This "weapon" is rare, since it is a Kabyle ritual knife intended for circumcision. The decoration leaves no doubt about its origin, it is the type of handle with chiseled brass decoration that is fou[...]
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 [...]
"The Book of the Thousand and One Nights". 8 Volumes with High Gilded Edges Richly Illustrated. Good condition of conservation of the whole. Wear of use. Browned pages. CollectionShipping by Colissimo[...]
Two brass powder horns (or pears) finely engraved with tribal geometric decorations.
Originating from Morocco. In good condition to very good condition.
From the end of the 19th to the very beginnin[...]
FOLK ART-DECORATIVE ARTS-ISLAMIC ART MIDDLE-EAST PERSIA/IRAN 19TH CENTURY EARTHENWARE-GLAZED FAÏENCE HUKA/HOUKA FLORAL DECORATION Huka/Houka in earthenware/glazed earthenware, yellow ochre/sienna on [...]
I offer you this large ewer, with a beautiful old patina. It is probably tinned copper and gives the object a beautiful patina over time. Unfortunately the belly is damaged, see the photos.
Grande épreuve originale réalisée vers 1920-1930. Camille Paul Josso graveur.
Eau forte et pointe sèche numérotée 14/30.
Située et signée à la mine de plomb par l’artiste.
Rousseurs claires dans le[...]
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 :[...]
This magnificent Indo-Persian incense burner is a true masterpiece of brasswork.
The art of chiseling and openwork brass is at a very high level.
The whole is engraved with a complete bestiary of th[...]
Beautiful construction and condition original Japanese Samurai tanto constructed from steel and inlaid with 24K gold. Very clean blade with no signature. Hozon papers for the blade and the shirasaya.
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Egyptomania Rare bronze tobacco pot formerly silver plated, in the shape of a canopic vase, the belly covered with hieroglyphs, the handles depicting two elephant heads, the lid in the shape of a phar[...]
PERSIAN CERAMIC HUKA or HOOKAH BASE (present-day IRAN)
EARLY QAJAR PERIOD (late 18th century)
Gray-beige cracked enamel background,
stylized geometric and floral decoration in deep blue.
Very be[...]
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 epigr[...]
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 f[...]
African Art: Head of a Queen from the Kingdom of Ife in bronze + 2 carved wooden profiles of a couple Head of a Queen from the Kingdom of Ife in bronze: Superb piece made with the ancestral technique [...]
Rare jarre à eau du Rajasthan ( Nord-est de l'Inde) du XVIème siècle, abondament décoré et contant l'histoire de Majnoun et Leila, grandes figures amoureuses du monde arabo-islamique .
Ces objets usu[...]
Charming figure for a tobacco jar this face of Pretty young girl , from Teplitz earth, this superb terracotta used by Amphora, Goldscheider, Bernhard Bloch, etc. (Teplice, Sudetenland, now Czech Repub[...]
A splendid object of great decoration, this single-light candlestick in full gilded bronze is impressive in its size and weight.
Ottoman art around 1900.
Engraved throughout the piece, with foliage [...]
Shiva Lingam - It's more than a stone, it's a work of art! Shiva Lingam - Height: 19.2 cm - Width: 9 cm - 2419 g
Shiva Lingams only come from one place in the world, the Narmada River in India.
I gu[...]
A partially fire gilt silver Chinoiserie snuff box.
English or Dutch, early 18th century.
Measures 8.7 x 7.2 x 2.5cm.
Weighs 130.5 grams.
There is a small duty mark to the inside rim of th[...]
Beautiful object, chiseled and formerly tinned copper: a circular large tray with raised and gadrooned relief, with wide border decorated of rope and beads, origin Persia (Iran), Probably work from Is[...]
- Carved tropical wood, iron. - Magnificent testimony of gaucho craftsmanship. - Dimensions of the image without frame: 15 x 14 x 20 cm - It comes from a private collection in Madrid - Good general co[...]
Large cauldron in red copper chiseled on all sides, from the Maghreb, Algeria.
From the 19th century, in very good condition and beautiful patina.
The deep chiseling represents friezes of plants, ep[...]
Long saber with curved blade and double edge from the end of the 18th century, beginning of the 19th century Ottoman.
Chiseled handle with its two curved quillons.
Mark on the top of the blade repre[...]
Egyptian Mamluk style copperware from the late 19th and early 20th centuries with animal frieze decorations. Cylindrical basin in openwork brass. Very good condition. Bordered upper edge, pretty strea[...]
