An Antique 19th century, Transoxiana, Indo Persian Islamic Central Asian Bukhara – Samarkand, hand hammered copper Teapot - Ewer. Tear - shaped body on a flaring trumpet foot, curved spout with a short neck and domed hinged cover and serpentine handle.
The body composed of several elements of hand-hammered copper adorned with embossed drop-shaped panels and finely hand chased split-leaf arabesques...
Antique Islamic Malay solid Silver Betel, (Sirih) / Tobacco Box, 'Chelpa' - Malay People, 19th Century Malesia.
The hinged box of lobed form, constructed from beaten sheet silver decorated with chasing, engraving and punchwork with Islamic Malay design. The box with hinged lid affix with integral locking mechanism and suspension loop.
CONDITION: Signs of genuine age and usage, with wear, no repairs, or restorations...
Scarce, antique, 16th - 17th century, Transoxiana. Safavid Indo-Persian Islamic wine carafe bottle (surāhī) made of cast, forged, turned, and decorated in openwork copper alloy.
With a spherical body rising from a short foot with a central bulbous ring, resting on a splayed foot, the tall, ribbed tubular neck is adorned at the top and bottom with openwork bands of a typical Safavid pattern four-petaled blossom...
A beautiful and handsome Han dynasty pottery horse head. Very animated expression and in very good state of preservation.
It is rare to find a Han dynasty horse head of such size.
Dimension:
Height: 24cm / 9.5inches
Length: 19cm / 7.7inches
Width: 7.5cm / 3.0 inches
Condition Report:
Generally in good condition. No broken parts, repair or restoration. Normal burial abrasion and manufacturing faults.
Antique 19th century North African Islamic Moroccan, Berber terracotta pottery double handled vessel in the form of amphora. The vessel is hand painted around the body and neck, in pale red and black, with classic Berber tribal geometrical designs.
MEASUREMENTS:
Height: 27 cm (10.63 inches).
Width:(at widest point): 17cm (6.69 inches).
CONDITION: In good condition considering its age. It shows its age and uses, with nice old patina. No repairs or restorations.
Antique, 18th - early 19th century, Indo - Persian Islamic Qur'an stand (kursi or Rahla) of typical folding X form, made of sycamore wood, inlaid with Micro -Mosaic (KHATAMKARI) of colored woods, bone, and metal marquetry...
An extremely rare perfectly potted Zheghu Ban Partridge Breast mottled Tenmoku tea bowl. Looking inside this Tenmoku chawan is like glazing deep into the cosmos...
Antique 19th century Kashmir Islamic small Qur’an stand (kursi or Rahla /Rehal), of typical folding form with two parts hinged, together with lower arched sections, the top parts with serrated edging, painted throughout with floral spray polychrome and raised gilt lacquer arabesques.
MEASUREMENTS:
Overall length (open): 22.5 cm (8.86 inches).
Height: 15 cm (5.91 inches).
Width: 10.5 cm (4.13 inches)...
Extremely rare antique medieval 10th-14th century Islamic chess piece, carved in the form of an elephant.
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Antique 17th century Islamic Indo Persian Safavid hand hammered, tinned copper ablution basin with cover. Basin with bulbous body and large flaring brim finely hand chiseled with scrolling tendrils, in distinguishing Safavid pattern of interlocking split-leaf arabesques, was very popular during the 17th century in Muslim art in western Asia, Mughal India and central Asia.
The cover (filter) is pierced with four, draining holes in the form of Chinese Ming dynasty good Luck charms coins...
Antique from the mid to late 19th century Turkish Ottoman hand blown emerald, green, Beykoz glass, Islamic, small Hookah- Huqqa (Narguile) pipe with a copper stem heart.
The upper body with a bulbous shape is finely hand-painted and enameled with flower sprays. The lower part of the body and the base is molded in the form of the star with golden borders.
The copper stem heart is with a cork core.
CONDITION: In very good condition showing age and usage...
Antique Burmese handmade solid silver, superb quality large rectangular box adorned with Anantasayana, Burma, late 19th century.
The hinged lid is decorated with finely hand chased and embossed in high relief Sheshashayi Vishnu and the birth of Lord Brahma, depicting the four-armed Lord Vishnu reclining on a bed formed by the serpent scrolls of Sheshanaga and protected by the Naga’s heads.
The four-faced and four-armed Brahma in the lotus emanates from Vishnu’s navel...
Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar with Bird Cover
This very rare and unusual pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a grey pottery and has been formed in a two-piece mould, each half having been luted together at the sides. The cover is in the form of a bird and, likewise, has also been made in a two-piece mould. The body of the jar has two moulded ring handles...
Antique 18th-19th century Turkish Ottoman, Islamic Kutahya pottery pilgrim flask of typical form with a rounded body flattened on one side, rising to a short cylindrical neck with moldings at the opening flanked by two loop handles.
The white background is painted blue, pink, and beige on both sides with stylized floral sprays.
Condition: In very good condition, showing age and use, the mouth and loops slightly worn out from usage, otherwise intact...
Antique, medieval, 14th century A.D. (700 AH – 803 AH) Mamluk, Middle Eastern, Islamic Fritware pottery bowl...
Antique medieval 10th century A.D...
Antique, Islamic Multan Sindh,19th century India, a baluster-shaped pottery vase with a trumpet neck. Hand-painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and green with floral vines and acanthus motifs on a white background under a rich, thick, clear glaze.
CONDITION: The vase is in good condition, considering its age of more than 100 years, with no cracks, restorations, or repairs. There is a small imperfection at the rim of the base that looks like the chip. However, this imperfection is covered with...
Antique 18th century Ottoman Armenian enameled gilt copper (Tombak) ewer from eastern Turkey, probably, Vilâyet-i Diyarbakir Vilayet of Diyâr-ı Bek. The modern name Diyarbakır means the Land of Bakir and derives from the Armenian name Diyarbakır - Tigranakert, Տիգրանակերտ.
The ewer is hand-hammered from several elements composed together, including a rounded body resting on a short, splayed foot. Decorated with cast copper circular bosses stamped with a wheel of fortune desi...
19th century Asakusa school staghorn netsuke of obihasami type carved with a couple of bamboo stals. The hooks at the top and bottom of the piece go around the edges of obi - a sash holding a kimono. Simple clever piece typical of Asakusa school, warm patina, darker porous areas as is usual with staghorn. Length 4.14 inches.
19th century marine (walrus tusk) Asakusa school netsuke carved as a group of four Fungus of Immortality. Wonderful realistic carving, beautiful staining, superb patina, very pleasant to handle. Length 1.62 inches.
An Antique 19th century, Transoxiana, Indo Persian Islamic Central Asian Bukhara – Samarkand, hand hammered brass Teapot - Ewer. Tear - shaped body on a flaring trumpet foot, curved spout with a short neck and domed hinged cover and serpentine handle.
The body composed of several elements of hand-hammered brass adorned with embossed drop-shaped panels and finely hand chased split-leaf arabesques.
Similar ewers are in many world-famous museum collections, including Henri Moser coll...
Very rare Khmer black lacquer “pillow box” with an abstract floral pattern. This is an old pre Khmer Rouge item, dating 50 to 60 years old, possibly more. The unique decoration makes this a one of a kind piece, the construction is typically Cambodian, in that it is constructed with thin small planks of wood and is coated with raw lacquer on the bottom, and this was sourced in the “Russian Market” about 15 years ago in Phnom Phenh. The attention to detail on the design is superb, the geom...
Rare Red Lacquered Inkstone Box of Drawers adorned with ancient symbolism: bullocho (mythical longevity plant) lock plates, bat (symbol of happiness) drawer pulls, and swallowtail (symbol of beauty) braces. The inkstone box was a Korean scholar's most treasured item. He handled it every day, when he would take out the contents to write and paint. The lid opens to reveal the compartment for the inkstone. The drawers hold the brush, ink, and paper. Together these, with the inkstone, are the "schol...
A prized, finely carved GENUINE BLACK JADEITE JADE PENDANT, QING DYNASTY, depicting a Dragon chasing the Pearl. 18/19th Century, China. Good condition. Size: 2" x 1.75". Rare!
Also known as "The Buddha of Immeasurable Light and Life,” here in this pre-Edo Buddhist painting we see Amida and his two assistant bodhisattvas, Seishi on the left (associated with wisdom and strength), and Kannon on the right (associated with compassion and mercy), descending from the Western Pure Land to welcome newly deceased believers into the realm of paradise. In this practice known as raigō, the faithful are transported via the small lotus pedestal the Kannon holds in his...
A Finely carved GENUINE BLACK JADEITE JADE Pendant, QING DYNASTY, depicting a Dragon and Scrolling. 18/19th Century, China. Good condition. Has a small hole on top for hanging.
Size: 2" x 1.75"
A finely detailed faiance figure, depicting Patake in Green-Torquise faiance, Late period Egypt, 525 - 341 BC.
