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Oriental Art Auctions
MAPS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS & FINE ISLAMIC ART
Started 08. Jun 2021 12:00 MESZ (11:00 BST)
Kerkhofstraat 3
Hattem
8051 GG
Netherlands
Lot Description
1
Photos of the Prince of Riyadh Salman bin Abdulaziz receiving his guest Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al-Thani and his accompanying
delegation at the Ruler palace in Riyadh in the traditional way, also some sites and scenes from Riyadh at that time. The flags of Saudi
Arabia and Qatar are shown at the top ...[more]
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The photograph showing King Abdul Aziz’s sons during their visit to Cairo Museum in Egypt start from left to right:King Saud, unknown,
unknown, Prince Saud bin Abdulah bin Saud Al Faisal Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Saud the great, Prince Abdulah bin Mohammed
bin Abdul Rahman, Hafiz Wahba, His Hines ...[more]
3King Abdulaziz in his office wearing one of the decorations of the Supreme Kingdom receiving his guests. This unique photo, including
negative, is never published before.20 by 15.cm
4
The Saudi Arabian Royal Guard is an unit in the Saudi military forces. Originally an independent military force, the Royal Guards were
incorporated into the Armed Forces since its inception until 1953. Not to be confused with the SANG. The Royal Guards still retained
their unique mission of protect ...[more]
5
These photographs briefly showing king Abdullah bin Hussein (the founder and ruler of the Jordanian realm from 11 April 1921 until his
assassination on the 20th of July 1951) visiting Saudi Arabia and welcomed by King Abdul Al-Aziz during 1948 war. The king arrived
with his entourage and one of them ...[more]
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A group of photographs of King Faisal with the King Hassan II of Morocco and notables during the great expansion works of the great
mosque of Mecca and the prophet’s mosque.King Faisal continued the expansion and development work that launched as a long-term
expansion project before him in 1955. The ...[more]
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A RARE LETTER FROM THE MECCAN CALLIGRAPHIST MUHAMMAD TAHER AL-KURDI TO HIS EXCELLENCY SHEIKH
MUHAMMAD AL-SABBAN CONCERNING THE CRACKS IN THE WALL OF THE KAABA DURING 1375-1383 AH/1955-1963 AD,
WITH SOME IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS OF KING FAISAL BIN ABDULAZIZ HELPING WITH RECONSTRUCTION WORK TO
THE HOLY P ...[more]
8The scarcity of this photo including the negative shows one of the stages that the flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia went through from
its inception until the adopted current shape. This type of flag was used for a short period probably during the 1950s 20 by 15 cm.
9 Including three negatives.
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Six rare photographs of military delegations from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Egypt during the period before the 1957 war.President
of Eygpt Mohammed Najib and Prince Misha’l bin Abdul Azziz Al Saud Minister of defense A group of Saudi’s arrived at Cairo
International airport to join the military ...[more]
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*King Saud visiting the Egyptian Agricultural Museum, accompanied by the former President of Egypt, Major General Mohammed Bey
Najuib in 20th Rajab 1373 AH/25 March 1954 AD. *Bid farewell to His Highness King Saud and his brother Prince Naseer bin Abdulaziz
from Almaza Airforce Base in Egypt.*His Hi ...[more]
12A group of five maps of Gaza and Ashdod region, showing all the towns, roads, rivers, and villages for military strategic purposes used
by the Saudi army. From: 51 by 34.5 cm. - 63 by 52.5 cm. - 174 by 68 cm.
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A MAGNIFICENT GROUP OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GREAT MOSQUE OF MECCA FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES
AND SOME OF THE HAJJ RITUALS, BY THE PHOTOGRAPHERS MR. ABDUL GHAFFAR AND OTHERS, BETWEEN 1882-1915*A
photo of the Grand Mosque in Mecca during prayer, showing the Kaaba surrounded by the buildings of Mecca ...[more]
14The importance of these 17 photographs with scenes of holy sites from different angles and times, such as Al-Baqi land behind the
Prophet’s Mosque, the Kaaba, and others. The photos in an album, with a leather cover.13 by 8 cm.
15
The first photo, King Abdulaziz and King Farouk in the royal carriage during his visit to Egypt, dated 10th January 1945. 6 by 11 cm.The
second photo, King Abdulaziz and the head of the Egyptian mission, Ahmed Badr Pasha, entering the Grand Mosque in Mecca from the
Bab Bani Sheba. To the right of th ...[more]
16The founder and the first King of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September 1932 to his death 9th November 1953. He had ruled parts of
the kingdom as early as 1902, having previously been the Emir, Sultan, and King of Nejd and the King of Hejaz.15 by 12.5 cm.
17The photographs showing some stages before the expansion with details of the interiors, including the final architecture design of the Al-
Mas’aa (the path between two small hills, Safa and Marwa).12 by 9 cm.
18
The Prince with:*His father, Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz (His Majesty King Abdulaziz Deputy and Minister of Foreign Affairs)*His
Excellency Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha (Head of the Egyptian Royal Court) 23rd July 1948 and Iran ambassador *Mr. Abdullah Suleiman
Al-Aqeel (Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz secr ...[more]
19Photos showing the two monarchs with presidents and politicians in Egypt, Iran, America and United Kingdom. 11.8 by 15.8 cm. and 24
by 18 cm.
20Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz is one of King Abdulaziz sons. Born 1921 and died at an early age 2nd May 1951. He was the first
Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia from 10th November 1943 - May 1951. Including five negatives.
21
Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz is the fourth son of King Abdul Aziz Al Saud. These photos were taken during one of his visits to
Cairo accompanied by King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, Prince Nasser bin Abdul Aziz, some of the princes of Al Saud residing in Cairo, the
ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Ara ...[more]
22
Two photos of the former King of Iraq, Faisal II bin, King Ghazi bin Faisal I bin al Hussain with King Saud bin Abd Al-Aziz, Abd al-llah bin
Ali served as regent for Prince Faisal II before he became king of Iraq and Nuri al-said former prime minister of Iraq meeting Mostaffa el-
Nahas and Egyptian p ...[more]
23Printed in black and white on thick paper. The continent showing the city/town names, such as Hejaz, Yemen, Hadramout, Najid, and
the Arabian desert. An important insert showing two maps of Mecca and Medina, the lower-left corner. 52 by 34 cm.
24
TWO RARE ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, STAMPED AND SIGNED BY IBRAHIM BIN MUHAMMAD AL-HUSSEINI
FROM THE HIGHER SHARI’A COUNCILS IN DAMASCUS, FOR SUPPLYING THE HARAM AL-NABAWI AL-SHARIF WITH
PRODUCTS BY AL-SHARIF HASAN ABDUL LATIF GULBI EFFENDI, DATED 1116 AND 1117 AH/1705-1706 ADThese documents ar
...[more]
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AN INHERITANCE SCROLL DOCUMENT WITH GENEALOGICAL TREE OF QADI TAJ AL-DIN ABD AL-WAHHAB, COPIED NEAR
THE MASJID AL-NABAWI, MEDINA, DATED SAFAR 1261 AH/1845-1846 AD BY AHMED BIN SHAMS MUHAMMAD AL-
MUKHALLILATI AL-FARDIOn watermarked laid paper, comprising a genealogy and list of names, complete. 31.5 b ...[more]
27
Turkish manuscripts on burnished papers, black and red ink written in Diwani script, some areas of the script sprinkled with gold dust, at
the top the elegant tughra of Abdul Hamid I/Abdul Majeed and others, contains different subjects related to the prophet mosque in
Medina. Sultan Selim III, 1761- ...[more]
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Military map of Basra State, signed by ‘Yemani’ 1850-1860 39 by 52 cm.Military map of Hijaz State, signed by ‘Yemani’ , 1850-1860 52
by 38.5 cm. Ottoman military map of Arabian Peninsula, 1850-1860 48 by 51.5 cm.???? ????? ????? ??????? ??????? ?? ??? ??????
“ ???? “ ?????? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ...[more]
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The map with five key functions 1) the road from Jeddah to Mecca and Taif 2) Mecca 3) Medina 4) Jeddah port 5) The city of Dir’iyah
and its environs in Najid, 57 by 82 cm.????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??? 1325 ????? (1909 ?.) ?????? ????? ???? 82 ?? ? ??? 57
??. ??? ??????? ??? ????? ??????? (???????) ...[more]
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The deed shows the land owned by Sultan Abdul Hamid II in AL Rumaila village, Najid district in Basra state. It has been certified and
archived by the land registry office in Baghdad state, number 37.Singed by sultan Abdul Hamid khan bin Abdul Majeed Khan.??? ????
?????? (??????) ?????? ????????? ?? ...[more]
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The map made of silk, under referencenumber 2563, hand-drawn and highly colored by lithography press as a correction from a printed
map backdated 1907 by the English minister of Defence. 67 by 97 cm. ????? ????? ??????? ??? ????? ???? ?? ????? ???????,
????? ?? ??? ??? ?????, ?????? (???? ?????) ??? ...[more]
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The Prince couldn’t make it to Mecca because of the armed conflict with Hussain bin Ali and his sons. 27 lines in two pages in his
handwriting and his signature. 21 by 13 cm.????? ?? ?????? ??? ???? ??? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ????? ???????? ?? ?????
?????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ? ??????? ?????? ??????? ?? ...[more]
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Very important political issues of the Arab world during the Ottoman empire. The first complete set of 24 files contains 7 pages each.
