![TURKISH SHAMSHIR: Late 18th century-1800. Brass hilt, formerly gilt with elegant cross guard and horn grips. 31 1/4" curved blade with double narrow back fullers. The forte with a large inscription panel each side, in](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520818_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
Ottoman Empire Collectibles
![TURKISH SHAMSHIR: Late 18th century-1800. Brass hilt, formerly gilt with elegant cross guard and horn grips. 31 1/4" curved blade with double narrow back fullers. The forte with a large inscription panel each side, in](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520818_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![ARMOR TURKISH OTTOMAN WARRIOR HELMET ( KULAH KHUD ) & SHIELD ARABIC INSCRIPTION RICHLY CHISELD: Made : Set Hand forged steel , hand hammered and hand chiseled , helmet and shield skull made in one piece Helmet the riveted crown Plate with screw mounted, quadrangular spike, shield also made in on](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5766/335727/181591851_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721280726)
![OTTOMAN ALGERIAN SIDE KNIFE, 19TH CENTURY: 7" blade of thick convex face wedge section, marked with pincers and inset red piques. Delicate concave edge and long false edge. Wood hilt decorated with inlaid twisted wire and wire wrap. Smooth gra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520759_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![OTTOMAN PERIOD MOROCCAN JAMBIYA: 19th century or earlier. 8” curved double edged blade with inscribed circle to the forte. Original tool finish and pitting. Wood hilt with brass base and copper crest cover. Copper scabbard with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520762_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![OTTOMAN JAMBIYA: Kurd, 19th century. 8 3/4" length with 5" curved d.e. medially ridged blade showing a little iridescence and may be watered steel as many of these are. One piece brown horn hilt with cylindrical grip](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520807_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![ARMOUR A COLLECTOR CHOICE OTTOMAN WARRIOR HELMET JEWEL VIOSR NECK EAR GUARD ARABIC INSCRIPTION: A COLLECTOR CHOICE AND RARE FIND OF OTTOMAN /TURKISH EMPIRE WARRIOR KHULA KHUD HELMET WITH JEWEL FITTED. ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY INSCRIPTION AFFIXED WITH NECK, VISOR & EAR GUARDS.TURKISH WARRIR USE TO PUT](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5766/335727/181591845_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721280726)
![OTTOMAN TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL C.1800: Thick flat plate and banana shaped lock with spurious signature and two stars. Swan neck cock. 11 1/2” .70 caliber tapered barrel with brass sheathed tang. Fine high relief brass furniture. One](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520780_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![OTTOMAN YOUTH’S DAGGER, 19th CENTURY: 6” total length, the classic rifleman’s knife scaled for youth in training. Two-piece bone scale grips and wedge section blade with chisel decorated brass bolster. In a suitable but later poly](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520921_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![RARE OTTOMAN TURKISH BOAR TUSK PECTORAL: Probably amuletic. Crescent form, 3 3/4” width comprising two matching tusks seated in a brass (undoubtedly formerly gilt) socket with a pierced suspension lug terminating in a hook. The tusks a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520793_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
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![Europe’s great churches struggle to accommodate both worshippers and tourists](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-23-at-1.31.57-PM.png)
Europe’s great churches struggle to accommodate both worshippers and tourists
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – A recent Saturday evening Mass at Sagrada Familia parish had all the hallmarks of a neighborhood worship service, from prayers for ill and deceased members to name-day wishes for two congregants in the pews. But it also featured security checks to get in and curious tourists peering down to take photos of […]
![Artemis Gallery delivers a wealth of ancient and modern delights, July 14](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/174.png)
Artemis Gallery delivers a wealth of ancient and modern delights, July 14
BOULDER, Colo. – On Thursday, July 14, Artemis Gallery will present its Exceptional Antiquities, Ethnographic and Fine Art Auction, with absentee and online bidding through LiveAuctioneers. The 357-lot selection features museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), as well as Viking, Far East and Asian, Pre-Columbian, African and Tribal, Oceanic, Native American […]
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Chinese enamels reflected perception of European culture
NEW YORK — Few cultures are immune to fascination with “the other,” and Europeans were definitely “the other” in the minds of generations of Chinese artists. They were keenly interested in foreigners and Western art styles and motifs, and created gorgeous enameled objects – some copper, some porcelain – featuring European scenes and portraits. Chinese artists made […]
![Jeschke Van Vliet’s July 30-31 auction boasts fine & rare books](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lot1535-1.jpg)
Jeschke Van Vliet’s July 30-31 auction boasts fine & rare books
BERLIN, Germany – Jeschke van Vliet starts its two-day auction of valuable and rare books, as well as prints and historical photography on July 30 and 31, with an extensive offering in modern illustrated literature. The core of the first day of the auction will be artists’ books from two German private collections, which department […]