Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Middle Eastern (2)

Strikingly executed fine silver museum quality 18th Century Ottoman bridal headdress features outstanding master artisan repousse chasing and 52 coins. The period coins include mostly attrib. 17th - 18th Century silver Ottoman coins, likely including Gurush, Yirmilik, and Paras as well as a rare 17th - 18th Century Holy Roman Empire (Prussian/Austrian) (neighboring empire to the Ottomans) - Groschen silver coin. Dimensions: approx. 6" diameter. The one Austrian coin may be worth $100 alone.

Hand painted antique Persian Qajar polychrome lacquer paier mache qalamdan from the 19th Century depicting Classic Noble Lore. Dimensions: 8.25" X 1.5" X 1.5".