Most of these reports prepared by ambassadors Fakhreddin Rum Bey Oghli and Muhammad Nabi. The reports were prepared in
Ottoman script except four of them, they are i ...[more]
34
A rare (could be printed or hand-sketched) maritime revised map of the Arab Gulf (known as the Persian Gulf). Showing the coast of he
Gulf from Basra all the way through to Oman, with all the ports, cities, and towns on both sides of the Gulf. It may have been used for
political or military purposes ...[more]
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A SELECTION OF THE FIRST ARAB NEWSPAPER ‘AL QIBLA’ PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN MECCA (HIJAZ) BETWEEN 1916-
1924, EDITING OF ARTICLES SUPERVISED BY SHARIF HUSSEIN BIN ALI AND CHIEF EDITORS MOHIB ALDEEN ALKHATIB AND
SHEIKH AL TAYEB ALSASSY‘Al Qibla’ newspaper, issued twice a week (on Mondays and Thursdays ...[more]
36
Bin Rifada an ex-chief of the Bali Tribe in Hejaz, a refuge in Egypt after he escaped from Hejaz. Stayed in Cairo between 1911-1929. He
got all the support from Prince of East Jordan Abdullah bin Al-Hussain, Khedive Abbas Hilmi the second, and Al Lutf Allah family. The
photograph shows his assistant ...[more]
37 9 by 14 cm each
38
A group of 5 maps, 4 maps showing the ways from Mosul (a city in the north of Iraq) to lake Van (far east Turkey). The last map for
Mecca (holy place of Kaaba in Saudi Arabia) for Hajj and Umrah. All printed for touristic guide purposes, folded on paper set with cover.
Printed in Istanbul by militar ...[more]
39Unique guidbook for pilgrims visiting Mecca and Medina showing the roads and the stops that they need to follow. Attached, a map of
the road that the ‘Mahmil’ take from Egypt to ‘Alwajha’ Castile. 1313 AH/1881 AD
40
5 volumes, Ottoman Turkish text, Mir’at Mecca in two volumes, 1175pp., Mir’at Medina in two volumes, 1343pp., Mir’at Jazirat al-’Arab
in one volume, 416pp. ‘The author Ayyub Sabri pasha, an Ottoman admiral, completed the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina as
commander of the military escort of the Egypt ...[more]
41
A RARE HUMAYUNI (SULTANI) NOTEBOOK CONTAINS SALARIES AND PAYMENTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1298 AH/1880 AD
FROM THE ENDOWMENTS OF SULTANA MOTHER BERTU NIALL (THE WIFE OF THE OTTOMAN SULTAN MAHMOUD II, THE
MOTHER OF SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ I) TO THE GRAND MOSQUE IN MECCA AND MEDINA.The Sultana Mother (1812- Febr ...[more]
42
A rare photograph of Fakhr Al-Din pasha with the military and political authoroties in Medina, one of him with his assistant at Qasr Al-Nil
prison and one in the desert at Medina, on the back Ashraf Beys handwriting in Turkish. A photograph of senior persons, also signed by
him. 1961 Photograph of A ...[more]
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A VERY RARE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LATE PRESIDENT JAMAL ABDEL NASSER (THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF EGYPT),
ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SUCCESSOR, THE LATE PRESIDENT ANWAR SADAT IN MEDINA (SAUDI ARABIA), 1955The two-former
presidents of Egypt on top of the Grand Mosque of prophet Mohammed (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi) during t ...[more]
44The report (Turkish script) from the publications of the Health Department in Hejaz. Printed in the Amara Printing House (State Official
Press), 80 pages each. Annual sanitary formation and reforms during the Hijaz and Hajj. 12 by 16.8 cm. and 16 by 24 cm.
45
AN IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPT NOTE ABOUT THE JOURNEY OF THE POET, POLITICIAN AND SPECIAL OTTOMAN
ORGANIZER, MUHAMMAD AKEF ERSOY, TO NAJID, WRITTEN BY THE HEAD OF THE PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ASHRAF BEY
QUSHJI BASHI, MAY 1915The writer of this manuscript, Ashraf Bey, sent it to his brother-in-law (journalist J ...[more]
46Containing the official correspondences, invitation letters by the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Hijazi government and important
information for their mission to solve some problems and mediate between the conflicting parties.15.5 by 23.5 cm.
47
Some of these documents and settlements related to the Ministry of Works, Department of Public Works with regard to financial
compensation for the building that was demolished due to the expansion of the Great Mosque of Mecca. With other documents related
to other financial matters.
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‘MON VOYAGE A LA MECQUE’ (MY TRIP TO MECCA), BY GERVAIS-COURTELLEMONT, WITH 34 ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE
HOLY PLACES MADE DURING THE AUTHORS TRIP, PUBLISHED BY ‘LIBRAIRIE HACHETTE ET CIE’, FRANCE 2ND EDITION
1896The author Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863–1931) was a French photographer famous for takin ...[more]
51 29 by 16.5 cm.
52
An engraved map in black and white. It is part of A. Ortelius’s atlas Teatrum Orbis Terarum, Antwerp. Describing the Ottoman empire
during that period and all the lands under the empire. Made by Abraham Ortelius a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and
cosmographer, conventionally recognized as th ...[more]
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250 DETAILED AND COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SECOND EXPANSION OF THE AL-HARAM AL-MADANI OR AL-MASJID AN-
NABAWI (THE PROPHET’S MOSQUE) DURING KING FAHD BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD REALM, SAFAR 1409 AH/ MARCH 1988
ADThe second expansion of the Prophet Muhammad mosque took place in stages and started 1403 AH/19 ...[more]
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A RARE COLLECTION (COPYBOOK AND MAPS) OF ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE OTTOMAN POST ABOUT SETTING – UP
THE TELEGRAPH LINES IN HIJAZ AND BASRA DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE INCLUDING 3 MAPS OF THE REGIONCopybook
contains 80 register outgoing correspondence, 1317 AH/1900-1901 AD among Jeddah, Hijaz, Taif, M ...[more]
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A collection of documents of Ahmed Izzet pasha: 305 original military reports and correspondences regarding Yemen and Aseer
revolution including 45 photographs and a military map of Yemen. ????? ???? ??? ???? ?? ????? ? ???? ????: ?????? ????? ????
??? ???? ????? ???????? ? ??? ????? ????? ?? ???? ...[more]
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These three official maps, one in English and Arabic, and two in Ottoman script were drawn up by the (Committee for Determining the
Boundaries) between Aqaba and Rafah in 1906, and it is the agreement that he signed and exchanged in Rafah, Shaban 13th 1324
AH/October 1st 1906 AD, between the delegat ...[more]
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One photograph with King Abdul Al-Aziz and King Faisal the first king of Iraq, in Jeddah signing the agreement of demarcating the
boundaries in 1932. One of the King’s visit to Egypt meeting King Farouk, Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim Ibin khedive Abbas Helmy
II, Major General Othman Hamdi who was in ...[more]
59
Siniya Kerah is one of the pioneers of the modern Egyptian novel. She wrote this novel which was found in the collections of papers and
articles of the writer, among the 18 unpublished author’s works (mentioned by some sources). The novel of 111 pages, the first twenty-
two pages included a literary ...[more]
60
A legal-political case file filed by power of attorney on behalf of Ahmad Jaber Al-Sabah, attorney general for Abdullah, Fahd, Sabah, and
Maryam, sons of Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Hamad, sons of Mubarak Al-Sabah, and others under the general power of attorney
certified by the Kuwaiti judge and t ...[more]
61
Letters of ‘The Son of the King of the Arab Countries’ Faisal bin Al-Hussein, to the honorable Sheikh Suleiman bin Rafada, urging him to
join the Arab revolution against the Ottoman Empire and liberate the Arab countries from the Ottoman and German subordination. He
also reassures him not to harm h ...[more]
62
AN ARABIC TRANSLATED DIARY OF SULEYMAN SEFIK KAMALI PASHA ABOUT THE SOUTH PART OF THE ARABIAN
PENINSULA – ASEER PROVINCE AND THE AREA, IN 52 PAGES, TRANSLATED BY MUHIBB AL-DIN ALKHATIB, WITH A LETTER
FROM THE AUTHOR (SULEYMAN PASHA) TO ALKHATIB, DATED 1925The original diary (in Turkish) was given by ...[more]
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‘Umm al-Qurá’ the name is a Quranic reference to the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where the weekly paper is based. Established by the
founder of Saudi Arabia, King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Saud, the newspaper published its first issue on Friday, December 12, 1924, about two
months after the King’s allies to ...[more]
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THREE IMPORTANT FROM ENGLISH TO ARABIC TRANSLATED VOLUMES OF ARBITRATION REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT
OF THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT AND ABU DHABI AND SAUDI ARABIA, A BOOK ‘MEMORIAL OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA’, 11 DHU AL-HIJJAH 1374 AH/31 JULY 1955 AND ‘OMAN AND THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF T
...[more]
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John Louis Burckhardt (24 November 1784 –15 October 1817) was a Swiss traveler, geographer and orientalist. Burckhardt assumed
the moniker ‘Sheikh Ibrahim Ibn Abdallah’ during his travels in Arabia. His book has been translated into Arabic by the inspector of
general management for Egyptian Educati ...[more]
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A FOLDER CONTAINING TWENTYFOUR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS BY BASRI BASHA, THE RULER OF OTTOMAN EMPIRE IN
MEDINA 1916-1919, ABOUT THE ARAB REVOLUTION ANDFAISAL BIN HUSSEIN AND HIS BROTHER ABDULAH
MOVEMENTSTwenty four important documents, twenty two signed and sealed by the politic ruler of Medina Basri pash ...[more]
67
This set of Fakhr El-Din pasha contains:Three postcards described in Turkish on the back about meetings between Ibn al-Rashid and
Fakhr al-Din Pasha, and political commissions in Medina.A picture next to the Hejaz train dated before the fall of Medina IN 1336
AH/1918 ADImage In Medina: Hazrat Fakhr ...[more]
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A RARE COLLECTION OF SIXTY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ‘THE LONDON NEWS AGENCY’ ABOUT IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND
MILITARY ISSUES REGARDING THE ARABIAN PENINSULA, SIGNED AND DESCRIBED IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH4 Photographs
of Hussain bin Ali and his army during the Wahabi army entering Hijaz, another showing the army st ...[more]
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The map has been planned by official staff working in the Egyptian Hajj Department and members of Alsharif Hussain bin Ali forces.