Interesting scarce representation of the god naked.
Size: 33 mm. tall.
Condition: Choice, intact with some overall wear to the glaze.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection.
A nicely executed thinbutted Danish Neolithic silex axe, dating to mid-late 4th mill. BC.
Partly polished axe with nice proprotions and clear 'seams' along the edges. Very nice workmanship.
Thinbutted axes were developed to help neolithic people to clear the forest to prepare the land for farming. The largest specimens - up to 40 cm - were put down in marches as offers.
Size: 22,5 cm long, and 9 cm. wide - a masive piece.
Condition: Choice, very minor ships ...
A nice early cylinder seal in cream stone, Greater Mesopotamia, early 2nd. mill. BC.
Size: 23 mm. long.
Ex. Old German Private Collection.
Antique 19th century excellent quality Indian two miniatures portraits of the Mughal Empress Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Banu Begum), a wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Each of the miniature is finely hand-painted in gouache on an oval, natural wafer. The miniature paintings show the artist's outstanding skills, such as fine facial details, a pattern on an opulent dress, and jewelry details.
Each miniature is placed behind convex oval glass, then fitted into the cardboard passe-partout, and fr...
Antique 19th century Southeast Asian Betel lime paste box of octagonal form constructed from beaten sheet copper the domed lid applied with silver sheet repoussee and chased with lotus petals and scrolls. The lid and the box are connected by the brass chain affix with the loops.
Condition: Showing age and usage with abrasions and patina. Interior of the box, encrusted with heavy lime paste deposit consistent with age and usage, showing signs of genuine age and usage.
MEASUREMENTS:
O...
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.
Divit Qalamdan from the Ottoman Empire were traveling quill pen holders with attached inkwells carried by scribes serving both merchants and governm...
Antique 19th century Turkish Ottoman Islamic silver inlay turned wooden vase.
DETAILS: The bottle-shaped vase resting on a circular foot with a low round body rising to a tall trumpet neck with molded ring lip inlaid with silver wire zigzag pattern.
The vase's body is inlaid with silver wire of scrolling and swaying foliated motifs including stylized tulips buds; the neck is inlaid with Turkish Ottoman Sultan monogram “Tughra," and the floral band.
This type of silver inlaid on wood...
Antique late 17th century North India, Islamic Indian Mughal dynasty, carved bone panel of rectangular form from the side of a box, the surface is finely carved with a series of four cusped quatrefoil cartouches filled with the allegorical hunting scene "shikargarh / shikargarh" depicting a Mughal nobleman with a quiver full of arrows on his back hunting with a bow tigers and antelopes, He is dressed in 17th century Mughal clothing a flowing muslin gown “Jama “over “paijama”, trousers ...
Pair of finely carved wooden panels of the eight Taoist immortals and their attribute. These panels were to be part of a small religious piece of furniture rather than a screen. The wood is left natural, the carving is exceptionally good quality for Chinese woodwork. No traces of pigments, only the edges are lacquered in red as can be seen in a photo. The back of the panels is covered with a red layer of lacquer or oil paint which has cracked and degraded over time. There are some gaps, visible ...
Rare antique Nepalese made of copper alloys traveling pen case and attached inkwell from 18th century Nepal.
The tubular pen case is finely hand-chiseled on the one site with 8 Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism including:
The Conch, Parasol, Golden fish, Treasure Vase of sacred water, Victory banner, lotus blossom, endless eternal knot, the opposite site is chiseled with foliate scrollwork. The pen case is attached by three chains to the inkwell.
The inkwell is made in the for...
Antique cast bronze bottle-shaped wine vessel from north India 16th/17th century. The bulbous body is sitting on a trumpet footing with incised rings; the tapering neck is decorated with stylized petal lappets design and horizontal ribs.
This type of vessel was used for rice wine that it was served during weddings and other profane or religious ceremonies.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 24 cm (10 1/8 in.) - Diameter: 13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.).
CONDITION: Showing the age and usage, cracks on th...
Antique Museum Quality, Royal Indian silver fly whisk (chamara, chauri orchowri) 18th -19th century Islamic Mughal India. Handmade in solid silver with hollowed interior fly whisk handle mounted with white yak's hair.
The cast and finely chiseled whisk head consist of a single beaded collar with a floral design below and two rows of casts and hand sculptured in relief stylized crowned animals' heads (each row with 31 heads, which come to 62 heads in total).
On the top of a tapered h...
