Ottoman Empire & Turkey

  • Iznik Style Underglaze Polychrome Painted Pottery Bottle-Vase, Edme Samson Pottery, Montreuil-Paris-France, The Second half of the 19th. Century.

  • An Important Parcel-Gilt Metal Thread Embroidered on Orange Coloured Silk Wall Hanging Decorated with Confronted Exotic Birds Standing on A Water Feature & Floral Branches, Probably Bursa or Istanbul-Turkey, Circa 17th. Century.

  • An Exceptionally Rare Gilt Metal Thread Embroidered on Henna or Ginger Coloured Silk Velvet Saddle Fragment or Horse Cloth Decorated with Carnation, Rosettes flowers, The borders with pomegranates, Probably Istanbul-Turkey, Circa 17th. Century.

  • An Exceptionally Rare Pair of Armenian Repoussed Parcel-Gilt Silver Candlesticks, Made to Commemorate the Starting Ceremonies of the Armenian Pilgrim Congregation from Istanbul to the Holly Lands in Jerusalem, The Ottoman Empire-Istanbul, Dated with Armenian Dates of 1214-15/1765-66 AD.

  • A Rare Unmarked Large Pair of Ottoman Engraved Silver Candlesticks (Samdanilari or Samsdani), Probably Istanbul-Turkey circa 1800s AD.

  • A Fine Ottoman Mother-of Pearl, Tortoiseshell, Ebony, Lead, Ivory & Bone Overlaid Wooden Calligrapher’s Writing Desk & Single Drawer Tools Storage Chest, Probably Istanbul-Turkey, Circa 1700s. AD.

  • An Important Ottoman Mirror, Probably was Commissioned for a Prominent French Individual, Circa 19th. Century.

  • A Silk & Silver-Thread Brocaded Leather Belt With 14 Compartments For Gunpowder Charges (Barutluk) or (Gazri) (حافظة بارود), The Ottoman Empire, Probably Turkey, Circa 18th. Century.

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  • An Ottoman Silver Gun Powder Flask Holder, Commissioned For A Prominent Muslim Individual Beautifully Decorated With Filigree Silver Work With the Stylized Calligraphy Pattern With The Word of Ali, Probably Prizren or Trebizond (Trabzon)-Northeastern-Turkey, Late 18th.-Early 19th. Century.

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  • An Ottoman Parcel-Gilt Silver Gun Powder Flask Holder Mounted with Fine Filigree Silver Work Encrusted With Corals & Turquoise Stones, The Balkans, Probably Prizren-Kosovo or Trebizond, Kosovo, Late 18th. – Early 19th.Century.

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  • A Close Pair of Parcel-Gilt Silver Rose Water Sprinklers (Gulabdan), Arminian Silversmith Masters Working in the Ottoman Empire, Probably-Turkey, Circa Late 18th.  Early 19th. Century.

    Ottoman Art

  • A Monumental Close pair of Canakkale Ceramic Ewers, Each Jug’s Top is Made in the Form of Stylised Bird Heads, The Ottoman Empire-Canakkale-Turkey, Circa Late 19th Century.

    Canakkale Ceramics

  • Ottoman Silver Mirrors, A Close Pair of Repoussed Silver Mirrors, Beautifully Decorated With The Ottoman Blazon & Floral Designs, Both Marked With the Tugrah & The Zigzag, One with 90, The Period of Sultan MAHMUD II, 1223-1225AH/1808-1839 AD.

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  • Close Pair of Iznik Style Dome of The Rock Tiles, The Ottoman Empire,1570-90 AD.

  • Ottoman Kutahya Ware, A Rare Blue and White Under Glazed Painted Kutahya Pottery Rose Water Sprinkler, The Ottoman Empire Kutahya- Turkey, Circa 18th. Century.

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  • Armenian Art in the Ottoman Empire, A Very Rare Silver Wire Inlaid on Ebonised Wood Hexagonal Shaped Coffee or Occasional Table Signed by A Potikian, Afyonkarahisar –Turkey, Circa 19th. Century.

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  • A Rare Süleymaniye Ware Enamelled Lidded Goblet or Pot and Cover, Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul, circa 1800.

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  • Ottoman Süleymaniye Ware, An Extremely Rare Süleymaniye Ware Enamelled Lidded Hanging Church or Mosque Incense Burner In The Form Of A Hanging Ceramic Egg, The Ottoman Empire Istanbul-Turkey, Circa 1800.

    Incense Burners

  • Ottoman Jewellery, A Rare Ottoman Gold With Silver Gem-Set Broach, Inscribed With Arabic Words ماشا الله Maşallah, Decorated With A Crown & A Crescent on Top, The Ottoman Empire Probably Istanbul-Turkey, Circa Late 19th. Century.