Lawrence of Arabia was supervising.Paper on canvas.113.5 by 88 cm.????? ??????? ????????? ?????? ?? ?????? ??????? ??
?????????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ???? ?????? ???? ...[more]
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Decorative and detailed map cantered on the Arabian Peninsula, extending east-west from the Persian Gulf to Egypt and north-south
from Syria-Palestine to Ethiopia. The geography is pre-Niebuhr but quite extensive in its detail, especially in its depiction of early 18th-
century political divisions. T ...[more]
71A rare book with lots of maps and diagrams for the water reservoir systems in Makkah and Taif. Also the dam site diagrams for the
same region.28 by 20.5 cm
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An important 4 pages paper map in wide-scale showing the cities and the ports aligned by the west coast of the Arab Gulf from south of
Iraq (Basra) to Qatar backdated to (1324 AH) 1906-1907 ADThe map is an official cadastral survey during the period of the British-
Ottoman conflict over Najd, where Q ...[more]
74
AN IMPORTANT PRINTED DOCUMENT REGARDING MILITARY ORDERS FROM THE HEJAZI FORCE LED BY FAKHR EL-DIN
PASHA IN MEDINA, PRINTED BY STAFF OF THE HIJAZI ARMED FORCES, DATED 9TH SEPTEMBER 1333 AH/1917 ADA 27-line
document, with four paragraphs printed on paper, regarding several important orders, including ...[more]
75
AN OFFICIAL INVITATION FROM THE CHIEF TRUSTEE OF THE PALACE AT THE ORDER OF HIS MAJESTY KING FAROUK
(KING OF EGYPT) TO PRINCE ALY (MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA AL-SHAARAWI BEY) TO ATTEND A CONCERT AT ABDEEN PALACE
1946This original invitation with its envelope signed by the personal attendant and the secretary ...[more]
76Regarding the issue of the dismissal from his post for retirement of His Excellency Muhammad Yasin Badr, Minister Plenipotentiary of
Iraq.Ends up his message with the phrase ‘Your Loyal Friend’, with His Royal Majesty seal. 21 by 27 cm. envelope
77
A COLLECTION OF THREE NEWSPAPERS, PRINTED ILLUSTRATIONS, ABOUT PILGRIMAGE AND ITS CEREMONIES
INCLUDING THE AL-MAHMAL (HOLY CARPET) WITH THE CARAVAN OF THE PILGRIMS FROM CAIRO TO AL-MASJID AL-
HARAM (MECCA), IN THE PRESENT SAUDI ARABIA. TWO COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAPER OF MECCA (KAABA)Etchings
and ...[more]
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The report includes: nineteen items criticizing the work carried out by Mohammed Ra’if pasha who was appointed by Sultan Abdul
Majeed as president of the engineering authority at Al Medina in 1848 to do the expansion. Also some photos and sketches of his
previous work, to the Sultans discontent, lea ...[more]
79
Unique ‘Waqfeya’ about the history of this school in Medina by nobleman Ahmed Bin Ibrahim Alsaqazy in 1124 AH/1712 AD and later in
1126 and 1128 AH, he added more buildings to the ‘Waqfeya’. This ‘Waqfeya’ has been certified by top Islamic jurist scholars and
teachers at ‘‘Alharam Alnabawi’, as wel ...[more]
80
The author is one of the well-known scholars of the Hanafi school tought and his translation of Al-Zarkali and others. He held the
position of military judge in t he Ottoman Empire at the time of the aforementioned Sultan. The name of the book: Mi’raj Al-Mu’tamer and
Al-Haj 112 pages of high-qualit ...[more]
81
The diary was written by a fellow prisoner with ink in Ottoman Turkish on 153-pages, with additional notes in Ashraf’s handwriting in
pencil, in addition to a map of a war position in his hand as well. A long fragment, dealing with Ashraf’s work since his meeting with
Anwar Pasha Nazer, who was com ...[more]
82
AN UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT ON ARCHERY “USING THE BOW AND ARROW”, WRITTEN BY NAZIF ZADE AHMED IN MEDINA AND
DEDICATED TO THE OTTOMAN SULTAN MUSTAFA III, IN TURKISH SCRIPT, DATED 1248 AH/1832 AD.Ottoman Turkish
manuscript, copied by the author who was the Imam of Khalid bin Zaid mosque in Medina in 1240 AH/ ...[more]
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The manuscript on geography and travel, transcribed in Naskh script. The first page decorated with a golden preamble. A descriptive
journey of pilgrimage in which the author set out to go from Istanbul through Egypt, the Levant, Hijaz, and back.The author begins by
mentioning the journey, describing ...[more]
84
The author (an Ottoman Kurdish military and politician from Sulaymaniyah) was one of the most prominent political and military
historians of the history of Iraq during the First World War period, as he was a documentary body for the War History Authority in the
Ottoman Empire and director of the Mil ...[more]
85
Map (1) A limited-edition blue-colored map regarding the developingprogram of the Ottoman empire’s railroad network, in French with
some Ottoman authority’s comments. 104 by 120 cm. Map (2) A techno-colored map by Captain Hussni Efandi in Alfaythiya’s office at
Tobkhana (the Royal Military Factory ...[more]
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2 An official Ottoman newspaper ‘Al-Hawadith’ about Faisal bin Turki revolution (Sheikh Najid town belongs to Hijaz province) before he
revolted against the Ottoman empire, the first issue 350 dated 1263 AH/1847 AD. The second issue 371 dated 1264 AH/1848
ADCollection of high correspondences between ...[more]
87An announcement by Sharif Ali talking to his army and Saudi Arabian people to stop the fight for the sake of the citizen's blood and
create a national interim government by appointing Shiekh Abdulah Zainil the Mayor of Jeddah.
88
‘Rashahaat ain al heyaat’, in the honors of the Naqshbandi sheikhs and their prophetic literature and divine secrets. Persian
manuscripts on paper of 178 leaves with 27 lines to each page, written in black nasta’liq script with important words in red. Fakhr Aldeen
Ali bin Mawalana Hussein Waaez Al-K ...[more]
89
The original book of ‘Fattouh al-Haramayn’ by Muhi al-Din Abd al-Rahman al-Lari al-Ansari, who died in the year 933 AH/1526-1527 AD.
The book is a guide for pilgrims describing the sacred buildings in Mecca and the rituals pilgrims should perform. This book of 48 pages,
was copied in Mecca and Medin ...[more]
90
Arabic manuscript on paper, 87 leaves and 2 flyleaves with 14 lines to each page, written in naskh script with black and red ink with a
blue border. The first page illuminated with gold and blue border with occasional marginal notes.This book is written by al-Imam al-Alem
shames al-din Mohammed ben ...[more]
91
These photos show the sacred places and the rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.Like the ritual of Tawaf, walking seven times
counterclockwise around the Kaaba, of the Grand Mosque in Mecca during its expansion, of pilgrims walking between Safa and Marwa,
and ‘stoning of the Devil’.Day of Arafat ...[more]
92
His Excellency visited Britain to look at various aspects of British Police methods. He was accompanied by his son Sheikh Salim Al-
Sabah, and his Secretory Abdur Rahman Al-Atiqi. During his tour, he visited Scotland Yard and its map room, signed the visitors book
on arrival, visited also The Home O ...[more]
93
TWO VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHEIKH MUHAMMAD BIN IBRAHIM ASH-SHEIKH, GRAND MUFTI OF
THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ONE OF THE DESCENDANTS OF IMAM MUHAMMAD ABDEL-WAHAB FROM 1953-
1969Sheikh Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Ash-Sheik was known for his strictness and commitment to the Islamic law. Th ...[more]
94
Photographs of the royal family of Bahrain.The brother of Bahrain’s prince before his meeting with Prime Minster (probably Mustafa
Nahas Basha) in 1948 The mayor Anwar el-Sadat visiting the Bahraini Minister of Education at Republican Palace, probably 1956
Sheikh Esa talking to Air Marshal Medhurst ...[more]
95 21 by 27 cm.
96
AN INTERESTING PHOTO ALBUM WITH PHOTOS ABOUT PROJECTS OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA TO SECURE
SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR PILGRIMS AND HOLY PLACES DURING THE REIGN OF KING SAUD BIN ADBUL AZIZ 1953-
1964The album contains 240 pictures representing the achievements of the Al Saud family, especially duri ...[more]
97
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, ruled in black and blue, with a thin green border.Depicting the holy Nabawi-Mosque
surrounded by houses in Medina.44 by 61 cm.CATALOGUE NOTEIn style these paintings relate to others of Mecca and Medina done
by Indian artists. The depiction of the buildings in t ...[more]
98
Five photos during the visit of Ali bin Abdullah Al-Thani (the founder of Qatar) to Egypt and his meeting with the former President Jamal
Abdel Nasser and his Vice President at the time Anwar Sadat. And a photo during his visited to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.9 by 12
cm. 20 by 14.5 cm.
