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Wahabbi Saudi Arabian Silver Jambiya Sword
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Pre 1960 item# 1189847
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The Old Bazaar
510-910-3922
$950.00
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A well crafted and ornate Wahabi Sword from Saudi Arabia. This is made with a coin silver alloy. The quality of the workmanship is excellent, the surface has a foliate embossing with beaded trim pieces. Also some filigree floret appliques,and extremely fine granulation. The sword fits nicely into the scabbard. This would look great with a little buffing from a polishing cloth. The sword is 28" long and 3.25" at it's widest point. The belt it is attached to is Naugahyde, which was popular in the 1950's and 1960's.
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Large Persian Iran Brass Qajar Lobed Pictorial Tray
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Pre 1900 item# 1189639
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The Old Bazaar
510-910-3922
$950.00
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Finely detailed Qajar Persian pictorial medallion brass tray. It has twelve classic Mughal lobed insets with cartouches featuring scenes from traditional Persian daily life. There are also twelve medallions featuring Kings from Shahnameh, the ancient epic that spans 1000 years of Pre Islamic Persian history. The center resembles a carpet medallion. There is so much going on with this tray that you can look at it hundreds of times and keep discovering new elements to it. It has a rich and deep patina. This unique tray measures 35" in diameter and weighs 14 pounds.
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Moroccan Brass Powder Flask Turquoise Amber Coral
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Pre 1980 item# 1176581
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The Old Bazaar
510-910-3922
$195.00
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Morocco Brass and Nickle Embossed Powder Flask inlaid with Turquoise, Amber, and Coral. This well crafted compact piece has two rings that attach to a belt. The back is etched with a swirled sunburst design, and the edges are adorned with either beaded or braided metal trim. This was crafted in the 1970's. The stopper has an angled cavity for measuring and pouring the powder into the gun.
This unique piece measures 3 inches in diameter, and is 5.25 inches long, and weighs a little over half a pound.
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Islamic Brass Mosque Lamp Syrian Elaborately Pierced
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Pre 1900 item# 1136110
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The Old Bazaar
510-910-3922
$1200.00
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Intricately carved Mosque lamp from Syria. This qandeel features six arched windows. Between each window is a turned baluster type fretwork with chickens and turned knob finials. This is suspended by three chains that meet at the top. The font is missing, but doesn't detract from the esthetics of this piece. The top section is segmented into six design panels alternating between trefoil and spiderweb designs above four alternating cartouches with Islamic calligraphy, and foliate medallions. The lower section has eight panels alternating between cartouches of foliate, spiderweb, and Islamic script, with the rest of it in a spiderweb design. This has a chicken finial with a hole that a cord can be threaded through for electrification, which I believe is not original to this piece. The fineness of the carving is unusual and exceptional. There is some of the original gilding intact. This has the best quality of craftsmanship of any Syrian piece I've had in over 35 years of collecting. This unique piece measures 14" tall and 18" to the top of the chain, and 6" in diameter, and weighs nearly 3 pounds.
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