A portrait of Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, will go on auction along with 311 other works of art from the “Arts of the Islamic World” collection on May 1
Sotheby’s auction house will be opening its doors to sell the pieces from the collection titled “Arts of the Islamic World” on May 1, 2019.
A portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent, which is thought to have been painted by one of the followers of noted Italian painter Gentile Bellini, and probably commissioned by Venetian diplomats visiting the Ottoman palace is valued at around $323,000 - $452,000. The last time a similar dish was seen in an auction was 1986 and another example of it is in the collection of the British Museum, according to information by the Sotheby’s.
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