99
A COLLECTION OF TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHS, AMONG WICH OF THE LATE KING HUSSEIN BIN TALA’S MARRIAGE TO
PRINCESS DINA BINT ABDUL-HAMID BIN MUHAMMAD ABDULAZIZ, 1955 AD, AND PHOTOS OF THEIR DAUGHTER PRINCESS
ALIA BINT HUSSEIN.*King Hussein and his bride Princess Dina Abdul Hamid after their marriage, 20th Apri ...[more]
100During his visit to Cairo, his highness inaugurates a commercial ship, next to him Hussein Sedqy, Egyptian Prime Minister. And a photo
inspecting the Bar-Lev line.17.5 by 12.5 cm. and 12.5 by 18 cm
101
A photograph on thick paper. With members of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), Marshal Ahmed Ratib Pasha (Governor of
Hijaz), and Mayer of Yanbu Farhad Pasha, as well as Qadri Pasha (a Turkish merchant in Mumbai), during their travel to India and
meeting Sahala, the Governor of Hyderabad.21 ...[more]
102
‘L’Illustration’ was a weekly French newspaper published in Paris from 1843 to 1944. Founded by Édouard Charton, the first issue
published on 4 March 1843. ‘L’illustration’ was the first illustrated magazine in France and since 1906, the first in the world and
distributed in 150 countries.
103
RELAND, A. De religione Mohammedica libri II. Ed. 2a auctior. Utrecht, G. Broedelet, 1717. W. engr. front.-portr., engr. ti., ti-vign., 3
fold. engr. (of which 1 large fold. depicting Mecca) & 1 fold. table. Sm-8º. Cont. vellum. (Slightly browned).Tobler, 213; Graesse VI, 75;
Brunet IV, 1203.DE RELI ...[more]
104
A very nice example of a booklet used to encourage people to use the Hejaz railway that ran from Damascus to Medina, through the
Hejaz region of modern-day Saudi Arabia. It was a part of the Ottoman railway network and the original goal was to extend the line
beyond Damascus to the holy city of Mecc ...[more]
105 Each depicting one of the holy sites of Islam in Hejaz with inscriptions in red script, framed, 55 by 42 cm.
106
The poster with two photographs of Mecca and Al-rahma’s mountain (where the water spring is ‘The Ain’). The organization encouraging
the Muslims to donate money for that Ain (water spring) to keep it maintained in order to continue providing water to the visitors to the
holy place in Mecca. Certifie ...[more]
107Cotton shirt (jama) covered with text written in a variety of scripts and floral design, including thuluth and small square Kufic, in assorted
colors, in numerous panels, roundels, cartouches and lines, two miniature pictures showing Mecca and Medina.96 by 94 cm.
108
Two illustrations from the same book possibly from ‘Tableau général de l’empire Ottoman’ showing Medina and the sepulcher of the
Prophet Muhammad, with an old surrounding view during the 18th century and the second of sacred camel and its alternate carrying the
Holy Carpet (Al-Mahmal). One illustrat ...[more]
109
Keyzer (Keijzer), Salomo. 'De bedevaart der inlanders naar Mekka'.Dutch East Indies. The attractive plates, chromolithographed by C.
W. Mieling, feature pilgrims of various nations in traditional costume as well as topographical views of holy sites. The ethnologist Salomo
Keyzer (1823-68), who lectu ...[more]
110
Opaque and gold pigments on textile, the standing Tirthankara with rows of figures at his chest, the Jambudvipa at his waist, and rows
of further figures at his legs. Seated Jina’s at the lower left and right, flanked by other jinas. All interspersed with texts and numerical
charts.104 by 43 cm.
111
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, seated and gazing at the viewer, wearing an orange turban, his head within a green
and gold nimbus, his right hand rests on his black shield, at night on a terrace, a balustrade in the background, with red borders and
yellow rules, the protective fly-le ...[more]
112Probably Bundi, Rajasthan, 19th century, depicted with diaphanous veil and wearing a green and red striped skirt with gold leaf pattern,
within red border.21 by 15 cm.
113A princess seated on a terrace, gouache on paper, wearing a red and gold garment and naked torso with jewelry inlaid with precious
stones covering her body.23 by 14 cm.
114
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicting a Sikh prince seated on a terrace wearing a fine turban seated on a
Masnad, attended by courtiers enjoying a nautch performed by elegant dressed dancers with musicians, ruled in gold and flower
decorated borders.36 by 48 cm.
115 A princess giving birth, ladies playing music and preparing for the birth of the child.30 by 23.5 cm.
116Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicting Nau Nihal Singh seated on a terrace and enjoying a nautch performed by
elegant dressed dancer with musicians, ruled in gold and flower decorated borders.25.5 by 31 cm.
117
Sa’adi and the wise men, probably from the Bustan’e Sa’adi, with a frontispiece decoration to the reverse, illuminated miniature on
polished paper,single leaf, ink and gouache on paper heightened in gilt, depicting a king seated on a throne, with courtiers in waiting, in
a palace garden with blossom ...[more]
118
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, with sumptuously dressed prince with green halo accompanied by attendants and courtiers,
facing a white robed hermit seated in front of his abode, with other guests preparing and consuming refreshments, foreground with lake
containing lotus flowers and leaves a ...[more]
119
Iskandar (Alexander the Great) and Dara (Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid empire), had waged war against each other for three years.
While the Iranian forces were in retreat, Dara was stabbed by two of his ministers, Mahiyar and Janusiyar, who expected a reward from
Iskandar. But Iskandar, who had ju ...[more]
120
Portrait of a court falconer holding a falcon upon his wrist. Falconer, dressed in long top and pants, wears a series of sashes tied around
his waist, from which a long daggar and purse hang background. Painted in gouache and gilded on paper.The verso with eight lines of
gold nastaliq on paper compr ...[more]
121
Pen and ink heightened with gold on paper, a youth stands wearing flowing fur-lined robes and hat holding a white rose in his right hand,
around hem a leafy landscape with flowering trees, shrubs and birds, laid down between minor borders of black and gold strapwork and
neat black nasta’liq cartouch ...[more]
122Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, example of a richly caparisoned Arabian horse with a small head and an elegant neck. 28 by
19 cm.
123
A standing youth holds a cup in his left hand and an apple in his right hand a painting style of Reza Abbasi, Safavid, 17th
century.Persian manuscript on paper, four lines of verse written diagonally in nasta’liq script in black ink within cloud bands against a
gold floral ground.Album page: 32.3 by ...[more]
124
Persian manuscript on paper, with 6 lines of black nasta’liq written on the diagonal in clouds reserved against light ground with gold
floral scrolls, bordered, within minor dark blue margins illuminated in floral scrollsThe outer margin decorated with birds perched
amongst floral scrolls.Text: 18.5 ...[more]
125
Ink, gouache and gold on paper pasted on a cardboard page, eight in Persian, in Nastaliq, in reserve in clouds on a gold background
garnished with foliage.Text: 21 by 14 cm.Page: 34 by 23 cm.CATALOGUE NOTEMir 'Ali al-Harawi is the well-known and celebrated
nasta'liq calligrapher of Herat under the T ...[more]
126Arabic manuscript on paper, with 2 lines of extremely elegant thuluth, between 3 lines of small neat naskh. Diagonally small lines of
calligraphy, one with added signature.Signed Ahmed Quli.Text: 15 by 24 cm.Panel: 29 by 38 cm.
127Persian manuscript on paper, the quatrain written diagonally in black nasta’liq, the panel decorated with polychrome and gold floral
scrolls against a blue ground.Text: 19 by 16 cm.Panel: 35 by 22.5 cm.
128Ink, gouache and gold on paper pasted on a cardboard page, eight lines in Persian, in Nastaliq, in reserve in clouds on a gold
background garnished with foliage.Text: 21 by 14 cm.Panel: 34 by 23 cm.
129
Gouache on paper heightened with gold, inscription to lower edge, framed.Painting: 22 by 17 cm.PROVENANCE Formerly in the
collection of the artist Einar Jolin (1890-1976) Stockholm.Inscription on the back: ‘Acquired from Trägård in Gothenburg by Einar Jolin
1947.CATALOGUE NOTEKabir was a fifteenth-c ...[more]
130
The first manuscript folio written in Kufic script, in black ink on paper, with red ink beginning of surah. Two surahs, surah Ghafir (The
forgiver), verses 76-85, and surah Fussilat (explained in detail), verses 1-27, with 16 lines. The folio faded side and damaged either
corroded or burned.23 by 10 ...[more]
131
The first manuscript folio in Kufic script, black ink on vellum. Surah Yunus (Jonas), verses 73-76, marked with gold dots, fifth verse
marked with a circular illuminated device in gold, with 5 lines, diacritics and vowel points in green and red. The folio slightly faded side
and damaged either corr ...[more]
132
This Quran folio is written in black ink in early Kufic script on paper, surah Al-Isra (Th night journey), Chapter 17, verses from 17-46, 18
lines. The manuscript without any vocalizations or dots. One side fainted according to the age and dampness.14.5 by 18.5
cm.CATALOGUE NOTEThe tradition of dyed ...[more]
133
One leaf from surah As-Saffat, verses from mid. 145 to mid. 182, Juz 23. The second leaf from surah Sad, verses from mid. 1 to mid.