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  • Gold Zarf, A Rare Ottoman Enamelled With Filigree Work Gold Zarf (Coffee Cup Holder) Decorated With Various Ottoman Blazons & The Ottoman Flag, Europe Made For The Ottoman Market, Geneva, Switzerland, Circa 1840.

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  • Ottoman Gold Kohl Container, An Exceptionally Rare Carved Lapis Lazuli Pot (Collyrium),(Surmadan) With Stick (Eyeliner) Inlaid With Gold & Surmounted With Fine Filigree Work & Encrusted With Gemstone,The Ottoman Empire-Probably Istanbul-Turkey,C.19th Cent

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  • Ottoman Sirma Kaftan, An Exceptionally Fine Royal Wedding Robe of Red Velvet, Decorated With A Crown, The Ottoman Period, Probably Ankara –Turkey, Circa 1870s.

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  • Shatweh (Married Woman’s Headdress) Adorned with Bride Wealth Coins, Palestinian Costumes, the Bethlehem area, or Beit-Jala, Old Palestine-The Ottoman Period, Circa 1930s.

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  • Palestinian Dress, An Extremely Rare Sleeveless Coat Dress (Jillayeh), Ramallah, Old Palestine-The Ottoman Period, Late 19th Century.

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  • Palestinian Costumes, An Exceptionally Rare Wedding Coat Dress (Jillayeh) with Short Sleeves, Ramallah, Old Palestine-The Ottoman Period, Late 19th Century.

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  • Palestinian Traditional Clothing, A White Linen Wedding Rumi Dress From Ramallah, Ramallah and El-Bireh, Old Palestine-The Ottoman Period, Late 19th. Early 20th. Century.

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  • Palestinian Costumes, A Rare Bethlehem Style Wedding Royal Dress (Thobe Al-Malak), with a Head Cover or Veil (Lefhah), Probably Beit Dajan, or Dayr Tarif, Old Palestine-The British Mandate Period, Early 20th. Century.

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  • Palestinian Costumes, A Wedding Royal Dress (Thobe Al-Malak), Bethlehem, Old Palestine-The Ottoman Period, Circa 1890s.

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  • Monstrance Reliquary Container (وعاء ذخيرة مقدسة), From the Holy Lands, Bethlehem, The Ottoman Period in Palestine, Circa 18th Century.

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  • Model of the Tomb of Jesus Aedicule (Edicule) in the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, The Ottoman Period in Palestine, Circa 18th Century

    Christian Arts From Asia

  • A Magnificent Reliquary Nativity Diorama Representing The Divine Infant or Baby Jesus In La Crèche, The Sublime Frame is Encrusted With Holy Relics From Various Christian Sites, Bethlehem, The Ottoman Period in Palestine, Circa 18th Century.

    Arts of the Holy Lands

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  • An Exceptionally Fine And Rare Jerusalem Engraved and Tinged with Black Lac Mother of Pearl Devotional Christian Icon, Bethlehem, The Ottoman Period in Palestine, Circa 18th Century.

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  • A Finely Engraved & Pierced Mother of Pearl Mounted On Olivewood & Glazed Diorama Depicting The Resurrection Of Jesus, Stamped with The Maker Stamp Youseph (Yusef) Sourby (Zogbi), The Holy Lands, Bethlehem, Circa 1940s AD.

  • Kutahya Ceramics, A Large Kutahya Pottery Ewer Painted With Underglaize Black & Turquoise On White Ground With Moulded Decoration, West-Anatolia, Turkey 18th. Century.

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  • Kutahya Pottery, A Rare Large Kutahya Pottery Water Jug Painted With Underglaize Cobalt Blue On White Grounds With Copper-Gilt (Tombak), Turkey 18th. Century.

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  • Iznik Ceramics, An Iznik Underglaze Polychrome Painted Pottery Jug (Güze), Decorated With Palmettes, Iznik, Western Anatolia, Turkey, Circa 1590.

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  • Iznik Ceramics, An Iznik Underglaze Polychrome Painted Pottery Jug (Güze), Decorated With Raised Red Tulips And Blossoming Blue Flowers, Iznik, Western Anatolia, Turkey, 17th Century.

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  • Iznik Ceramics, An Iznik Underglaze Polychrome Painted Pottery Jug (Güze), Decorated With Blue Tulips And Blossoming Red Flowers, Iznik, Western Anatolia, Turkey, Circa 1600s

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  • An important & Early Large Ottoman Parcel-Gilt Silver Scribe’s Pen-Box And Ink-well (Divit),(مقلمة مع محبرة فضة عثمانية),Marked In Arabic Letters With The Tugrah OF Sultan Mustafa II(1106/1695-1115AH/1703AD.)&With The Makers Name Rumi (رومي ),Late17th C.

