Portraits of Ottoman Sultans Sold at Auction

UK-based auction house Sotheby’sannounced that the portraits of the Ottoman sultans would be put up for auction on January 20. We are here to share these portraits with you for 100 years. in Scotland We have mentioned that it was found in the attic of a mansion near the town of Jedburgh, located in

These portraits are up for auction in the UK today. This portrait collection, which has been in Scotland for generations, was expected to sell for between £50 and £70,000. However, a surprising result emerged at the auction held today. According to the news, the protres are more than expected. 27 times more found a buyer.

Sold for 1 million 346 thousand pounds

According to BBC Turkish, the portraits were described as ‘an amazing discovery’ by David Mcdonald, Sotheby’s Scotland director, 1 million 346 thousand pounds (24.5 million TL) It was sold and found a buyer for 27 times more than expected.

It was reported that the portraits, the largest of which were 63.5 x 49 cm, and the smallest 57.1 x 44.3 cm, were estimated to be from the 17th century. In addition, it is stated that it is not known who or by whom the collection was written, and the Italian historian who lived in the 16th century. by Paolo Giovio recorded to be based on his work. All of the rulers in the portraits, including Tamerlane, the founder of the Timurid Empire, are as follows:

• Bayezid I
• II. Bayezid
• II. Murat
• Mehmet I
• Tamerlane
• Suleiman The Magnificent

A portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent in an auction held by the same auction house in the past years 350 thousand pounds had been sold. In addition, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality presented a portrait of Fatih Sultan Mehmet written by Gentile Bellini in 2020. 935 thousand pounds had bought.