AN OTTOMAN METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED MAQAM IBRAHIM, EGYPT, DATED 1327 AH/ 1909 AD

Rectangular in shape, two green velvet panels stitched together, each side is heavily decorated with a thread of gold-plated and silver-plated lush decorations surrounding inscription in thuluth scrip

Turkey Signed and Dated (1171 AH / 1756 AD)The present, extremely fine calligraphy comprises a Bismillah in Tuluth and hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad in naskh script. The original illumination reflec

A large Ottoman silk, velvet and metal thread calligraphic band from the holy Kabaa (Hizam), of rectangular form embroidered with silver metal wires. To the centre a large silver cartouche with rounde

This Egyptian 100 Kurush gold coin is form the Ottoman era.It is dated 1277 AH (1861 AD) and weighs 8.45 grams.

Of rectangular form, embroidered in silver and silver-gilt thread over a black silk ground, the surface broken into cartouches of various shapes and sizes containing inscriptions in naskh and thuluth

Of rectangular form, embroidered in silver and gilt threads over a green silk ground, the surface broken into cartouches of various shapes and sizes containing inscriptions in thuluth, the interstices

An Ottoman walrus ivory-hilted gold-damascened steel sword (yataghan) by Usta Ahmed Turkey, dated AH 1218/ AD 1803-4 the single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, engraved and decorated in gol

Of rectangular form, the green silk ground applied with red and orange cartouches and roundels, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt metal threads, with central roundels below a calligraphic band a

17th C. Ottoman Silk Velvet & Metal Thread Woven Catma, Bursa. Provenance: Christopher Gibbs, Ltd., London.Size: 53'' x 26.5'', 135 x 67 cm (textile); 58'' x 32.25'', 147 x 82 cm (base). Ex. Cathryn C

17th C. Ottoman Silk Velvet and Metal Thread Woven Catma, Bursa, Turkey. Size: 40'' x 25'' (102 x 64 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

17th C. Ottoman Silk Velvet & Metal Thread Woven Catma, Bursa. Provenance: Christopher Gibbs, Ltd., London. Size: 53'' x 26.5'', 135 x 67 cm (textile); 58'' x 32.25'', 147 x 82 cm (base). Ex. Cathryn

Silk & Metal-Thread Ottoman 'Embroidery', Turkey Istanbul, first half 19th century, silk/metal-threads/wool, approx. 167 x 112 cm,condition: 2-3 (good condition), fine quality,in the middle is the Sel

Dated 1262 AH = 1847 AD, 142 x 127 cm, South West Anatolia, Afyonkarahisar province The red-ground field is filled to its full extent by a green-ground double niche with stepped arches which contains

Dated 1248 AH = 1833 AD, 272 x 194 cm, South Caucasus, Azerbaijan Formerly known as silehs and now called dragon vernehs, these large sumakh flatweaves were woven in the southern Caucasus. Some author

Dated 1313 AH = 1896 AD, 261 x 169 cm, South West Persia, Fars On the central axis of the deep blue field, three large diamond medallions with bold white hooked outlines are linked at their tips and a

dated 1308 AH = 1890 AD, 345 x 153 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan VOK Collection, Caucasus – Persia 57 Five powerful nested diamonds, each composed of five elements with boldly stepped outlines,

A 19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN SILVER THREAD AND SILK EMBROIDERED QURANIC CURTAIN the black ground profusely embroidered in silver thread, with applied panels in pink and gold coloured silk, the upper section

Marasali Shirvan/Daghestan Prayer Rug, East Caucasus, c. 1900, illegibly dated-possibly 1323 AH/1906 AD, 4 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Walter D. Cockerham, New Orlea

Mir Musavar (Mir Sayyid Husayn Arjangi) Persian School, circa 1910, A portrait of Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shah of Iran AH 1327-1344 (1909-1925), oil on canvas, signed, 27.5" x 19.75". A similar painting sol

Woven green fabric with an orange velvet border. decorated with an applique of red and green velvet embroidered with silver threads in Muslim ornamental design shapes as a mosque window. general good

Antique Armenian Embroidered Textile With Inscriptions. Metal thread embroidery on velvet base. Size: 3'1'' x 2'9'' (94 x 84 cm).

Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered Dragon Robe, silk floss thread on silk, metal thread. Provenance: Walter Holmes Conrad (1850-1929), Philadelphia, by family descent to current owner. Size: 69'' x 45''

Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered Dragon Robe, silk floss thread on silk, metal thread. Provenance: Walter Holmes Conrad (1850-1929), Philadelphia, by family descent to current owner. Size: 81'' x 46''

France or Italy, ca. 16th century Two orphrey panels from a Renaissance period chasuble. Each depicts 3 saints in architectural settings. The metal threads ( gold?, silver? ) now much tarnished, but t