Rare Antique Museum Quality late 16th or early 17th century, circa 1600 A.D. (1009 AH) Antique Indo - Portuguese Indian Mother Of Pearl Bowl Islamic Mughal India. A cup of rounded form on a short brass foot with narrow brass rim, formed out of perfectly joined tapered sections of mother-of-pearl plaques, radiating from a central disk, and secured by metal pins.
PROVENANCE: Ex Important Canadian private collection of Islamic Art.
CONDITION: Showing age and usage. A minor crack in the ...
Huge 73.8 cm (29 inches) Antique 19th century India solid sterling silver Islamic Indo Persian, Indian water pipe hookah, huqqa narguile comprising a base of truncated conical form with concave walls, resting on a spreading flattened rounded foot, the squat shoulder and the base decorated with bands of repousse repeating vegetal designs against punched ground.
The middle part divided into two baluster form parts surmounted by a large bulbous furnace decorated en suite with the base with ban...
A large antique 19th century Indian Hindu temple puja bell or Ghanta the janus handle with figures of the monkey God Hanuman and Garuda. The bowl engraved with two elephants and zebu bull and floral pattern and scrolls.
CONDITION: Showing age and usage, handle slightly bent the figures appear to be well worn from ritual use and handling with nice old patina. In working order - sounds good!
MEASUREMENTS:
Height: 18.5 cm (7.28 inches).
Width: 10 cm (3.94 inches).
The Bells p...
Superb Quality antique 17th-18th century monumental Turkish Ottoman Islamic copper tray (Sini) of rounded form with upturned rim, engraved with a central roundel containing a six-pointed star- Seal of Solomon – Khātim Sulaymāni خاتم_سليمان surrounded by further concentric bands containing entwined split-arabesques, with alternating design of two-handed lidded jars and stylized domed buildings flanked by cypress trees.
REFERENCES:
1. A similar tray is published in the Sot...
Antique Indian Very well-made cast bronze, hand shaped and hand sculptured door handle in the form of the peacock bird 19th century India Deccan.
MEASUREMENTS:
Overall length: 18 cm (7.09 inches)
Width at the widest point: 4.6 cm (1.81 inches)
Antique 18th century votive Indian bronze statue of the Hindu goddess Durga, depicted here with eight arms, each one holding one of her sacred implements including trident. She wears a distinctive, Devo-style conical hat and flowing robes, and stands with her vahana, her sacred mount, a tiger, seated at her feet. Durga, whose power is to preserve the moral order and righteousness in creation, is very popular in the Hindu faith.
Wonderful bronze with very good casting and detailing, nicely h...
Classic heavy silk or cotton and silk blend fabric black cheongsam or qipao top with blue silk lining, circa mid 20the century. Perfect condition, and clean. Tailor made and all hand sewn. Dimensions in enlargements.
Antique 18th century Armenian ecclesiastical tinned copper incense burner censer, Ottoman Empire. A censer is made of hand-hammered tinned copper composed of rounded tiered dip bowl with scalloped rim, and domed cover repoussé, finely chiseled with four birded ascetic monks’ heads between four birds, most likely eagles. The center of the lid is pierced repoussé and chiseled with foliate scrolling tendrils.
This form of bird’s motives is very characteristic for Armenian art and religio...
Intriguing gold and black lacquered depiction of an Taoist immortal brewing the elixir of immortality in a gourd-(possibly Japanese). Condition: some lacquer losses, please examine enlargements. L: 35cm/13.8in x W: 17.5cm/6.9in.
A museum-quality antique Turkoman Turkmen silver gilt Quran (Koran) kamea cheikel leather pouch, 19th-century, from the Tekke tribe in Central Asia.
The rectangular brown leather pouch is exceptionally well made by a skilled Turkmen silversmith. It features solid silver, gold-gilded panels engraved with typical Tekke volutes and carnelian stones. The large front panel has five oval-shaped carnelian stones set in raised settings.
The pouch's brown leather strap is decorated with four gil...
Super fine old wool pangden cloth- all hand spun wool and natural dyes. This piece is an exceptionally large piece consisting of 5 panels, circa 40 to 50 years old. I have had quite a few of these in the past and this is one of best I have seen.The weave is very tight and heavy and would make an excellent small blanket or throw rug. In the past these were worn by married women, but these days they are a fashion accoutrement for the modern Tibetan woman. This piece is in excellent conditi...
