14 février 2019
An imperial Ottoman silver-gilt and nielloed penbox (divit) bearing the tughra of Mehmed IV (r.1648-87), Turkey, second half 17t
Lot 160. An imperial Ottoman silver-gilt and nielloed penbox (divit) bearing the tughra of Mehmed IV (r.1648-87), Turkey, second half 17th century; 29.7cm. length. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 GBP. Price realised 314,500 GBP. © Sotheby's 2014
the surface set with silver-gilt tulip motifs with engraved and incised designs on a ground entirely covered in niello decoration comprising tight floral scrolls, the inkwell lid with turquoise enamel and set with turquoise stone, the underside... [Lire la suite]07 avril 2012
A Ming blue and white porcelain ewer with ottoman silver mounts stamped with the tughara of Mehmed IV (R. 1642–1693), China, 16
A Ming blue and white porcelain ewer with ottoman silver mounts stamped with the tughara of Mehmed IV (R. 1642–1693), China, 16th century, and Turkey, 17th century. Photo Sotheby's
the squat globular body on a raised splayed foot and slender tall neck, all of hexagonal faceted form, mounted at the mouth with a faceted collar chiselled with a floral scroll on a hatched ground and housing a faceted conical stopper, the narrow curved spout with a serpentine... [Lire la suite]