44, Jus 23. Arabic manuscript on paper, each with 25 lines, surrounded with golden frame. Maghribi script in black ink, diacritics in red,
blue and orange, one surah he ...[more]
134
Quran manuscript folio on paper, 15 lines written in Kufic script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and small black dots
possibly later punctuation, gold roundel dot marking verse-endings, and one khams (fifth verse) marked by gold and polychrome rosette
roundels with abjad Kufic ...[more]
135
Quran manuscript folio on vellum, 14 lines written in Kufic script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red, possibly later
punctuation, three gold roundel dots marking verse-endings, and one khams (fifth verse) marked by gold and polychrome rosette
roundels with abjad kufic ‘ha’.The tex ...[more]
136
Quran manuscript folio on vellum, 16 lines to the page written in Kufic script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and
green, possibly later punctuation, gold petalled roundels marking verse-endings, and two gold and polychrome rosette verse
markers.The text surah Al-Muminoon (The B ...[more]
137
Quran manuscript folio on vellum, 9 lines to the page written in Kufic script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in red, blue, and
green, possibly later punctuation and one line of heading surah in glossy colors, one gold with red and green dots petalled roundels
marking verse-ending.The ...[more]
138
Folio from a Quran manuscript on vellum with 5 lines of Kufic script an early, angular way of writing Arabic in gold with sepia outlines, as
the words, outlined in black and filled in with gold leaf. Vocalization in red dots, diacritics marked with green and blue dots, individual
verses marked with ...[more]
139
This folio from a Quran Manuscript, like many early Quran folios, is written on paper in black ink with a broad-nibbed reed pen, with 6
lines. The horizontally elongated letters seen here are characteristic of early Kufic Qurans on paper and are thought to be a response to
the rectangular page forma ...[more]
140
An Eastern Kufic script in black ink written on cream polished paper, 9 lines to each page, verses separated by polychrome and gold
rosettes, vocalization in red, diacritics in blue, gold and polychrome ‘ashr and khamsa verse markers. Juz (IX) in gold.Text from surah
Al-Anf’al (IX), verses from 38-4 ...[more]
141
This folio belongs to a thirteenth-century Spanish manuscript named the ‘Pink Quran’, after the hue of the paper, consists of five lines of
text in bold Maghribi script with diacritical and vocalization marks in gold outlined in brown, blue, and green. Verse numbers appear
within gold discs in the f ...[more]
142
Comprising parts from Quran from surah Al-Ma’ida to the end of surah Yusuf. Arabic manuscript on paper, 99 leafs, each 11 line, plus
two flyleaves. Folios with surah heading in gold, in black ink thuluth script. Diacritics and name of surahs in red ink, also the margins
written on Hizibs and Juzs in ...[more]
143
A QURAN LEAF FROM ‘FIVE SURAHS’ (SURAH AL-BAQARA, THE COW) IN MUHAQQAQ SCRIPT, PERSIA OR MESOPOTAMIA,
PROBABLY JALA’RID BAGHDAD 1350-1420 A Quran folio from the ‘Five Surahs’ manuscript, Iran or Mesopotamia, surah Al-Baqarah
from verses 102 to 104 on paper. The script of elegant black ink muhaqqaq, ...[more]
144
Arabic manuscript on light brown paper, 275 leaves, 15 lines of black naskh, within gold and polychrome rules, gold and polychrome
verse markers, tajwid in red, surah headings in white thuluth on gold and red illuminated panels, opening bifolio with gold and
polychrome illuminated frontispiece firmi ...[more]
145
ABU ‘ABDALLAH MUHAMMAD BIN SULEYMAN AL-JAZULI, DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT WA SHAWARIQ AL-ANWAR, PRAYERS, WITH
TWO FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HOLY SHRINES IN MECCA AND MEDINA, COPIED BY DERVISH AHMED, BETTER
KNOWN AS QARA JAWUSH ZADEH, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 1146 AH/1733-34 ADArabic manuscript on paper, 1 ...[more]
146 The diagram of Medina annotated in Arabic in Naskh script in black ink and ink heightened with gold on paper. 35.5 by 29 cm.
147 Gouache on paper, ruled in gold and black, with a narrow blue-grey border.41 by 58 cm.
148
Arabic manuscript on paper, 255 leaves plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 15 lines of elegant black naskh, gold and polychrome
roundel verse markers, large gilt and polychrome floral marginal juz’ and hizb medallions, text within gold, blue, green and red rules,
surah headings in blue on cartouch ...[more]
149
Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 371 pages plus 4 flyleaves, 12 lines to the page, written in black naskh, verses separated by gold and
polychrome pointed floral roundels, sura headings in white cursive script against gold ground within cusped cartouches on illuminated
panels, some including words i ...[more]
150
AN ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT ‘HADITH ARBAEIN’, A PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S FORTY PROVERBS WRITTEN BY ZAYN AL-ABIDIN
BIN MUHAMMAD AL-KATIB, AQQUYUNLU IRAN, DATED 863 AH/1458 AD.Arabic manuscript on paper, 10 leaves plus two fly-leaves,
one in the beginning and one in the end. The manuscript is handwritten by the w ...[more]
151
A MANUSCRIPT MAR’AT ALKAYINAT ‘MIRROR OF CREATURES’ IN OTTOMAN SCRIPT (DECEASED 1042 AH/1632 AD).The
manuscript of 87 folios written in Ottoman script and 12 different drawings, including the banner of the Prophet Muhammad, his mosque,
his tomb, the Kaaba with the location of the Black Stone, the s ...[more]
152
An Arabic manuscript on paper, 28 leaves with 7 lines to each page, written in black Muhaqqaq script. Comprising the 5th juz with the
beginning of 6th Juz’, with gold rosette verse markers pointed by red dots.With illuminated marginal medallions indicating the khums
‘5th’ of the verse. With Persian ...[more]
153
Arabic manuscript on cream-colored thin paper, 630 leaves, 13 lines to the page written in large and dispersed bihari script, first,
seventh and thirteenth lines on each page written in red ink.Remaining lines written in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black,
the work Allah and some ot ...[more]
154
Arabic manuscript on buff paper, each folio with 6 lines of large flowing naskh, red diacritics, clusters of three gold dots marking verses,
three surah headings in loose gold naskh, opening folio with gold and polychrome carpet page framing title, some staining to margins, in
contemporary brown mor ...[more]
155
A complete Quran manuscript on paper, 11 lines to the page, written in bold Muhaqqaq script in black ink, opening illuminated double-
page with Quran title in white Thuluth reserved against blue-ground panels with gold flowers, vocalization, diacritics and beginning of
each surah in red color, contem ...[more]
156
A RARE SCROLL, MAMLUK CHRISTIAN DEED ENDOWMENT (WAQFIYA), BY THE JUDGE NOUR AL-DIN ABI AL-HASSAN ALI
MUHAMMAD AL-SALHI, DATED 509 AH/1115 ADThis approved document certified that this Christian deed endowment belongs to
Khader taj bin Nasrallah bin taj al-Nasrani al-Maliki al-Syrafi.Over 70 years mo ...[more]
157
Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 292 folios, each folio with 13 lines of elegant large naskh, illuminated golden florets with blue
centred between verses outlined in black, diacritics in black, surah headings written in white Kufic script within gilt panels decorated with
gilt scrolls on a striking ...[more]
158
AN ILLUMINATED QURAN IN A RICHLY PAINTED FLORAL LACQUER BINDING, COPIED BY AHMAD AL-NAYRIZI (DIED 1739 AD),
RE-MARGINED IN QAJAR PERIOD AND COMMISSIONED FOR THE LIBRARY OF AMIR-I JANG (HISHMAT AL-DAWLAH),
MASHHAD, An Arabic manuscript on paper, 388 folios, plus 2 flyleaves, 12 lines to a page, writt ...[more]
159
Arabic manuscript on paper, 638 folios plus six fly-leaves (three in each side), each folio with 9 lines of strong black naskh, rosette verse
markers, text within gold and polychrome rules, surah headings in gold thuluth on blue ground within gold illuminated cartouches, the
text in clouds on gold g ...[more]
160
Arabic manuscript on cream paper with tre lune watermark, 8 leaves plus nine flyleaves, text in black and red naskh, black lines
connecting the genealogical tree, copious annotations in black, opening folio with name of Rustam Pasha, in paper covered red leather
binding, blue paper doublures.Folio: ...[more]
161
Arabic manuscript on cream colored paper, 20 leaves plus 4 fly-leaves, folio’s with 9 lines of strong black naskh within thick gold and
blue outlined text panels.With 36 surah Yasin and surah Al-Rahman 55, surah Al-Qalam 68 and surah Al-Haqqa 69.A leather-bound.58
by 90 cm.
