Two small dress fabric fragments with stripes. The first one made of silk satin woven with tiny flowers. The other one with five differently colored stripes brocaded with silver wrapped threads. From Georges Redard's study collection (please visit http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/redard-georges), mainly comprising Persian textiles. Condition: partial wear and one stain. Please look at photos carefully, being part of condition report. Dimension: c. 25 cm x 25.5 cm, 21.5 cm x 18.5 cm.
Antique amulet or talisman, originally a pendant. Black and gray jasper or agate and probably late 19th century, both sides with incised Islamic script. Width "1 ½ / 4 cm. Condition: fine.
19th Century Persian Mughal Kard Jade with Silver Inlay Handle Dagger with Gilt Inscription at the Blade
The overall measurement is 10.6 inches (26.9 cm) long by 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) wide. The blade is 6.3 inches (16 cm) long by 0.75 inch (1.9 cm) wide. It is 0.2 Lb.
The jade handle has chips. The blade is tarnished and has small dents and oxidation. It also has loss of gilding, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos)...
Two antique square Küthaya ceramic tiles with wooden frames. Each painted in underglaze cobalt blue, turquoise, green and red, outlined in black. Showing a quranic calligraphy bordered by a band of scrolling saz and flowerheads. Condition: partial cracquelure to glaze, one tile with cracks in the right angle, partially restored, the other one with tiny glaze loss in the right corner, both slightly warped. Dimension: 23.3 x 23.3 cm.
Antique Caucasian wool rug, hand-knotted in geometric pattern design. Dates from the early 20th century.
Size: 3'7" x 5'9"
A Turkish Ottoman Market Silver Rosewater Sprinkler. The pear shape body with screwthread spout and foot. the base of the spout with floral fronds. the base impressed 1900. L19thC. Height 7 1/4" (18.5 cm). Weight 275gm
A museum-quality antique (an identical bowl is in the collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris, link below) medieval Islamic ceramic bowl, 2nd half of the 9th century AD (3rd-century AH), Abbasid Caliphate ( الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة,) Susa.
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A Persian nargileh water pipe cup "qalian" in conical form, made of brass or copper, maybe with gilding. Engraved and embossed decoration of flowers and calligraphy. Condition: traces of usage, rims slightly dented, some discolored areas, (please look at the photos carefully). Dimension: diameter: 8.3 cm, height: 6.2 cm.
Antique Kuba rug from the caucus region with medallion design. Red and blue hues dominate the rug with light accenting colors. It measures 50" by 60", circa 1890-1910.
A Persian small brass or bronze box and lid from the Qajar period, 19th century. Of square shape with indented corners and exquisitely engraved with flowers and birds. A small circular reserve indicates which side of box and lid respectively are meant to fit into each other. Width "2 1/2 / 6.5 cm, height "1 2/3/ 4.2 cm. Condition: fine.
Antique medieval, 14th – early 15th century, circa 1300 -1420 AD (700–823 AH) Marinid Sultanate (Morocco) Marinid Dynasty period, Islamic calligraphic Zilig tiles panel.
The panel consists of three tiles made of red earthenware stone paste ( (also known as Fritware) coated in black manganese glaze. These tiles are intricately carved with an elaborate cartouche that contains an Arabic calligraphy Naskh script on an uneven, chiseled, pale background...
Antique Islamic fruit sherbet spoon made of solid silver, 19th century Turkey. It has a Turkish Ottoman coin bowl and a long twisted stem handle. The silver is marked 800, indicating its grade, and has an elaborate finial in the shape of a crown. The finial is adorned with Islamic symbols, including a crescent moon and a star. The bowl is made of a 20 Kurush silver coin of Sultan Abdul Aziz II, which is dated AH 1277 (1861-1874 AD)...
Exquisite antique 18th -19th century Turkish Ottoman Islamic large Yatagan – Yataghan sword with a characteristic ear-shaped hilt.
The grip scales feature gilt copper mounts adorned in a typical Balkan filigree work design (soldered twisted wire and shaped knobs) and are set with seven large, fluted almond-shaped natural corals.
A finely crafted, single-edged steel blade is cut with two narrow fullers on each face and slender grooves on the spine...
Semi-antique tribal hand knotted wool carpet, Azeri, Fachralo, in rust and blues
Age: circa 1900
Size: 3.2' x 4.8'
An antique gunpowder flask called Barutdan was crafted in the 18th century in the Islamic Indo-Persian region. The flask is made of high-quality tooled leather and adorned with intricate designs characteristic of the region's artistic flair.
One feature of this flask is the shaped and pierced iron suspension loops attached to it...
Antique Rare type of Silver mounted Islamic, Yemeni, Arab dagger, Khanjar Jambiya with an accompanying knife, 19th century, Yemen.
A shaped hilt composed of sheets of silver decorated in filigree and bead work, with a scrolling pattern and rosettes, mounted with a broad, slightly curved, double-edged blade formed with a pronounced medial ridge on each side...
Ca. 1800s
This Persian jar is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and iron brown and covered inside and out in a thick clear glaze with a blue-green tint. It is potted from a buff colored earthenware that is exposed around the lower portion with the glaze forming a rather thick and uneven curtain above. The footring is unglaze and the base is partially glazed...
A small box made of wood or papier-maché with hinged lid. Painted decoration under a lacquered varnish, showing the rose and nightingale motif "gul-u-bulbul". Provenance: a gentleman's collection, Geneva - Switzerland. Condition: traces of usage, the varnish is very glossy, lid slightly bent (please look at the photos carefully, they make part of the condition report). Dimension: c. 11.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.5 cm.
An antique gunpowder flask called Barutdan was crafted in the 18th century in the Islamic Indo-Persian region. The flask is made of high-quality tooled tanned leather and adorned with intricate designs characteristic of the region's artistic flair.
The flask features an iron suspension loop and a leather strap. These allow it to be easily carried and used while hunting or engaging in battle.
The Barutdan flask was created for use with black powder firearms such as guns and rifles...
A set of six silver bowls, the center with raised omphalos. Below an acanthus bordure decorated with a band of Arabic calligraphy. No mark, but silver tested. Condition: due to the high silver content the bowls are quite soft and some are slightly distorted. Three bowls with few dents. Dimension: diameter: 10.6 cm, 5.1 cm high, total weight: 476 g.
