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Lot 169

Rare Ottoman "beşik" cradle

Ottoman Turkey, 19th century

In carved and openwork wood, with ochre and gilding highlights, decorated with sprays of flowers, ribbon bows, garlands, flowers and acanthus. The...

Lot 170

Tabib matarasi" doctor's barrel

Ottoman Empire, 19th century

Wooden barrel-shaped flask resting on a rectangular foot, decorated with nail heads and medallions in cast gilded brass featuring a double-headed...

Lot 172

Ottoman balance in the cipher of Ahmed III (r. 1703-1730)

Ottoman Empire, Turkey, dated Hegira 1113 (=1701)

In bronzed metal, with traditional cheese, the tray with the name of Hajj Ahmed, dated 1113H., stamped with the tughra of Sultan Ahmed III. H. ~25 cm...

Lot 173

Ottoman face plate

Turkey, reign of Abdülhamid II (1876-1909)

Oval, in repoussé and chased silver decorated with flowering branches radiating from a central oval medallion, and surrounded by palmettes. Tughra and...

Lot 174

Sherbet spoon

Ottoman Turkey, Constantinople, reign of Abdhülamid II (1876-1909)

In silver, with long twisted handle, the end of which is a four-lobed crown topped with a star crescent, and the spoon of which is a silver kurus...

Lot 175

Four sherbet spoons

Ottoman Turkey, 18th century

Two sets of two spoons, one in bone and horn, the other in mother-of-pearl, copper, coral and horn. Condition: very slight chips. L. from 22 to 22.5...

Lot 179

Turban holder - Kavouklouk

Turkey, early 19th century

In carved wood, rechambered in red and gilded with gold leaf, with curved contours, decorated with Baroque motifs, garlands and flowers. Gilding...

Lot 179.2

Turban holder - Kavouklouk

Turkey, early 19th century

Carved wood, painted in polychrome and enhanced with gold, openwork with set mercurial mirrors. The upholstery is mainly floral on an alternating red...

Lot 182

Orientalist school circa 1830

Presumed portrait of Sheikh Khalil al-Bakri, Member of the Grand Diwan of Cairo at the time of the Egyptian Expedition in 1798/1800.

Oil on canvas 60 x 71 cm Wearing a white "taqiyya" skullcap, a symbol of purity and spirit, and a red "tarbouch" cap, a symbol of nobility, our...

Lot 184

Extract from a Persian astronomical manuscript

Iran, 19th century

Persian astronomical manuscript leaf, calligraphed in naskh with black ink, illustrated with a diagram and an allegorical figure, illustrating the...

Lot 185

Compilation of four treatises on astronomical sciences

Orient, copied by a certain Abd Allah al-Sa'id, late 18th century

Turkish manuscript of 51 leaves calligraphed in "nasta'liq" from 17 to 21 lines in black and red ink and embellished with a drawing. Condition: pages...

Lot 186

Diagram of the nine planets or nava graha

India, Gujarat, 19th century

Gouache on paper 48 x 43 cm Provenance : Former German private collection of Indian Art, mainly from the early 1950s to the 1980s. This painting...

Lot 191

Approximate copy of a Maghrebian time disk from H 1197 [AD 1782/3].

Maghreb, 20th century

Brass, copper-plated D. 210mm; h. with throne 235mm. We would like to thank Mr. Anthony Turner, CNES expert, for his collaboration. An approximate...

Lot 192

Approximate copy of a Maghrebian time disk from H 1197 [AD 1782/3].

Morocco, 20th century

Brass, copper-plated D. 200mm; H. with throne 235mm. We would like to thank Mr. Anthony Turner, CNES expert, for his collaboration. An Approximate...

Lot 194

Imposing fantasy tool around the stars

Maghreb or Central Asia

In brass, engraved with astrological medallions and calligraphic cartouches, topped by a triangular tympanum embellished with a sphere and turquoise...

Lot 195

* Tâs" bowl for riders

Iran, Fars, 14th century

Silver-inlaid brass bowl with rounded base, the sides tapering to a short neck, profusely engraved and decorated in silver inlay with a series of...

Lot 196

* Tâs" bowl to the characters

Persia, 14th century

With globular body tapering towards the flattened rim, in abundantly engraved brass decorated in black composition, with medallions on the body...

Lot 197.2

* Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (died 1492)

The book of Joseph and Zulaikha dated 1218 A.H. (=1804)

Charming little manuscript on paper, in Persian, 149 leaves, calligraphed in nasta'liq script in black ink on 14 lines per page, opening with an...

Lot 200

Weighing box bearing the effigy of the young Naser al-Din shah Qajar

Iran, Qajar Art, 2nd half of the 19th century

Rectangular box in painted and lacquered wood, with compartments for weights and scales. The lid features a medallion portrait of a young sovereign...

Lot 201

Zand period pencil box - Qalamdan

Iran, 2nd half of the 18th century

Rectangular box in painted and lacquered papier-mâché, decorated in polychrome and gold with various scenes. The left side of the lid is painted with...

Lot 202

Jewelry box in the image of Yusuf wa Zulaykha

Iran, Qajar Art, with signature and date Muhammad Ismail 1280 A.H.

In painted and lacquered papier-mâché, quadrangular in shape with a hinged stave lid revealing a mirror, standing on four feet and embellished with...

Lot 202.2

Yusuf wa Zuleykha - Two large binding plates

Iran, late 18th - early 19th century

In polychrome-painted lacquered papier-mâché, one depicts the story of Yusuf's brothers, who go to fetch wheat to please their father and are jealous...

Lot 203

Ornamental panel from the Qajar period

Iran, circa 1850

In polychrome-painted and varnished wood, with repeated decorations of orioles among eglantines, tulips and peonies in various registers, including...

Lot 204

L'echanson

Iran, Safavid art, late 16th century

Fragment of a rectangular silk textile, depicting a cupbearer dressed in a long tunic, standing among floral stems in a long poly-lobed medallion...

Lot 206

Camp scene

Qajar Iran, late 19th century

Album page painted in watercolor and gouache depicting an encampment in the countryside. Condition: Dim: 18.5 x 26.5 cm on view Several scenes of life...

Lot 208

Majestic Qajar peacock

Iran, 19th century

Standing with tail extended and beak open, resting on an octagonal base, in engraved and silver damascened steel, set with turquoise beads, profusely...

Lot 210

Silver-plated bronze inkwell

France à la mode persane, circa 1880

In silver-plated bronze, the tray features two cups with dome-shaped lids topped with crescent moons, with chased decoration of figures and animals on...

Lot 211

Abadeh rugs

Iran

In polychrome wool with a tapestry design of plants enclosed in a triple floral band. 185 x 122 cm Originally, Abadeh carpets featured a vase motif...

Lot 212

Prayer rug - Kalamkari

Iran or India, late 19th - early 20th century

Rectangular cotton fabric block-painted in polychrome. Lined. Condition : Good condition. 128 x 84 cm Kalamkari is a manual block printing method...

Lot 214.2

Portrait of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848-96)

by Dust Ali Khan Mo'ayyer-ol-Mamalek (Tehran, 1876-1966)

Charcoal bust of the Shah, wearing an aigrette and his decorations. Based on Toussaint's work, published on the occasion of the Shah's third trip to...