162
AN ISLAMIC SCROLL ON PAPER, GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD AND THE SULTANS OF THE
OTTOMAN STATE WITH THEIR LINEAGE TO THE PROPHET, OTTOMAN, 19TH CENTURYRare Islamic scroll, manuscript on paper,
more than 5 meters long written in Arabic. Composed of the genealogical tree of the prophet Muh ...[more]
163
Arabic decorated manuscript on paper, 222 leaves, four sections, started with the genealogy of the prophet tree ten panels illuminated in
Maghribi script in red and turquoise and gold, then Dalai al-khayrat with ten phrases in red, blue and gold. Third section is huzza al
Akbar imam iben al Hasan ...[more]
164
Arabic manuscript on paper, 248 leaves,15 lines to the page written in minute Maghribi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points
in blue and red, red dots between verses inner margins ruled in gold and blue, catchwords, illuminated devices in wide outer margins,
surah headings written in ...[more]
165
Arabic and Turkish manuscript on paper, 369 leaves plus 3 fly-leaves, written in black naskh script. Catchwords and titles in red, the
opening page with gold and polychrome decoration.Marifetname is the second main work of Erzurumlu ?brahim Hakk?. The work
includes a preface, three major chapters an ...[more]
166
Arabic manuscript on paper, 25 lines to each page, written in naskh script, in black and red ink.A book of two parts about medicine, first
part about public medical matters, the second part about the famous medicines and medical treatments.Copied by Abdallah Al-
Mutatabib in 930 AH/1523 AD, with late ...[more]
167
Arabic manuscript on paper of 19 leaves with 18 lines to each page, in naskh script with black and red ink.1. A short thesis on Medicine,
Arabic, 8 pages (page 6-14)2. Risalah fi tarkib adwiyah al-bah (A thesis on Pharmaceutical compounding of sexual medicines), 24
pages (page 14-38). 3. Annotations ...[more]
168
Possibly copied from a late Ayyubid or early Mamluk book written by prince (Badraddin b. Muhammad b. Baktout b. Abdullah al
Khaznadar al Rammah al Zahiri who died in 680 AH/1281 AD) 86 pages and 17 chapters contains the aspects of wild birds, breeding,
how to use them in hunting, diseases and how to ...[more]
169
An Arabic manuscript on paper, the top line with the basmallah in large thuluth script, with two lines of black naskh script below, with
gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, within gold frame, with floral illumination, framed and glazed.Page: 29 by 39 cm. Text: 15
by 24 cm.
170
An Arabic manuscript on paper, 20 lines to the page, divided between 3 lines of large and bold thuluth script, and 17 lines of neat naskh
script in black ink written horizontally and diagonally within cloud bands against a gold ground punched with cintamani motifs, various
panels of rococo flowers, ...[more]
171
Gouache on paper heightened with gold. An unique double portrait of the founder of religious order of Bektashi, Haji Bektashi Veli (died
in 1271) and Sari Saltuk Baba (died in 11297-98)Haji Bektash Veli is a very important historical figure. He is also the mentor of the
Janissaries, the most import ...[more]
172
With flaring sides, decorated in olive green and red reserved on a white ground, with a frieze of kufic inscription centred on a roundel,
with a central roundel enclosing a stylized bird against stippled contour panels.37 cm. diam.9.5 cm. heightCATALOGUE NOTEThe
inscription: 'God is with strength an ...[more]
173
Earthenware with white slip painted with colored brown manganese and red clay under a transparent lead-based glaze.An elegant
truncated cone-shaped bowl, similar to the preceding lot.Smaller and with more contained decoration, the palmette motifs are joined to a
ewer in the centre, with the Kufic in ...[more]
174Of conical form on a short foot, decorated in tomato red, manganese and ochre on a cream ground with abstract vegetal designs
consisting of large palmettes and split palmettes, the well with a flowerhead and a band of cable design. 21 cm. diam. 7 cm. height.
175
Earthenware with white slip, painted with brown manganese colored clay, under transparent glaze.A refined and symmetrical decoration
expands in the four directions. The two main motifs are elaborate dark red and brown palmettes, balanced by the inscription and by the
leaf motifs between the two.40.5 ...[more]
176With flaring sides, decorated in manganese-brown and red on a cream ground with a band of Kufic inscription around the sides, one
side with a further band of inscription, the rosette in the middle, the rim with a dotted border 19.1 cm. diam.(2)7 cm. height
177Earthenware with white slip, painted with brown manganese colored clay, under transparent glaze.main motifs are elaborate dark brown
and green palmettes, 33 cm. diam.13.5 cm. height
178 Of conical shape, decorated in red, mustard, and manganese brown outline on a cream ground. 19.5 cm diam.8 cm. height
179
Of conical form on short foot, the white interior with a central dot surrounded by a minor sepia band and an elegant kufic inscription in
dark sepia, the rim with a band of circles on cream ground surrounded by minor red lines and an outer band of sepia cusped design, the
exterior plain white, glaze ...[more]
180Of baluster form with short cylindrical neck and everted rim, painted underglaze in alternating black and blue horizontal band.16 cm.
height12 cm. diam.
181
A small albarello of unusual shape, raised on a disc-shaped foot with slightly waisted walls and straight neck. A long yet illegible blue
inscription runs along the entire length of the body creating a pleasing decorative effect, heightened by the choice of contrasting
colors.11.5 cm. diam. 10 cm. h ...[more]
182 Decorated with a turquoise iridesence glaze and line work in black. 20 cm. height,22 cm. width
183Each of rectangular form, of repeating design consisting of a central quatrefoil palmette within a cusped medallion interspersed with
stylized lotus with interlaced tendrils, in black, under transparent turquoise glaze.10 by 7 cm.
184Of conical shape on a short foot in a turquoise glaze, the moulding consisting of tiger motifs and a central interlace design.6 cm.
height13 cm. diam.
185
Of rounded form on short spreading foot, the interior moulded under the glaze with two large different lions prowling around the central
roundel, on tight scrolling flowering and palmette vine ground, a line of manganese around the rim, the turquoise exterior with a band of
manganese rope-pattern an ...[more]
186Decorated in a green glaze, the exterior impressed with bands of floral rosettes, dots and stripes, divided by carved horizontal border
lines, the interior decorated in a green glaze with a group of three dark green glazed splash lines to one side.19 cm. diam.10 cm. height
187
Of rounded form with flaring sides and upright rim, scratched through a white slip and splashed in manganese and green with star-
shaped rosettes, one with normal palmettes between the star points the other with split palmettes, on a reserve of scale pattern and
hatching. 17 cm. diam.9 cm. height
188 Red earthenware with a white slip, splashes of green, yellow and brown in a transparent glaze.29 cm. diam.
189
Of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the light grey interior painted in brown with a single phrase of flowing Kufic, extending
from the edges above and below are three green dashes and from either side a hand reaching inwards, the exterior plain.16 cm. diam.5
cm. height
190Opaque white glaze, overglaze, luster., with Persian Naskh inscription -on either side of the arch outlined in turquoise and white are
animal heads growing out of a tree.30 by 28 cm.
191Of transparent colorless glass covered in iridescence, with hexagonal faceted neck, the body worked with three honeycomb bands
around the body.13 cm. height8 cm. diam.
192With flat base, the sides cut with two panels, each with a central hatched lozenge issuing scrolling tendrils flanked by stylized pillars, the
two panels divided by vertical hatched bands, repaired breaks, areas of golden iridescence.8 cm. height9.5 cm. diam
193 Into two parts with yellow-green tinge, and applied roundels.Intact.9 cm. height
194 Green globular pitcher with a slightly flared necka curved dragon head handle and a decorated body.12 cm. height
195The bulbous mould-blown body and narrow tapering neck, decorated with applied trails of the same colored glass around the neck and
in a lattice pattern on the body, kick base with pontil.23 cm. height
196
Of flaring cylindrical form with wide flat shoulder and tapering neck with wide flaring rim, concave base with pontil mark to centre. 22.5
cm. heightCATALOGUE NOTEThe shape of the present lot is similar to that of two glass bottles recovered at Nishapur (see Jens
Kröger, Nishapur Glass of the Early ...[more]
197Of slender cylindrical slightly widening form, with rounded base and circular rimmed top, with bands of red applied and combed glass
and wave patterned white marvered glass on surface.11 cm. height
198With a gently flaring neck and tapering square body made in a very dark coloured glass appearing black and decorated with opaque
white spiral trailing, combed and marvered into a festoon design 11 cm. height
199Of bulbous form rising from short foot, the purple translucent glass body marvered with white threads in festooned oblique patterns.7
cm. height
200
The rounded earthenware body covered with an opaque white glaze, painted in blue with two Kufic lines to the centre and a row of
stylized garlands along the rim, the exterior plain17 cm. diam.5.5 cm. height.CATALOGUE NOTEinscriptions Possibly,
twice:‘abduhu‘His (God’s) servant’LITERATUREO. Pancarogl ...[more]
201The rounded earthenware body covered with an opaque white glaze, Arabic inscription painted inglaze in cobalt blue in the centre.21
cm. diam.8 cm. height
202
Of arched form, with deeply carved floral and foliate designs decorated with turquoise, white, lavender-blue and aubergine glazes, the
turquoise-glazed centre with a tri-lobed arch containing scrolling arabesques, split palmettes and lotus blossoms, the blue-glazed
spandrels carved en suite, between ...[more]
203 Carved fritware painted seated figurine on a flying animal in an opaque a turquoise glaze.14 cm. height11 cm. width
204
With a thick, turquoise glaze. The glaze covers all but the lower end of the body and the raised concave foot. The overall form of the
body is piriform with a corseted neck and a slightly flared mouth with unpronounced rim. With an inscription. Safety, happiness and
blessing??????? ???????? ???????1 ...[more]
205
An ewer with rooster head Iran, Kashan, early 13th century. Item exemplifying the double shell technique, made up of an internal
container meant to hold liquids and an external openwork shell. Pear shaped body in silicic paste resting on a disc, upper end shaped
like a rooster's head and molded hand ...[more]
206
A standing bird, of black and cream white glass, roughly pear-shaped with a hollow body a plump breast and open tail. Circular
protruding black eyes. Stylized wings dropped onto shoulders and drawn back along body and marvered feathers.6 cm. height11 cm.
width
207
The egg-shaped jar, with three small handles, is covered entirely with a heavy dark-green glaze, which is common in Sassanid ceramic
production.The decoration is based on a series of concentric circles in relief finished off in the middle with a motif of a stylised bunch of
grapes, which is related ...[more]
208Moulded with a deep and high relief arbic calligraphy . The whole framed within an upper and lower band, covered with a fine green
glaze with traces of iridescence.39 by 17.5 .cm
209 The body with rows of wheel-cut roundels with iridescence, intact.9 cm. height
210
Of pear-shaped form with everted foot, broad flattened shoulder and a narrow slightly everted neck, the shoulder, neck and upper body
incised with ring and hatched designs, partially dipped in copper green lead glaze.25.2 cm. heightCATALOGUE NOTEGreen-glazed
incised ware from Fatimid Egypt has been ...[more]
211Moulded with a deep and high relief Naskh calligraphy with arabesque stems. The whole framed within an upper and lower band,
covered with a fine turquoise glaze with traces of iridescence.19.5 by 43 cm.