  • An Ottoman Silver Scribe’s Pen-Box And Ink-well (Divit), Marked In Arabic Letters With The Makers Mark Amal-i Sayyid Hassan,(The work Of Mr. Hassan)&The Tugrah OF Sultan Mustafa IV (B.1779-1808AD.)(قلمدان مع محبرة فضة عثمانية ),Istanbul,Early19th Century

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  • A Rare Ottoman Cylindrical Paper Mache Scribe’s Pen-Box (Kubur) With Silver Plated Brass Ink-well(مقلمة مع محبرة عثمانية من الورق السميك مغطى بالصدف ),Veneered With Rhombus Shaped Mother of Pearl,The Ottoman Provinces,Istanbul & Jerusalem,Late18th.Century

    The Arts of Islamic Calligraphy

  • Armenian Silver, An Exceptionally Fine Engraved Silver Panel Depicting The Battle Of Ani Took Place In 1042, Probably Was Made In The Lake Van Region (Vaspurakan) or Can be Attributed to the Armenian Master Odis Hakobian known as (Avo), Tehran-Iran, 20th. Century.

  • Armenian Silver, A Rare Repousse Silver Fragment Depicting A Seated King Holding A Mace, The Base Is Inscribed With The Armenian Name Translated to (Judah Or Huta) Probably Constantinople or Antelias-Lebonan or The Kingdom of Cilicia, 18th. Century or Ear

  • Armenian Van Silver, A fine Armenian Nielloed Silver Engagement Ring Purse Decorated With Elegant Floral Designs, Marked With Van (فان) , Ottoman Armenia, 19th Century.

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  • An Armenian Silver Nielloed Lidded Goblet Marked With, Van (فان), Van 90, And Turshian تورشيان, Ottoman Armenia, 19th century.

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  • Antique Islamic Furniture, A Rare Ottoman Mother Of Pearl, Horn and Bone Inlaid Table Cabinet, The Ottoman Provinces Probably Egypt Or Turkey, 19th Century.

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  • Ottoman Yataghan With Sheath, A Fine Carved Walrus Ivory-Hilted Single-edged Steel Blade Yataghan, With Gold And Silver Damascene, Probably Prizren, Kosovo, Dated 1210 AH. = 1795 AD.

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  • Islamic Arms And Armour, A Magnificent And Very Important Wootz Steel Blade With Carved Walrus Ivory Handle And Sheath With Fine Gilt Silver And Gold Mounts Dagger, And Inlaid with Gold and Coloured Lac Decorations, Turkey, Circa 1650- 1680 AD.

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  • Holy Land Mother Of Pearl Art, A Magnificent Jerusalem Large Casket Overlaid With Fine Carved Mother Of Pearl, Decorated With Scenes From The Glorious Cosmopolitan Daily Life of old Jerusalem, Probably Bethlehem, Palestine, c. Late 18th Early 19th Century

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  • Holy Land Art, A Rare Ottoman Carved Mother Of Pearl With Silver Mounts Writing Quill, Decorated With The Ottoman Crescent Starr Motif, Probably Jerusalem Or Bethlehem, Palestine, 19th Century.

  • Islamic Art, A Fine Ottoman Tortoiseshell, Ivory, Bone, White Metal And Ebony Overlaid On Wood Calligrapher (Khattat) Box, Probably Turkey, Circa 1700.

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  • Islamic Art, A Pair Of Unusual Ottoman Ivory, Mother Of Pearl And Horn Overlaid On Wood Double Shelved Turban Stands (Cavukluk), Probably Egypt Or Turkey Circa Late 18th Early 19th Century.

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  • An Exceptionally Fine Carlo Bugatti Style Orientalist Ottoman Furniture Comprising A Pair Of Arm Chairs With Mashrabiya Open Woodwork And Dome Shaped Finial With Parcel-Gilt Crescent Decoration, Probably Italy Or France, Circa Late 19th Early 20th Century

    Islamic Furniture

  • Orientalist Furniture, A Fine Ottoman Furniture Of Inlaid Mother of Pearl (Sedef) And Marquetry Wood Work Three-Pieces Seating Group, Probably England By Liberty & Company, Attributed To Leonard F. Wyburd, Circa Late 19th. Early 20th. Century.

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  • An Ottoman Gilt-Copper (Tombak) Covered Bowl (Sahan), Turkey, Circa 18th Century.

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  • Ottoman Embroidery, A Very Rare And Fine Ottoman Embroidered Ceremonial Metal-Thread On Red Velvet Cloth Circular Sofra Bezi (Table Cover), Probably Istanbul, Turkey, 19th Century.