This exquisite and rare ceramic jar from the Ayyubid period of the 12th century AD boasts a unique pear-shaped form with a short foot and a flaring neck. It is adorned with three black bands delicately painted on the shoulder underglaze, contrasting beautifully with the pristine white ground. The jar is a fine example of Islamic ceramics from the time period and provides an intriguing glimpse into the art and culture of the era.
Measurements:
Height: 9.6 cm (3.78 inches)
Diame...
A very fine quality antique 19th century, Islamic, Indo-Persian, lacquered papier mache bowl of lobed circular form, with a scalloped rim on a raised circular foot. It has 26 lobed petals superbly hand-painted in gold and various pigments with flower sprays, foliage, and teardrop-shaped paisley motifs. The lower rounded body is finely hand-painted with floral sprays and perching birds (gul-o-bulbul, roses and nightingales). The interior of the bowl is fitted with a brass lining.
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These are antique Islamic Indo-Persian wooden shutters from the 19th century, Qajar period. They are painted with polychrome gul-o-bulbul (roses and nightingales) designs. The front of these rectangular-shaped shutters is decorated with urns holding a bouquet of roses and a pair of birds perching on the branches, all finely hand-painted. On the other side, a central cartouche of typical Islamic form is surrounded by roses and nightingales, flower sprays, and foliage within a large lobed medallio...
Antique 19th century Islamic Indo-Persian Qajar papier-mache lacquer hand-painted book cover with clean pages ready to write poems.
The bindings are rectangular, and the front and the back are finely hand-painted with central lobed medallions depicting various figures in domestic and garden settings surrounded by flower sprays and foliage within a further border of flower sprays.
The inner sides are painted with birds and antelope amongst vegetation on a black background. The book has clea...
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. The rectangular margin of the panel...
This antique Islamic footed cosmetics makeup kohl jar dates back to the 11th-12th century (Medieval). It is made of bronze and comes from Khorassan. The jar is designed in the form of a small bottle, with a compressed body and a long-tapered neck. It is adorned with two incised rings and a wide flared lip and rests on four legs with bent feet. Bronze kohl vessels of this shape were widely used in the Near East from ancient times, specifically the Luristan Bronzes.
CONDITION: shows age and u...
Antique 19th century South India, Tamil Nadu finely cast, copper alloy figure of dancing Hindu deity Krishna on a lotus plinth. Depicting the Lord Krishna dancing victoriously on Kaliya Naga and holding a ball of butter in his right hand, his rounded body adorned by belts with hanging bells and other jewelry, his face with almond-shaped eyes and a raised urna centered between his arched brows, his hair arranged in neat rows and surmounted by a round lotus bud finial.
HEIGHT: 8.6 cm (3.39 ...
Antique 18th-19th century Indian copper alloy figurine amulet depicting Four Armed Hindu Deity Vishnu standing on domed square base, his two upper arms holding the chakra and conch with his right hand raised in abhaya mudra.
Height: 6.5 cm (2.56 inches).
CONDITION: in good condition considering its age worn out and shiny on the exposed areas from centuries of touching by worshipers.
Lord Vishnu is considered as the chief god in Hindu religion and Indian mythology. Vishnu, the pr...
Antique small bronze Puja Chowki Stand for Indian Hindu deity -gods figurine in home shrine in the form of Bajot table with octagonal top on eight, baluster form legs 17th-18th century India.
Most of Indian homes have a separate Puja room with home shrine and “Chowkis” are small low stands to use as a pedestal for placing idols of various gods and goddesses.
MEASUREMENTS:
Width of the base at the widest point: 6.5 cm (2.56 inches).
Width of the top: 5 cm (1.97 inches).
Hei...
This is an antique Islamic Indo-Persian aftaba ewer from the 18th-19th century, made in the Caspian Sea area.
It is a large, hand-crafted tinned copper piece with a flattened, bulbous shape and a long, hand-wrought baluster neck. The ewer has a hinged cover with an acorn finial, a swan-shaped spout, and an "S" scrolled handle with a dragon-head terminal. It is raised on a circular foot, and the flattened sides are adorned with oval medallions that have been hand-engraved and chased with sc...
Four antique 19th Century Islamic Turkish Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) coffee cup holders Zarf’s, each with a deep rounded bowl decorated in repousse with continuous, floral interlace and garlands resting on a low splayed foot.
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 5.5 cm (2.17 inches)
Diameter: 5.4 cm (2.13 inches)
Total weight: 197 grams
CONDITION: In good condition with signs of age and use. Nice patina. Gold gilding is partly worn, minor dents on the lips of the bowls and rims...
