Ancient Art and Antiquities Catalogue
Islamic Art (152 Items)
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| Item Code: |
03253 |
| Description: |
A Persian bronze circular inkwell with lid.
Dark patination.
Reference: Christie's South Kensington, October 15 1998. |
| Origin: |
Khorasan, Northeast Iran, circa 12th century A.D. |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 8.3 cm |
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$700.00 |
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$490.00 |
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€371.00 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
06073 |
| Description: |
Two early Islamic ivory game pieces.
Most probably chess pieces.
Each with linear and dot designs.
Some loss to both examples. |
| Origin: |
Circa 10th century A.D. Egypt or Syria |
| Dimensions: |
Heights: 4.9 cm and 6.9 cm respectively |
| Price: |
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$740.00 |
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$518.00 |
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€392.20 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
04265 |
| Description: |
A rare early Islamic marble finial from a hookah pipe, the hollow faceted cylinder with flaring form and decorated with circle designs; some remnant glass inlays.
Repair at one end.
For similar work cf Sotheby's, New York, December 17, 1997, lot 467. |
| Origin: |
Circa 12th century A.D. Egypt. |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 15.1 cm / Maximum diameter: 7.8 cm |
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$750.00 |
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$525.00 |
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€397.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
06682 |
| Description: |
An early Islamic moulded green glass cupping vessel with pipette extension, used in the medical procedure of bloodletting.
The cupping glass was used to create suction and draw the blood to the surface of the skin. The physician would then make the incision.
Some slight loss at extremity of pipe; otherwise intact.
For similar cf Glass from Islamic Lands: the Al-Sabah Colection, Kuwait National Museum, p 145. |
| Origin: |
Circa 9th-12th century A.D. Greater Persia |
| Dimensions: |
Height of bowl: 55 mm / Diameter at rim: 50 mm / Length of pipe: 77 mm |
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$890.00 |
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$623.00 |
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€471.70 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
06209 |
| Description: |
A very pretty Persian turquoise-glazed ceramic vessel.
Elegant form; the substantially remnant glaze with pearly iridescence; some ancient chipping around rim. |
| Origin: |
Kashan, southern Persia, circa 13th century A.D. |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 13 cm |
| Price: |
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$950.00 |
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$665.00 |
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€503.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
06681 |
| Description: |
A magnificent early Islamic emerald green moulded glass vessel.
Fine concave vertical striations decorating the body.
Intact. |
| Origin: |
Circa 10th-13th century A.D. Greater Persia |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 79 mm / Maximum diameter: 80 mm |
| Price: |
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$950.00 |
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$665.00 |
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€503.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
03488 |
| Description: |
A Persian bronze incense burner in open work; rosette design on base.
For a similar example, cf Ward, R. Islamic Metal Work, London, 1993, fig.44. |
| Origin: |
Circa 10th to 11th century A.D. Khorasan, Northeast Iran. |
| Dimensions: |
Length: 17.5 cm / Height: 5.7 cm |
| Price: |
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$1,250.00 |
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$875.00 |
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€662.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
04865 |
| Description: |
A Persian bronze bowl with bands of calligraphy and decorative engraving.
Minor hairline fracture to rim. |
| Origin: |
Circa 12th to 13th century A.D. Persia. |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 12 cm, diameter: 25.5 cm |
| Price: |
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$1,450.00 |
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$1,015.00 |
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€768.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
eb3 |
| Description: |
A leather-bound Koran in Naskhi script.
The text is generally very crisp; some old water staining at top of most pages; rear section loosened; final three leaves stuck together. |
| Origin: |
Circa late 18th to early 19th century, Harar, Ethiopia. |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 23.5 cm / Width: 18 cm |
| Price: |
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$1,450.00 |
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$1,015.00 |
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€768.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
05977 |
| Description: |
A group of 20 (twenty) early Islamic stone game pieces.
Includes examples in carnelian, banded agate, rose quartz, chalcedony and various other types of stone. |
| Origin: |
Circa 9th-10th century A.D. Persia / Afghanistan |
| Dimensions: |
Maximum diameter: 4 cm |
| Price: |
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$1,850.00 |
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$1,295.00 |
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€980.50 |
| Status: |
Available |
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