19TH C VICTORIAN PORTIERE TURKISH TEXTILE RUG RUGS RARE MOORISH REVIVAL NEWPORT MANSION 1880 TURKEY RED PERSIAN Start Price USD 12,000.00 Current Price USD 12,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 18,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 18, 2008 Location Riverside, Rhode Island See more about '19TH C VICTORIAN PORTIERE TURKISH TEXTILE RUG RUGS RARE' Description  VERY FINE AND RARE 19TH C MOORISH REVIVAL WOOL FELT PORTIERE CA 1875 TO ABOUT 1880 , THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME FIND . THIS WONDERFUL WORK OF ART WAS FEATURED IN THE VICTORIAN HOMES MAGAZINE APRIL 1998 EDITION PAGE 49 ,THIS IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE TEXTILE ITEM I HAVE EVER OWNED !!!! THIS ITEM CAME OUT OF A MANSION ,THE TEXTILE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF THIS TYPE I HAVE EVER SEEN , TURKEY RED AND TURQUOISE , JUST LOVELY . EARLY OTTOMAN SCRIP WHICH WAS TRANSLATED BY A TURKISH STUDENT " THE SWORD WILL NOT CUT IF GOD DOES NOT ALLOW " THIS OLD SCRIPT IS NOT USED ANYMORE IN TURKEY , THIS WAS MADE IN THE 1870'S OR 1880'S WHEN ALL THINGS ORIENTAL WAS IN VOUGE , AFTER THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, MOORISH REVIVAL SMOKING ROOMS BECAME ALL THE RAGE . THE HAVEMEYER  RESIDENCE ON 5TH AVE IN NEW YORK WAS DONE IN ALL MOORISH REVIVAL DESIGN , DESIGNED BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY . THIS ITEM IS SO SO RARE!!!! I DO NOT THINK YOU WILL EVER SEE ANOTHER ONLY IN A MUSEUM ,THE PORTIERE COMPRISES TWO LARGE PANELS 34 INCHES WIDE AND 104 INCHES LONG . THE OVERHANG IS 66 1/2 INCHES WIDE , THIS WAS TURNED UNDER TO FIT DOORWAY . THIS COULD OPEN UP TO ABOUT 6 FEET ACROSS. ALSO WITH THIS ITEM ARE TWO TIE BACKS THAT ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL , THE BACK OF PANELS ARE DONE IN  PAISLEY ,  PANELS DO HAVE MOTH DAMAGE OVERALL , THESE TEXTILE ITEMS DO NEED RESTORATION BECAUSE OF MOTH DAMAGE. BUT THIS ITEM IS SO SO RARE AND SO SO BEAUTIFUL WELL WORTH THE ASKING PRICE. BECAUSE OF THE RESTORATION NEEDED THIS ITEM IS SOLD AS IS AND NO REFUNDS .BEAUTIFUL ISLAMIC ANTIQUE TEXTILE !!!!  NO PAY PAL FOR THIS ITEM WILL ONLY ACCEPT U.S. POSTAL MONEY ORDERS OR CERTIFIED CHECK . THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK !!!!! PS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK THANK YOU!!! Place a Bid!