BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE 17/18 CENTURY MUGHAL SOLID BRONZE-Brass HUQQA HOOKAH BASE. Hand tooled abstract peacock and paisley patterns around the body , this could be used as a vase or get the parts and use as it was designed as a hookah. weight nearly 3 pounds. Size h 9" by 5.75"

This old Indo-Persian Bronze bowl has ornate repousse pattern and is heavily patinated with use and age. The upper rim edge has a few small chips from ages past. The bowl is 4.5 inches in diameter and about 2.3 inches high. The bowl is an artifact from the early 1800'S.

A stunning INDO-PERSIAN MUGHAL KHANJAR DAGGER, inlaid Gold handle with an exquisite RAM'S HEAD, Flowers, Foliage, Cabochon precious stones and Silver. Steel blade with Gold Damascended PAMOR Design. Comes with a red textile scabbard. Excellent condition. Size: 34.5 cm. (~ 13.5"). Rare and important Collector's piece!

Antique 18th -19th century Armenian Travelling Pen Case with inkwell, Divit Qalamdan from the Ottoman Empire stamped with Armenian Letters.

The rectangular section pencase with pronounced rounded terminals, one hinged, each engraved with floral vine, the barrel-shaped truncated rectangular inkwell with hinged cover and small turning latch...

Antique early 19th century dated AH 1217 (1802-1803 A.D.) Turkish Ottoman Empire, Islamic, hand-hammered tinned copper ewer. Bulbous body on short foot with curving faceted spout, the serpentine handle joining the body to the neck, domed hinged lid fluted and chased with five floral cartouches is surmounted by the bud finial...

(lot of 2) Persian Shamshir sword, early 19th century, the hilt with wooden grips (likely replaced) with engraved cross bar guard and strap, surmounting the curved Damascene blade, having two gold inlaid Koftgari cartouches inscribed, 'Amal-e Assadollah' (The work of Assadollah), which may be an honorific rather than an actual maker's mark, this inscription honors one of the great sword makers of the Safavid period and may have been given to master Persian sword smiths, the sword also appears to...

Description: A rare example of fine early Quajar-era quality and form, the translucent blond ramshorn grips with rolled Ottoman-type pommel. The guard forged of Persian black wootz damascus steel with gold inlaid borders, the tangband of brass...

Description: Curved, damask, single-edged blade with thickened back, iron forte and ring with inscription and floral motifs in gold; faceted, curved, horn grip; (frayed) blue-velvet covered wooden sheath with iron mounts and floral and geometrical-patterned silver decoration. Overall length is 12 inches in very good condition.

With elephant grips and characteristic steel pommel cap and guard displaying wootz pattern and silver wire wrap to base. The robust, shallowly-curved blade finely wrought of Persian black wootz in the well-known Ladder Pattern and signed in a pair of inlaid cartouches at the right forte, containing the name and title of Shah Abbas I of Iran (e...

Safavid Dynasty. (1502–1736) Persian dynasty. It was founded by Isma'il I, who, by converting his people from Sunnite to Shi'ite Islam and adopting the trappings of Persian monarchy, planted the seeds of a unique national and religious identity. He captured Tabriz from the Ak Koyunlu and became shah of Azerbaijan (1501) and Persia (1502). 'Abbas I (r. 1588–1629) brought the dynasty to its peak; his capital, Isfahan, was the center of Safavid architectural achievement...

Antique 17th-18th century huge hand hammered Ottoman Armenian Tinned Copper deep charger, platter, bowl, plate. The object has a broad rim engraved with four cartouches enclosing two lobed medallions engraved with a floral pattern, one with stylized bird and another with an inscription in Eski Osmanlı Türkçesi (Old Ottoman Turkish) in Arabic alphabet “Mustafa”, has some other illegible writing in Arabic alphabet...

Antique 17th-18th century Islamic Indo-Persian Safavid tinned-copper footed bowl. The bowl is tall and is made of cast, turned copper. It has a deep form and a flaring foot. It is decorated with elaborate Arabic calligraphy, which has been chiseled and engraved into the copper. The calligraphy is paired with composite palmettes...

ZAND DYNASTY (1751-1794). A dynasty that ruled in Persia (excluding Khorasan) from Shiraz, from the time when Nāder Shah’s (r. 1736-47) successors, the Afsharids, failed to recover western Persia until the founding of the Quajar dynasty by Āḡā Moḥammad Khan Quajar. Description: This item is a 18th century Persian copper bowl, decorated with a band of Arabic script followed by floral cartouche. Measurements: 2 1/4inches high and 7 inches in diameter...

Large antique late 18th century Islamic Indo-Persian steel shield Separ-Dhal of a circular convex form. This shield is made from a single piece of thick solid steel that has been hand-hammered. The inside of the shield shows visible hammer marks, while the exterior surface is perfectly smooth. The shield also features four domed bosses and is affixed with four ring bolts on the reverse side for straps to hold it.

The shield features intricate hand-chiseled patterns throughout...

The incense burner consists of a thick and solid cast bronze cup which rests on a tripod base also in cast bronze. A cut copper cover is held by a hinge fixed by rivets. Islamic work from the middle east. Very nice old patina of the metal. Bronze very earlier than the 18th century. H:21cm. A hole on the lid (see photo) otherwise good condition.

Antique 18th century Turkish Ottoman Islamic large military copper standard Alam. Entirely handmade of solid copper, very thick and sturdy, "ALAM" is comprised of a central panel cut into the openwork with the prominent symbol of the Ottoman Empire, a crescent moon with a star...

Antique 17h -18th century Islamic Indo-Persian helmet Kulah-Khud.

The helmet's hemispherical skull is formed by hand-hammering a single piece of thick, solid steel. The interior displays visible hammer marks, while the exterior surface is entirely smooth...

A pair of antique, 17th – 18th century, Islamic, Turkish Ottoman stirrups of a characteristic form. The stirrups are made of russet iron and have a curved base plate. The sides of the stirrups rise towards the arch and finish with a loop. The surface of the stirrups is decorated with linear ornaments that are inlaid with silver wire and adorned with white metal studs. One of the stirrups is signed in Arabic alphabet with silver wire.

DIMENSIONS: Approximately.

Length: 18 cm (7.09 i...