm approx.; 273 x 57 x 3.5cm approx.
Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired in Damascus in the early 1970s by the vendor's father, when serving as a diplomat in Syria.
For a closely related group of panels in situ in the Bayt Jacques Montlucon, Damascus, see Anke Scharrahs, Damascene Ajami Rooms: Forgotten Jewels of Interior Design, London 2013, fig.435, p.231.
Areas of paint loss and various chips, varnish somewhat discoloured
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each of long rectangular form with central panel decorated in low relief with a series of 'rococo' floral cartoush, with depictions of various buildings in the background, surrounded by a scrolling arabesque boarder, 269 x 55 x 3.5cm approx.; 273 x 57 x 3.5cm approx.
Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired in Damascus in the early 1970s by the vendor's father, when serving as a diplomat in Syria.
For a closely related group of panels in situ in the Bayt Jacques Montlucon, Damascus, see Anke Scharrahs, Damascene Ajami Rooms: Forgotten Jewels of Interior Design, London 2013, fig.435, p.231.
Areas of paint loss and various chips, varnish somewhat discoloured
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