This circular shield is called a Dhal in India. The Western term is "rondache" (round shield) It is entirely made of steel, the decorations are not acid-etched, but are chiseled into the mass of the m[...]
Islamic trays often have a story to tell us, reigns, legends, Koran, leave their marks in the carvings of these pieces of folk art goldwork.
Our model tells us the story of a warrior king and his sym[...]
Magnificent articulated Indian dancer in vintage papier-mâché 1930-1940 composed of different parts the base with the legs the dress the top and the head all fit together and form a dancing doll Amazi[...]
Important Ottoman vase, measuring 46 cm in height, abundantly engraved on the entire body.
The numerous motifs expressed are mandorlas, medallions, rosettes, fourteen mihrabs at the base of the belly[...]
Rare Persian column candlestick, the whole finely hand-opened, in silver-plated copper, chiseled with floral motifs, roses, cartouches decorated with horsemen.
The four cartouches are adorned with lo[...]
Berber oriental dagger circa 1880 in wood and brass. The handle is decorated with silver wire inlay. The brass scabbard is decorated with engraved patterns. Length 30cm
Traditional Jambiya knife (Yemen) horn handle, metal sheath (silver?) embroidered fabric belt. Steel blade (traces of rust) Jambiya length 33cm, with sheath 39.5cm, belt length 93cm, belt width 9cm. C[...]
Special shape for this beautiful and large vase with two ears or two wings called a bat vase.
Chisel work for the set of foliage and friezes of the most beautiful effect.
Neck with everted lip, typi[...]
Ottoman ceremonial dagger circa 1860. The blade and scabbard are slightly curved. The copper scabbard is decorated with silver wire and an acre plaque. The handle ends in the shape of birds and is als[...]
Iron powder flask with engraved decoration and its complete rocker closing mechanism and suspension rings. The wrought iron part which rocks on one side closes the opening of the powder flask and is f[...]
Formerly tinned chased copper dish, heavily decorated. Signed twice and dated on the outer rim and below.
See photos Originating from Turkestan in Central Asia in the mid-19th century.
Dated in Pers[...]
Romantic dagger with a rocket representing an Egyptian divinity, late 19th century. A similar dagger was sold in the catalog of the Manufacture d'armes et cycle de St-Etienne named Cleopatra, late 19t[...]
Antique Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle, finely decorated with a battle scene from the "Romance of Three Kingdoms", dated to the year of the Fire-Dragon (corresponding to 1916) and signed Yo[...]
This large Khyber cutlass is also called "Salawar Yatagan". It is a traditional Afghan weapon, originating from the Khyber Pass, this pass which has been the junction between India and Afghanistan for[...]
Antique basin decorated with thirty-five gadroons, surrounded by an everted lip, engraved with a frieze of stylized leaves.
This beautiful object is dated 1143 in Turkish numerals, i.e. 1788 of our c[...]
Rare due to its significant floral decoration, branches and leaves,
heavy due to the use of tinned copper and bronze.
This very beautiful Kindi from northern India, is a holy water pot.
There is no[...]
Persia - Caucasus, "SHAMCHIR", late 18th century. Buffalo horn handle mount with two rivets, the brass eyelets missing. Straight cruise with short diamond-shaped lugs and straight quillon ending in a [...]
Large tea tray in red copper, chiseled with tulips placed in single and double cartridges linked together.
The central decoration consists of a rosette with twelve branches from which, cartridges and[...]
Large powder horn in ram's horn and silver (low title), bearing the symbol of the Ottoman Empire around 1910/20. Good condition. Length 44 cm, height 23 cm.
- This item is for immediate purchase, p[...]
The mask represents the deceased wearing a tripartite black wig and a large necklace with eleven rows of floral and leaf beads.The eyes, eyebrows and pupils are painted black.The yellow face symbolize[...]
This ax is a Persian “Tabarzin” or “saddle axe”. Unlike many examples dating from the second half of the 19th century, which are very light and often a little crudely decorated, it is a real weapon, w[...]
Ottoman ewer in tinned copper from the end of the 19th century, very beginning of the 20th century. The bulb-shaped body with fifteen large ribs, similar to the dome of a mosque. Engraved stopper, in [...]
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 pretty wooden box with sliding lid. The interior reveals two compartments, probably used to store spices, possibly salt and sugar. On the lid two wooden rings carved in the mass to hang the box. [...]
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