Syria, circa 1900. A six-lobed brass vase inlaid with silver and copper, in the Mamluk style, decorated with Islamic scrolls, intricate decorative motifs, calligraphy, and floral designs. Very good co[...]
Important, large, chased brass vase, 63 cm high. It is decorated all over with calligraphy, braids, trellises, mandorlas, and medallions, all hand-engraved with a burin. Brass is a yellow alloy, compo[...]
I'm offering this lovely icon with its characters whose names appear. Please note that my client didn't clean it properly, resulting in micro-scratches. It has a lot of charm.
Antique oak Quran holder carved in the shape of a mosque door. Good condition, with traces of use. Early 20th century. Dimensions: Height 31 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 18 cm. - This item is for immediat[...]
Cloisonné wall-mounted holy water stoup with a central miniature painted on porcelain depicting the Madonna della Seggiola.Measurements: 30 x 20 x 3 cm
I offer you this pretty panel. Brought back around 1950 by the father of my English client. This thangka spent the majority of its European existence on top of a cupboard.
I offer you this beautiful writing object, emanating from a great civilization. Used condition to be discovered in the photos. Model with Persian writing, rare.
Here is a 19th century SYRIAN KAVOUKLOUK (Turban holder) the decoration offers us stars inlaid with mother-of-pearl geometric friezes and moucharabiehs Height; 38 cm Width: 24 cm
Ethiopia, 19th century.Coptic Prayer Staff in openwork silvered bronze, the top decorated with two crosses within circular frames and a central engraving depicting the Virgin and Child.Dimensions: H. [...]
Very rare Eastern Christian finger-shaped reliquary – 17th/18th century Rare tubular reliquary shaped in the shape of a human finger, intended to contain a phalanx or a bone from a saint's finger. Eas[...]
Islamic art, 15th/16th century, rare and beautiful bronze cup with rich hammered decoration representing six busts of kings framed by floral and geometric motifs. Inscription in Arabic characters belo[...]
Beautiful box from black solid wood, heavy, (ironwood or ebony…?) trapezoidal, with the curious convoluted shape of a book deformed from having been read too much, spine ribbed like a binding, hollow[...]
Very beautiful Quran box, Syrian work (?) with silver and red copper inlays. Silver writing in Kufic in red copper cartouches. Silver interlacing completes this decoration. Wooden interior with straw [...]
Very beautiful Tibetan prayer roller in silver and encrusted with semi-precious stones, in very good condition! Prayer roller printed with ink inside called sutras. Buddhist religion. Drum with its ch[...]
Jewish Sephardic hair or wedding ringFree and insured shipping in mainland FranceThese pyramid-shaped rings were designed by Jewish artisans in the Anti-Atlas regionProbably partially enameled in the [...]
Oman, 20th centuryA magnificent sterling silver box, called a bukhoor (incense or sandalwood holder), with its pierced lid, allowed the fragrance to diffuse into the room. Probably from Nizwa or Salal[...]
Oval-shaped gold frame with polylobed, openwork, filigree arches enhanced with white enamel. On either side, two columns decorated with spiral gold beads for one and scale motifs for the other support[...]
Compass and Qiblah (Qibla) Indicator - Ottoman or Persian World, 18th-19th century Chiseled brass Qibla indicator. This object is composed of a compass to find the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and [...]
Total length 12cm length without chain 8cm silver vermeil weight 8gr census hallmark from 1905 Tunisia. good condition, chain with wear from use. delivery by registered Colissimo included in the price[...]
Tunisian hallmark from 1905 census, solid silver, weight 150g, cup decoration with garlands repeated 5 times. Openwork work in vermeil in very good condition. Wear and tear only on the bottoms. Height[...]
ISLAMIC ART Small basin or Tas in tinned copper with frieze of stylized inscriptions in Arabic Mid-19th century, Ottoman Empire / Turkey Condition of daily use and repeated over the centuries: wear in[...]
Mother-of-pearl cross from Jerusalem or Bethlehem in mother-of-pearl 19th century Very beautiful piece presenting Christ on the cross, a Madonna as well as several apostles Mother-of-pearl reverse pre[...]