212On straight foot, the black decoration under transparent turquoise-blue glaze with a ewer on floral ground, the gently sloping rim with
interlocking lines.20 cm. diam.3.5 cm. height
213
Circular bronze weight, naming al-Hajjaj ben Yusuf.Bismillah a- | mr al-amir al-Hajja- | j bin Yusuf bi’l-wa- | fa hadha mizan |
tisa‘Engraved in five lines with central point between third and fourthplain, with central point and slightly raised border at margin36.05
gr.These extremely rare bronze w ...[more]
214A rare lead seal, which confirm the payment of the fee of 800 Dirhams, belongs to the governor of Estakhr. Such a written single-sided
seals are used for the safe arrival of a box or bag of money after securing its seal or tightening.2.5 cm. diam.Weight: 14 gr.
215
An important lead seal, belongs to Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf era, governor 694-713 AD. Such a written single-sided seals are used for the safe
arrival of a box or bag of money after securing its seal or tightening.This seal possibly used for an important document, a financial
bundle, or any important subj ...[more]
216
Comprising a silver terrestrial globe with engraved and nielloed inscriptions outlining landmarks and cities, engraved with numerals of
meridian lines, set in a foliate crescent shaped mount with a gilt peacock finial with mechanical key for winding, movement of clock
assembled in drum casing under ...[more]
217
Cast brass, mater engraved with the name of maker, containing five plates, openwork rete, alidade to reverse, with pin and horse,
suspension loop.7.7 cm diam. CATALOGUE NOTE‘The work of the weakest of God’s servants Muhammad Muqim ibn ‘Isa ibn al-
Haddad, the Royal astrolabe maker of Lahore’. The yea ...[more]
218
AN ASTRONOMY COPIED MANUSCRIPT ‘SHARH AL-MULKHAS FI AL-HAY’A’ OF AL-JAGHMINI (A COMPENDIUM OF THE
SCIENCE) BY SALAH AL-DIN MUSA IBN MUHAMMAD IBN MAHMUD KNOWN AS QADI-ZADE AL-RUMI, CHRONICLE 814 AH/1412
AD DATED END OF SHAWWAL 914 AH/1534 ADThis version of the treatise was written by the Turkish math ...[more]
219
This bracelet is a very beautiful example of Seljuk jewellery from the 13th century and presents a very high level of craftsmanship with
its beautifully twisted body, and finely crafted ends (in the shape hearts) adorned with fine chisel and niello gold work with fine and sharp
flora design, surroun ...[more]
220
The plane band of the hinged bracelet with dotted lines on alternate facets, the middle of the strap with continuous ‘V’ shapes lined strap
work, the bezel with a cruciform motif set with s.The back of both of those bracelet’s bezel are flat and sharply engraved with floral
designed in front, attach ...[more]
221
A collection of 12th century Islamic gold belt, sword or dress decoration fittings.six different shapes and sizes gold fittings inlaid red
garnet pieces, beautifully crafted.Weight above left to right: 2.4 gr. - 4.2 gr. - 1.5 grWeight down left to right: 2.2 gr. - 1.9 gr - 1.8 gr.Sizes
from 3.5 cm. ...[more]
222
Three Islamic gold pendants, belt, sword or dress decoration fittings. The symmetrical composition or arrangement of decorative
elements; a leveling effect or textured surface, rendered through the use of filigree (thin, twisted wires) and granulation around red
garnet setting nicely (small gold gr ...[more]
223
This bracelet is a very beautiful example of Seljuk jewellery. With its beautifully twisted body (Shank), and finely crafted ends (in the
shape of four hemispheres around the clasp of cartouche-shaped), with granulation, adorned with fine chisel and niello gold work, this
bracelet represents a very ...[more]
224The setting of the stone with five claws, with engraved and applied decoration of arabesques and palmettes inlaid with niello, inscription
“Abu Baker”2 cm.Weight 6 gr.
225Of tear drop form, with stamped thin gold sheets sandwiching a metal plate,inscribed on one side with the Throne Verse, Quran II (surah
Al-Baqarah), v.255, in thuluth script on floral ground. 8.5 by 6.5 cm.
226A pair of pre-or early Islamic golden earrings. 2.1 cm. diam. 6.5 cm. length13.5 gr.This earring is made from gold wire with red Garnet.
Similar example can be found at some museums and collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
227A nice example of fine craftsmanship in good condition as a bangle for babies. Maybe an early Islamic object contains shank created by
four golden wires combined together, with crown attached to the shank decorated by granulated small balls.3 cm. diam.Weight 4.5 gr.
228Two sold gold maybe Seljuk rings are bezel-set with a garnet intaglio. Both are elaborately decorated with applied gold wire and
triangular-shaped beaded designs and balls.2 cm. diam.Weight: 3.99 - 4.69 gr.
229Of typical form, the top section with a pierced lattice design, the legs with a carved arch. The surface moulded in relief with fine floral
sprays and arabesques.30.5 cm. height18.5 cm. widht
230A fine brass bowl with a flared rim. The body engraved with a band of roundels, each containing stylized seated figures, the base with
seven larger roundels each engraved with further seated figures. The interior engraved with six swimming fish. 17 cm. diam.
231
Of rectangular form, the lid decorated with central lobed cartouche containing flower head, with openwork elements throughout, sliding
tray with circular compartments, a further small compartment with openwork flower element and a larger oval compartment with lobed
rim.35.5 by 5 cm.33.5 by 4.5 cm
232A fine bronze engraved bowl with a shallow projecting rim on six feet cast as conventional animals. The side engraved with a fine band
of calligraphy, framed by an upper and lower border engraved with a band of arabesque motifs. 19.5 cm. diam.
233
A fine bronze inkwell with a domed lid, round body and lotus-bud shaped ribs each engraved with interlaced geometric pattern. The rim
of the lid with three separate bands engraved in thuluth calligraphy. The body inlaid in silver forming a star shaped pattern. Each star
depicting various signs of th ...[more]
234
Carved ivory and wood.11 cm. lengthPROVENANCEPrivate collection, United KingdomCATALOGUE NOTEA pair of doors in the
Charles Gillot Collection (Christie’s, Paris, 4th-5th March, 2008, lot 45) has similar plaques with alternating designs.See also: Esin Atil,
Renaissance of Islam, Art of the Mamluks, W ...[more]
235Of differing forms, cylindrical, waisted, bulbous and domical, variously decorated with incised bands and dots and circles.14 pieces5 cm.
max. height
236
Carved with deep bevel-cut foliate designs and incised dash details.4 cm. height.CATALOGUE NOTEThe present lot is a rare example
of Fatimid rock crystal carving and an interesting addition to the existing corpus of rock crystal gaming pieces of the period.The game of
chess, which can be traced back ...[more]
237A bowl with a slightly flared rim, fashioned in rock crystal, with a smooth, polished interior and a flower and foliage design carved in relief
and polished around the outside. 12 cm.diam.6 cm. height
238Mughal jade thinly carved bowl with gently flared rim, the exterior with two panels of low relief branches with upright leaves above an
incised band, the base carved with an eight-petal flower, all on a short foot rim.5 cm. height14 cm. diam.
239WIth gilt wire and red gem set decoration, the pair of carved cylindrical pen cases and stoppers flanked by a cylindrical inkwell and
domed cover.Length 26 cm.
240
A rare Islamic Timurid silver and gold seal ring with engraved dark-green Jade, Persia or Heart Central Asia. The circular table of dark-
green Jade incised with an inscribed seal with overlapping elegant naskh, a gold band around the side engraved with dotted-pattern, the
tapering silver lower sides ...[more]
241The curved double-edged blade with central ridge and decorated with cartouches enclosing a flower, the hilt carved with palmettes and
rosettes with silver guard engraved with floral arabesques.43.5 cm.
