An Ottoman silk and metal thread embroidered Robe, Turkey, 18th century, the pale beige ground embroidered with a series of vertical bands containing a floral meandering vine in shades of pink, green and blue, all edges scalloped, 137 cm. long Provenance: Bonhams, 28 April 2005, Lot 465. Note: For a barber's robe of similar technique in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, see J.M. Rogers, The Topkapi Saray Museum: Costumes, Textiles and Other Textiles, Boston, 1986, pl. 107. Another similar robe was sold at Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, 11th October 2000, lot 606. Please refer to department for condition report