Oval-shaped silver pill box, the lid decorated with a twisted frieze, set with carnelian engraved with calligraphy. Work from the Middle East, Yemen. Circa 1930Silver hallmarked 900/1000Length: 3.3 cm[...]
This stunning 19th-century crucifix is a rare example of Christian devotional art from French Indochina, specifically the Tonkin or Macao regions, where Catholic missions and local artisans intersecte[...]
Antique oriental vase in engraved brass. Fine rotating engraving inside and out in verses from the Koran. Period late 19th, early 20th. Dimensions: H: 14.3 cm. Upper diameter: 12.3 cm. In very good us[...]
VERY LARGE "tizerzai" fibula, triangular with merlon, in fine silver and polychrome enamel with hallmarked decoration and domed central part. Red and green glass cabochons. Missing a small central cab[...]
Very nice tobacco pot in oriental copperware, very beautiful decoration! In very good condition! Transformed into a lamp. No hole at the base. Welded lid. Magnificent copperwork! Origin to be defined.[...]
Description: Gold nielloed steel, gilded bronze. These scissors were used to precisely cut the paper, which received the inscriptions of this calligraphy. The amounts of the rings bear the inscription[...]
Hamsa or Hand of Fatima in bronze - Morocco, 19th early 20th century This type of Hamsa was generally placed on the doors of houses in Morocco and was intended to protect the home. Weight 300gr Height[...]
Important Islamic saber attributed to Sidi Amor - Tunisia, Kairouan, 1st half of the 19th century Large and heavy saber (138cm, 11kg) with a hilt with two wooden plates formerly stained green and a bl[...]
Quran box in solid silver entirely and finely chiseled with stylized geometric patterns, stars, rosettes and flowers, Moroccan hallmark (ram's head) and date of the Hegira 1333 (1914), origin Morocco [...]
"Book cover with Islamic decoration": red and black leather, embossed and gilded 39 X 29.5 cm, 39 X 59 cm unfolded. The unusual format and the quality of the decoration demonstrate that this book cove[...]
Middle East.
Rare 19th century enameled brass spoon. Crescent and star decoration.
Origin Turkey?
Length: 15.7 cm
Maximum width: 3 cm.
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
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A beautiful necklace-rosary, mounted of skillfully braided silk, gathering 18 large spherical bone beads, 2.2cm in diameter, sculpted and openwork, with a final bead decora[...]
Very large cracked ceramic dish, with polychrome decoration of a floral vase. Work from the Maghreb, Nabeul Tunisie , 19th or early 20th century, some chips in the center of the decoration and on the [...]
Ancienne étagère d'époque XIXe.
Travail Ottoman en fine marqueterie de nacre et écaille sur structure de bois sombre.
3 étagères différentes.
Dimensions :
H : 70 cm.
Largeur : 38 cm.
Prof :[...]
Iran, 19th century or earlier, brass basin or Tâs with a domed base, convex wall and arched opening, with rich engraved decoration.Outer wall surrounded by a wide band composed of four thuluth epigrap[...]
Iran, 18th or 19th century, medieval-inspired brass basin or Tâs, with domed base, convex wall and arched opening, richly engraved decoration.The outer wall is encircled by a wide band composed of fou[...]
A superb pair of stirrups in wrought iron nickel coated with brass and silver or tin, 19th century I think from Morocco, in great condition, dimensions 18 cm by 12 cm height 16 cm......For any informa[...]
A very large tin-plated copper strainer found at the Mosul market in the early 1980s, beautiful size: diameter 50 cm, height 15 cm, beautiful drilling, ideal for transforming it into a wall light, wit[...]
Very beautiful hammam sponge ball in tinned copper, diameter 21.5 cm, height 23 cm, not really spherical, gadroon and rosette decoration on the lid, transport handle, missing closing chain.....provena[...]
Medicinal bowl or hammanm talismanic bowl, a central umbilicus containing beads that resonate when the bowl is shaken to increase the potency of the potion.... tinned copper bowl, starry decoration on[...]
Lot of objects from North Africa mid-20th century, including a decorative pistol covered with bone plate and silver-plated metal studs, and two Tuareg sabers, covered with interesting, very elaborate [...]
Originally from Rajasthan and dating from the 19th century, this wooden bear sculpture probably represents a musical divinity. Small missing at the top of the sitar
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