242 Supported on a later silver gilt and enamel stand modelled as two dragons.15.5 cm. width, 11 cm. height.
243
Of typical form, the rounded body engraved with elegant floral sprays on hatched ground within hanging medallions with palmettes
finials, interspersed with rising medallions with loose quatrefoils and floral sprays, a register of elongated calligraphic cartouches in
thuluth script with religious pra ...[more]
244The exterior chiseled and engraved with roundels depicting animals, cusped palmettes, arabesques and cartouches of nasta'liq, the rim
with calligraphic cartouches.34 cm. diam.11 cm. height
245
A cotton shirt (jama) covered with text written in naskh scripts, with extracts from the Quran, prayers and talismanic letters, divided into
sections, including borders with calligraphy. Arabic inscriptions and medallions containing Talismanic numbers and letters, arranged in
numerous panels, rounde ...[more]
246
An Ottoman steel and copper alloy helmet, late 16th-17th century of domed form with a series of overlapping vertical pleats with incised
verticals, decoration of split leaves and arabesqueswith engraved band of calligraphy around the rimThe inscriptions: Around the rim :
the high authority, the lor ...[more]
247
Silk woven with silver thread, the decoration comprising a reticulated design of eglantines alternating with leafy sprigs on an olive
ground.89 by 35 cm.CATALOGUE NOTEFor two closely related fragments recently offered at auction, see Sotheby's London, 24th
October 2007, lot 362.See also Patricia Bak ...[more]
248
Carved with pierced openwork panels, from a single piece of ivory that was split into two sheets, so that the two parts are linked in the
axis along which the stand opens.The outside of the stand is decorated with the vegetal ornamentation so typical of Mughal art, with
flowers in a latticework at t ...[more]
249
Of rectangular form with hinged cover, the interior fitted with two compartments, one for pens and one for documents, together with
three small compartments, one end for ink, sand (for blotting the ink) and threads (for cleaning the reed-pens).Made of brass, beautifully
decorated with layers of silv ...[more]
250
This panel may have one half of two-part object. It could be minbar door or cabinet panel according to the size. The piece is held its
frame with mortise and tenon joints, where cavity is cut into the side of the wood frame to allow the panel to be slotted. Such a technique
is loose enough to preven ...[more]
251Comprising a large cusped medallion-shaped buckle and ten hinged rectangular sections, decorated with filigree and set with red
pastes.88 cm. length
252Plain silver hilt with scalloped shoulder, with openwork to the blade, decorated in gold overlay.The plain silver scabbard marked with the
tughra of Mahmud II 1223 -55 AH/1808-39 AD.51 cm. length
253Plain silver hilt with scalloped shoulder, the slightly curved blade with gold damascening decoration at forte.The plain silver scabbard
with a grape-bearing vine frieze mount, marked with the tughra of Mahmud II 1223 -55 AH/1808-39 AD.
254 The steel blade with Persian inscription in gold on both sides, one side with the name of the owner: Tatar Ibrahim Agha.64 cm. length
255Pear-shaped, the hinged bulbous lid with flower head finial with knop, the decoration consisting of engraved flora with plain spout and
slightly serpentine handle.20 cm. height
256
Views in the Ottoman dominions in Europe in Asia, and of some of the mediterranean islands.From the original drawings taken for Sir
Robert Ainslie by Luigi Mayer F.A.S.With descriptions historical and illustrative.Londond: printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street
for R. Bowyer, 80, Pall Mall, ...[more]
257 With ribboned cloud bands oulined in black on turquoise background.37 by 28.5 cm.
258Of a rectangular form decorated on a cobalt-blue ground with a central floral design surrounded by red-white tulips and leaves, flanked
by half-palmette, bands above and below.25.9 by 13.4 cm.
259
Decorated in the mosaic-tile technique with turquoise, cobalt blue and dark blue (or manganese) sections set in a complex geometric
interwoven design.22.5 by 26 cm. max.PROVENANCEChristie's, 29 April 2003, lot 30Formerly in a German private collection since the
early 1990s
260Representing a man dressed in the oriental accompanied by a woman, she seated on a shaped base, the base inscribed 'Medaille d'or /
exp. 1844 / FB Patentee / Supplier of King.30 cm. height 23.5 cm. width
261Of oval form, the cloudy glass with visible bubbles, decorated in cobalt blue and red enamel with stylized flower heads between two thin
bands around mid-section of body, with gilded metal fittings, suspension loop to top. 18 cm. height
262 Engraved decoration on one sides of cursive calligraphy.52 cm. height17.5 cm. width
263Mosque lamp with six gilded handles, in glass with polychrome enamelled decoration, painted and gilded. A blue inscription on the neck
against a background of white foliage and on the belly a seedling of flowers on a golden background.32 cm. height17 cm. diam.
264
In enameled polychrome and gilded glass, decorated with large bouquets of carnations and a high white inscription on the neck
interrupted by eyelets in mandorla.42 cm. height17 cm. diam.PROVENANCEBonhams London, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, April
24, 2002, lot 568
265Important mosque lamp with six handles, in amber tinted glass with enamelled and gilded decoration. Upholstered floral arrangement
embellished with three large polylobed medallions calligraphed in beige.38.5 cm. height31 cm. diam
266
Each of green tinged glass, with globular body with 6 applied loop handles, flaring cylindrical neck and short splayed foot, decorated in
gilt and polychrome with a frieze of interlocking flower-filled medallions, above ornamental bands of further flower-filled medallions on a
scrolling ground, the ...[more]
267
Comprising:* 3 sword-shaped letter openers* 5 cigarette cases* 1 tubular handle* 5 handles* 9 plates from: 30 cm. to 8 cm. diam.* 6
caskets* 2 photoframes * 6 turtles from 12 to 6 cm.* 4 ewers from 18.5 to 9 cm. * 2 brooch pins* 1 belt buckle* 7 small boxes* 1 small
bowl on a foot
268Turkey Ottoman Empire, Medjidie Order 3rd class Military Medal Decoration Crimean War (left).Turkey Ottoman Empire, Order of
Omanieh, 3rd class Neck Badge (right).Silver-gilt and enamel, 19th century6 cm. diam.
269Gilded buttons mounted on cloth of rectangular shape, made of forged silver with embossed decoration, decorative elements.From 11 to
14 cm. width
270Strings of prayer beads are usually comprised of 11, 33, or 99 beads, corresponding with the 99 beautiful names of God.(al-asma al-
husna) derived from the Quran.82 cm. length
271
The cup is entirely openwork and decorated with vine branches and bunches of grapes. The collar is decorated with geometric patterns
in green and blue enamel. The zarf features two pink enamel medallions enhanced with floral motifs. The foot takes up the geometric
patterns of the collar.This zarf is ...[more]
272Wood mirror of rectangular form , decorated in mother-of-pearl and bone inlay, the crest in openwork with interlaced vines. fine artwork
inlaid all over with Islamic geometric and floral filigree pierced designs on the crown288 cm. height148 cm. width
273
The registers decorated with calligraphy, foliate and animal designs interspersed with narrow registers of foliate designs picked out in
gold thread. 36 by 11.5 cm.CATALOGUE NOTEThe inscriptions are a repetition of: al-'izz wa al-nasr wa al-iqbal, 'Glory and Victory and
Prosperity'.For a very simila ...[more]
274The registers decorated with calligraphy, foliate designs interspersed with narrow registers of foliate designs picked out in gold thread.
23.5 by 8 cm. CATALOGUE NOTEThe inscriptions are a repetition of 'Malbus Aleafia'.
275
Cover of embroidered plain weave cotton with silk in surface darning on the diagonal and running stitch, backed with printed cotton and
faced with silk satin with an interlining of cotton. Dark brown ground with a repeating design of off-set blue octagons containing 8-
pointed stars in light blue, an ...[more]
276
The patten depicts a courtier holding a wine jar pouring into a smaller bottle, a popular theme in Iranian decorative arts. The design
features a seamless repeat pattern, elegantly alternating red, white and ochre yellow for the courtier’s cloak as well as the back ground,
a design used by weavers t ...[more]
277
The metal-thread ground woven with cream, blue, green, pink and brown silk threads in a repeated pattern of a richly dressed standing
noble with kneeling attendant proffering pomegranates against a foliate background with blossoming trees and flowering shrubs, areas
of slight wear, mounted and glaze ...[more]
278 The large blossoms in red, show the characteristic of Kermina embroideries.163 by 110 cm.
279A magnificent Bokhara suzani presenting a very dense field design. The Flower -shaped medallion in the central axis barely stand out
from the wealth of flowering shrubs pointing in different directions.224 by 154 cm.
280 570 by 380 cm.
281 376 by 286 cm.
282 378 by 275 cm.
283 309 by 223 cm.
284 310 by 215 cm.
285 340 by 125 cm.
286 429 by 110 cm.
287 400 by 275 cm.
288 360 by 113 cm.
289 360 by 178 cm.
290 360 by 160 cm.
291 217 by 130 cm.
292 228 by 138 cm.
293 320 by 229 cm.
294 375 by 280 cm.
295 264 by 185 cm.
296 300 by 205 cm.
297 420 by 288 cm.
298 196 by 140 cm.
299 320 by 234 cm.
300 223 by 143 cm.
301 220 by 138 cm.
302 453 by 328 cm.
303 500 by 350 cm.
304 188 by 103 cm.
305 213 by 135 cm.
306 585 by 355 cm.
307 210 by 140 cm.
308 263 by 198 cm.
309 430 by 189 cm.
310 145 by 100 cm.
311 217 by 150 cm.
312 223 by 165 cm.
313
This outstanding example displays a painterly approach, with images of animals in combat against a background of flowering plants.
The range of animals includes lions, tigers, and rams, as well as dragons from Chinese art. Similar imagery appears on manuscript
paintings and lacquer bookbindings prod ...[more]
314 227 by 128 cm.