29 mars 2011
Sotheby's Presents Beautiful and Rare Objects from Its Sale of Arts of the Islamic World
A Highly Important Mamluk Armorial Candlestick made for Sayf al-Din Qushtumur, major-domo of Tuquztamur al-Hamawi, Mamluk viceroy of Egypt (1340-1) and Syria (1342-5) Est: £2,000,000 - 3,000,000. Photo: Sotheby's
LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of the Arts of the Islamic World to take place in London on the 6th April will offer an array of beautiful and rare objects, paintings and manuscripts which highlight the achievements of artists and craftsmen from across the Muslim world. The sale is particularly rich in works which reveal the... [Lire la suite]
01 janvier 2011
"Passion for Perfection" @ De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam

11 octobre 2009
A collection of Fatimid glasses, probably Egypt or Syria, 9th-10th century & 10th-11th century
A Fatimid clear cut-glass bottle, Egypt or Syria, 10th-11th century. photo Sotheby's
of cylindrical form on a short spreading foot, with a narrow neck and everted rim, gently sloping shoulders leading to the body decorated with two relief-cut curved and etched vine scrolls with upward and downward-pointing palmette terminals. 6.5cm. height. Est. 20,000—30,000 GBP - Sold 73,250 GBP
NOTE: This bottle was produced during the Fatimid period for use as a container for perfume and scented oils. A rock-crystal bottle of similar... [Lire la suite]
11 octobre 2009
Three Blue and White pottery, Mamluk or Timurid and Safavid, Chinese inspired
A Mamluk or Timurid blue and white pottery bottle, Syria or Persia, 15th century. photo Sotheby's
the pear-shaped body with narrow tapering neck and straight raised foot, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with an arabesque of scrolling tendrils issuing cloudband leaves and lotus heads. 28cm. height. Est. 5,000—8,000 GBP - Sold 12,500 GBP
A Safavid Gombroon pottery bowl, Persia, 17th century. photo Sotheby's
of elegant rounded form with a raised central boss enclosed by an eight-petalled rosette painted in blue, the... [Lire la suite]
07 avril 2009
A glass Perfume Bottle. Syria, 7th-9th Century

07 avril 2009
A rare stemmed glass Goblet. Persia or Syria, 10th - 13th Centuries
A rare stemmed glass Goblet. Persia or Syria, 10th - 13th Centuries
finely blown in a yellowish-colourless glass, the tall rounded funnel bowl on a slender solid stem and splayed foot with a rounded edge, the bowl decorated with three horizontal trails enclosing in the upper band a row of alternate bluish-green and colourless applied prunts, and below, two rows of alternately coloured prunts. 7 cm. diam., 12.8 cm. high. Sold for £2,400
Footnote: This rare glass is very closely related to a small group of stemmed... [Lire la suite]
23 mars 2009
A Mamluk Enamelled Glass Flask, Egypt or Syria, Mid-14th Century

20 mars 2009
A Mamluk blue and white pottery bowl, Syria, 14th-15th century

20 mars 2009
A Mamluk blue and white ceramic pot, Syria, late 14th-15th century

04 mars 2009
Inaugural Sale of Arts of the Islamic World @ Sotheby's in Doha