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  • French Gold Box, A Beautiful Small Enamelled Gold Pill Box Made For The Ottoman Market, Probably Paris – France, Or Geneva – Switzerland, Second Half of the 19th Century.

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  • Islamic Furniture for Reading, A Fine Ottoman Rosewood, Mother of Pearl, Tortoiseshell, Horn, Ebony and Thin Sliced Ivory Pieces, Overlaid on Wood Quran Stand (Kursi), Turkey, 18th. Century.

  • Islamic Art Related to Calligraphy, An Extremely Rare & Fine Ottoman Mother of Pearl, Tortoiseshell, Bone, Lead, Ebony, Thin Sliced & Stained Pieces of Ivory, Overlaid on Wood Scribe’s Pen Box & Archival Documents Container, Turkey, Circa 1700s. AD.

    Reserved
  • Ottoman Furniture, An Extremely Rare And Complete Ottoman Mother of Pearl, Tortoiseshell, Ivory And Ebony Overlaid On Wood Calligrapher (Khattat) Box, With Silver Mounts, Lock & Key, Probably Istanbul, Turkey, Dated 1171 AH-1757 AD.

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  • Ottoman Balkans Art, A Rare Ottoman Parcel-Gilt Repousse Silver Bowl, Balkans, 17th-18th Century.

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  • Ottoman Balkans Art, A Rare And Fine Ottoman Parcel-Gilt Repousse Silver Bowl (Taza), Marked with 19th Century European Silver Import Mark, Balkans, 17th-18th Century.

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  • A Rare Ottoman Silver Pen case and Inkwell (Divit), Marked With The Tugrah of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and The Maker’s Name Abdul Latif, Turkey, Circa 19th Century.

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  • An Extremely Fine Large Ottoman Repousse Silver Jewellery or Dowry Box, Marked With The Tugrah of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Turkey, Circa 19th Century.

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  • A Rare Reed Document Holder engraved with scenes depicting an Ottoman Harbour, Made by Elhaj, Algeria, Before 1876 A.D.

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  • Ottoman Art, A Rare Ottoman Gourd Attributed to Master Ben Elhaj, Algeria, 2nd Half of 19th Century

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  • Canakkale Pottery, An Extremely Rare Pair of Ottoman Yellow Underglaze polychromed Canakkale Pottery Ewers With Stylised Bird Heads, Turkey, Circa 19th Century.

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  • An unusual Ottoman Iznik “Split-leaf Palmette” design Underglaze-Polychromed Pottery Dish, Turkey, 17th Century.

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  • Iznik Dish, An Ottoman Iznik “Storm in a Teacup” Design Polychromed Pottery Dish, Turkey, circa 1600.

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  • Damascus Tile, A Rare and beautiful Ottoman Tulip and Saz leaf Pattern Tile, Damascus, circa 1575-90, Syria.

    Damascus Tiles

  • A Beautiful Ottoman Inscribed Tortoiseshell, Ivory, Horn, Mother of Pearl, Ebony, and Parquetry Work inlaid Coffee or Occasional Table, Turkey, 19th Century

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  • Greek Silver, An Important Ottoman Greek Gospel with Repousse Silver Book Binding, Greece, probably Kallerites, Epinus, Ioannian, dated 1840.

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  • A Large Carved and Engraved Shell Icon depicting The Nativity and Baptism Scenes Mounted on a Later Red Silk Velvet Fabric and a European Gilt Wooden Frame, Bethlehem, circa 1900.

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  • A Very Fine Ottoman Silver-Mounted, Red Silk Velvet-lined Wooden Rectangular Table, Turkey, 19th. Century Possibly Period Of Sultan Abidumecid, 1839-61

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  • Ottoman Art, A Fine Ottoman Silver, Iron, White Metal and Coral Gun Powder Flask, 18th -19th Century.

  • Ottoman Art, A Fine Ottoman Leather Wallet, Embroidered with Gilt-Silver Thread and Gilt-Metal (Tombak) Lock Plate, Istanbul, Dated 1789.

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  • Ottoman Spoon, An Extremely Rare and Important Ottoman Tortoiseshell Fruit Sherbet Spoon, Turkey late 18th early 19th century.

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  • An Extremely Rare and Important Ottoman Fruit Sherbet Spoon, Turkey late 18th early 19th century

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  • Avery Unusual Iznik Pottery Dish, Turkey 17 Century

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  • An Ottoman Kutahya Figural Dish, Turkey, Second Half Of The 18th. Century

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  • A Rare and very fine Large Antique Filigree Silver Ottoman Mirror, Turkey, 19th. Century

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  • An Ottoman Parcil Gilt Silver Incense Burner And Its Paired Incense Container, Turkey, 19 Century, Possibly Period Of Sultan Abidumecid, 1839-61

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