* AN OTTOMAN BOCHA (EMBROIDERED PANEL) Ottoman Turkey, early 20th century Of square form, the seamed burgundy red silk velvet worked in metallic threads and spangles in a variety of stitches with a stellar centre surrounded by single flowers in a radiating circle, the corners with spraying foliage, all within scrolling and scalloped twin borders, lined in burgundy glazed cotton, 90cm x 92cm. Provenance: Swiss private collection since late 1970s.