13 août 2012

Sevan Biçakçi. Carved Owl Ring. ©2010 Elliott Yeary Gallery Owl hand carved and painted inside citrine stone and set in oxidized silver and 24kt gold ring with white, yellow and blue diamond accents (1.12 tcw).  Ring is 20mm wide. Ring size 6.75 (http://www.elliottyeary.com)

Portrait of a youth, 1638. Mu'ina. Safavid period. Ink and color on paper. H: 11.6 W: 8.4 cm. Iran. Purchase F1953.57 ©2012 Smithsonian Institution

Sevan Biçakçi. Carved Peacock ring. ©2010 Elliott Yeary Gallery Peacock hand carved and painted inside a smokey topaz stone. Topaz is set in a 24kt gold and oxidized silver ring with colored diamonds.  Ring is 35mm long.. Ring size 8.5 (http://www.elliottyeary.com)

Young man in European dress playing on a lute, 1630s. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. H: 14.0 W: 11.4 cm. Iran. Purchase F1929.77 ©2012 Smithsonian Institution

Sevan Biçakçi. Dove Ring. Photo courtesy Barney's

Man holding a staff. 15th-16th century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper. H: 10.2 W: 4.8 cm. Iran. Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1907.766 ©2012 Smithsonian Institution

Sevan Biçakçi.

A manuscript of the Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; Sa'di in a Rose garden. Text dated 1468, illumination added early 16th c., paintings repainted ca. 1645. Govardhan, (Indian, Indian). Mughal dynasty. Reign of Shah Jahan. Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper. H: 25.4 W: 33.9 cm. India and Iran. Gift of the Art and History Trust in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar F1998.5 ©2012 Smithsonian Institution

Sevan Biçakçi. Tulip Carved White Amethyst Ring. Photo courtesy Barney's  Price: $31,275 (http://www.barneys.com)

Youth kneeling and holding out a wine-cup, early 17th century, Safavid period. Ink and color wash on paper; H: 14.0 W: 9.2 cm. Isfahan, Iran. Purchase F1928.10 © 2012 Smithsonian Institution