Damascus

Lot 44. An Umayyad Gold Dinar from the reign of 'Abd al-Malik (AD 685-705), probably Damascus, dated AH 77/AD 696-697, with three lines of inscription in kufic surrounded by a band of inscription in kufic to each side, anonymous, no mint, in NGC holder graded AU53 (About Uncirculated);20 mm. approx.; 4.29 g. Estimate £ 100,000 - 150,000 (€ 110,000 - 170,000). Courtesy Bonhams. LONDON - Bonhams is to offer Islamic coins for the first time as part of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 69.  A rare Damascus underglaze-painted pottery water flask (matara), Syria, 17th Century; 14.5 cm. tall. Estimate: £ 3 000 - £ 5 000. Sold for £ 10,687 (€ 12,417). Courtesy Bonhams. the bulbous round body tapering towards two short water spouts, the centre of the body indented towards a double loop handle to the upper edge, on a short foot, decorated in cobalt-blue, green and manganese with black outline on a white ground, with an asymmetrical design of floral sprays,... [Lire la suite]

Border tiles with arabesques, Syria, Damascus, Ottoman period, late 16th century or early 17th century. Founder's Collection, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. On the year that marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Calouste Gulbenkian, this exhibition seeks to understand the growing fascination with Orientalism developed by the collector and his contemporaries, through masterpieces of Islamic art from the Founder's Collection and other important international collections. This exhibition draws on the Museum’s Islamic art... [Lire la suite]

Lot 24. Two Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery tiles, Damascus, Syria, 15th Century; width of the larger 19.5 cm. Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,300 - 3,500). © Bonhams 2001-2019 each of hexagonal form, decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise and black, the first with a central rosette surrounded by floral sprays, the second with a spray consisting of four large palmette motifs issuing from leafy tendrils. Provenance: Sarl Marambat-de Malfosse, Toulouse, 23 June 2017, lot 3.Formerly in a private French... [Lire la suite]

Lot 23. A Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery tile, Damascus, Syria, 15th Century; width 19.5 cm. Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (€ 3,500 - 4,600). © Bonhams 2001-2019 of hexagonal form, decorated in cobalt-blue on a white ground with a six-pointed star, the central hexagon containing a flowerhead, the interstices with geometric motifs. Provenance: Sarl Marambat-de Malfosse, Toulouse, 23 June 2017, lot 3.Formerly in a private French collection, Toulouse. Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art Including The Lion and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. Two Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery tiles, Damascus, Syria, 15th Century; width of the larger 19.9 cm. Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,300 - 3,500). © Bonhams 2001-2019 each of hexagonal form decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise and black, the first with a six-pointed star containing a floral motif, the second with a central rosette surrounded by floral sprays, each with turquoise border. Provenance: Sarl Marambat-de Malfosse, Toulouse, 23 June 2017, lot 3.Formerly in a private French... [Lire la suite]

Lot 21. A Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery tile, Damascus, Syria, 15th Century; width 19.5 cm. Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (€ 3,500 - 4,600). © Bonhams 2001-2019 of hexagonal form, decorated in cobalt-blue on a white ground with a cypress tree flanked by undulating foliate sprays. Provenance: Sarl Marambat-de Malfosse, Toulouse, 23 June 2017, lot 3.Formerly in a private French collection, Toulouse. Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art Including The Lion and the Sun, Art from Qajar Persia, London, 30... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2525. A silver-inlaid brass bowl, Syria, Damascus, mid-13th century; 20cm. diam. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 25,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2016. of rounded form with convex sides, incised and silver-inlaid with a calligraphic band near the rim against a scrolling vegetal ground, interspersed by six roundels containing musicians and courtly figures, a line of short lancet leaves below, interior with central roundel of entwined geometric design and old collector's number 'no.167'. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 189. A group of Damascus underglaze-painted pottery tiles, Syria, 16th-18th Century; the largest 27 x 24 cm. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000. Sold for £ 3,750 (€ 4,275). © Bonhams 2001-2018 each variously decorated in cobalt blue, manganese, turquoise and green with black outline on white grounds, the first with a pool flanked by floral sprays; the second with a partial ewer filled with repeat cloud motifs; the third with a partial ewer flanked by floral sprays, the lower border with a frieze of foliate... [Lire la suite]

Lot 188. Two Damascus underglaze-painted pottery tiles, Syria, circa 1575-90; the square tile 27.2 x 27 cm.(2). Estimate £2,000 - 3,000. Sold for £ 3,750 (€ 4,275). © Bonhams 2001-2018 the first of square form, the second rectangular, each decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and green with black outline on a white ground with vines, bunches of grapes and tulips within partial lattices containing floral vines and floral sprays . Provenance: Private UK Collection.Formerly in the collection of... [Lire la suite]