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25 août 2015

"Exquisite Beauty, Islamic jades" at National Palace Museum of Taipei, Taiwan

"Exquisite Beauty, Islamic jades" at National Palace Museum of Taipei, Taiwan
Although Muslim cultures settled expansively in the past, areas where Islamic jades have been recovered are relatively few and far between. The Kunlun mountains in eastern Central Asia are the most significant source of nephrite jade; not only providing...
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14 août 2015

Court Velvet Jacket with Embroidery, Ottoman Empire, 19th century

Court Velvet Jacket with Embroidery, Ottoman Empire, 19th century
Court Velvet Jacket with Embroidery, Ottoman Empire, 19th century. Estimate : 340 EUR. Photo Auctionata The present velvet jacket from the 19th century comes from the court of the Ottoman sultans, where it was worn on special occasions by women. It is...
14 août 2015

Gold Embroidered Short Velvet Jacket, Ottoman Empire, 19th century

Gold Embroidered Short Velvet Jacket, Ottoman Empire, 19th century
Gold Embroidered Short Velvet Jacket, Ottoman Empire, 19th century. Estimate : 630 EUR. Photo Auctionata The present short velvet jacket from the 19th century was intended for women at the court of the Ottoman Sultan, and was worn on special occasions....
27 juillet 2015

A group of eleven marine ivory and coral sherbet spoons, Turkey, 18th-19th Century

A group of eleven marine ivory and coral sherbet spoons, Turkey, 18th-19th Century
A group of eleven marine ivory and coral sherbet spoons, Turkey, 18th-19th Century. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. S old 12,500 € . Photo Sotheby's each of characteristic form, with a straight handle and drop shape bowl, some composed of carved marine ivory,...
27 juillet 2015

A Pair of Diamond-Set Mother-of-Pearl and Coral Spoons, Turkey, 18th-19th century

A Pair of Diamond-Set Mother-of-Pearl and Coral Spoons, Turkey, 18th-19th century
Lot 316. A Pair of Diamond-Set Mother-of-Pearl and Coral Spoons, Turkey, 18th-19th century; 19.5cm. each . Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot S old 17,500 € . Photo Sotheby's 2012 each with a mother-of-pearl drop-shape bowl affixed to a cylindrical carved...
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24 juillet 2015

University of Birmingham Qur'an manuscript dated among the oldest in the world

University of Birmingham Qur'an manuscript dated among the oldest in the world
Fragments of the Koran, written to the period between AD 568 and 645 with 95.4% accuracy (Image courtesy Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham ) BIRMINGHAM .- A Qur’an manuscript held by the University of Birmingham has been placed among...
10 juin 2015

An Ottoman gold-mounted jade Pendant, Turkey, 17th Century

An Ottoman gold-mounted jade Pendant,  Turkey, 17th Century
An Ottoman gold-mounted jade Pendant, Turkey, 17th Century. Sold for £1,000 (€1,372) . Photo: Bonhams. of cusped form, with glass insets in raised floral gold mounts surrounded by engraved scrolling floral decoration, the top of the pendant drilled for...
10 juin 2015

A Kubachi underglaze-painted pottery Dish, Persia, 17th Century

A Kubachi underglaze-painted pottery Dish, Persia, 17th Century
A Kubachi underglaze-painted pottery Dish, Persia, 17th Century. Sold for £2,125 (€2,917) . Photo: Bonhams. decorated in blue, white and black with Chinese style decoration consisting of cranes in an ornamental pond 33.8 cm. diam. Bonhams. ISLAMIC AND...
10 juin 2015

A Safavid underglaze-painted pottery Vase, Persia, 17th Century

A Safavid underglaze-painted pottery Vase,  Persia, 17th Century
A Safavid underglaze-painted pottery Vase, Persia, 17th Century. Estimate £400 - 600 (€550 - 820). Unsold . Photo: Bonhams. decorated in cobalt blue on a white ground with Chinese style designs consisting of pavilions, waterfalls, figures, and floral...
10 juin 2015

A Timurid inscribed jade Amulet, Persia, 15th Century

A Timurid inscribed jade Amulet,  Persia, 15th Century
A Timurid inscribed jade Amulet, Persia, 15th Century. Sold for £1,500 (€2,059) . Photo: Bonhams. of cusped drop-shape, with flattened top edge, one side carved with floral design, the other side similarly carved with central hexagonal calligraphic panel...
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