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17 juin 2011

History Written With A Sword Early Gem-Set Saber To Highlight June Arms & Armor Auction

An historic gem-set and gilt silver-mounted Islamic saber attributed to Tipu Sultan and captured at the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, probably Turkish, 17th century . Photo Bonhams At its Antique Arms & Armor sale on June 20, 2011 in San Francisco, Bonhams...

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Tags: 17th century, Tipu Sultan, Islamic, Turkish, saber

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5 juin 2011

'Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts' @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Shah Jahan Receives the Persian Ambassador, Muhammad Ali Beg. Folio from the Windsor Padshahnama, India, c. 1633. Ink, colors, and gold on paper. 12 5/8 x 8 5/8. The Royal Collection, Windsor. ©2011 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The...

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Tags: 17th century, 16th Century, Turkey, India, Mosque Lamp, Venice, cameo, Islamic, Comb, Egypt. 11th century

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29 janvier 2011

Kangxi Blue and White @ Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art

Blue and White ‘Bacchus’ Charger. China, Kangxi period (1662 – 1722). Courtesy Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art Diameter: 37,5 cm. Price on request Provenance: private collection, Belgium A rare large charger decorated with a Western mythological scene...

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Tags: Box and Cover, Kangxi period, Blue and White, bottle vase, Islamic, "Bacchus’ Charger, Five Piece Garniture, Handled Cup With Cover

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6 juin 2010

Islamic gold Jewellery @ Bonhams, 9 Jun 2010. Knightsbridge

A group of Islamic gold Jewellery Items. photo Bonhams comprising; A garnet-set gold Ring, Greater Persia, 11th/ 12th Century, of stirrup-shape, the garnet inscribed in kufic; Three Seljuk Islamic gem-set gold Rings, Persia, 12th/ 13th Century, each with...

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Tags: lapis lazuli, Persia, 15th century, Seljuk, Timurid, 12th-13th century, turquoise, Islamic, Swivel

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11 mars 2010

Art of the Islamic and Indian World at Christie's in April

A Crusader Sword, probably 14th century, Italian or German with added Mamluk inscriptions. Estimate: £150,000 - £200,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010. LONDON.- A broad variety of works of art, paintings, manuscripts and an intricate and jewel-like...

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Tags: Christie's, Indian, Islamic, Crusader Sword, Thomas Daniell

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2 mars 2010

"The Tipu Sultan Collection" Headlines Sotheby's Arts of the Islamic World Sale

A Magnificent and Exceptionally Rare Ottoman Silver-Gilt Cantaloupe Melon-Form Hanging Ornament set with Peridots, Turkey, 17th century. (Est. £150,000-200,000). LONDON.- On Wednesday, 14 April, 2010 Sotheby’s bi-annual Arts of the Islamic World Sale...

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Tags: Safavid, Ottoman, Mughal, Tipu Sultan, Cartier, Islamic, Indian Art, Iznik ceramic

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23 février 2010

"Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum" @ The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

W.582, fol. 5b, Qasîdat al-Burda (Poem of the Mantle). 17th century, Iran, ink, paint and gold on paper covered with med morocco with black leather and gilt doublures, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore In the Islamic book—the primary vehicle for literary...

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Tags: 17th century, Iran, 16th Century, India, Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Islamic

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15 juin 2009

'Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam' @ the Brooklyn Museum

Sample of Persian Calligraphy from a Mughal Album. Calligraphy: Iran, Safavid, 16th century; margins: India, Mughal, 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by anonymous donors and the Helen...

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Tags: Iran, Safavid, Kashan, Indian, Brooklyn Museum, Isfahan, Islamic, Koran, Pouran Jinchi, dervish

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