c. 1850 Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inkwell & Pen Case
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1850 Middle Eastern Islamic brass inkwell & pen case (Qalamden). Solid brass with cast parts.
Brass
Antique Khatam Wooden Pen Box, Handcrafted Islamic Design, 1930s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Islamic Persian pen box in papier maché and wood marquettry.
Fruitwood
$1,000Sale Price|50% Off
Antique Islamic Qajar Hand Carved Wooden Pen Box
By Larry Mohr
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Qajar hand carved wooden pen box. The box has an elongated shape with rounded corners.
Wood
Vintage 1950s Persian Khatam Pen and Letter Desk Set
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Three piece desk set The mosaic design work is gorgeous, using various color woods and other natural materials. This wooden desk set pen holder is completely covered with...
Wood
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Turkish Etched Brass Qalamdan Inkwell and Pen Case, 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Exceptional Turkish etched brass Qalamdan, a traveling scribe's inkwell and pen case. The beautiful dome topped inkwell is rare, it is attached by chain to the pen case, consisting o...
Brass
Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Box, Micro Mosaic Fruitwood, Lebanon, 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Micro Mosaic Persian Islamic Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Pen Box. 1950s Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Trinket Mosaic Box.
Fruitwood
Qajar Qalamdan "Pen case" from Persia circa 1850
By Kazim ibn Najaf Ali
Located in Olofstrom, SE
A Persian polychrome lacquer papier mache Qalamdan from the Qajar period Persia 1785-1925. The pen case is made with rounded ends. The top and sides include 11 scenes outlined with ...
Beautiful Late 19th Century Solid Silver Pen Box
Located in London, GB
Made in the late 19th century-early 20th century piece. In the style of Seljuk in the period of the Seljuq Empire. With the end of the Seljuq Empire in the 14th century, the Ottoma...
Silver
Sold
H 1.75 in W 2 in D 10.75 in
Persian Qajar Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Birds Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
In Iran, Zir Laaki painting became common, especially in painting pen holder cases. Most probably, before the Islamic era lacquer was used to protect wooden products, and since many ...
Lacquer
Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Harem Girls Playing and Dancing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pen box hand painted with harem young girls wearing 17th century clothes playing and dancing in a palace garden.
Wood
Vintage 1950s Persian Khatam Hand Painted Pen and Letter Desk Set
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice Islamic Moorish decorative item on a desk top or shelf decor.
Fruitwood
Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Marquetry Box, Vintage Game Chest, 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game Backgammon and Chess. Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box. Large vintage Moorish Syrian style micro mosaic ...
Fruitwood
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Iron
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
Vintage Persian Khatam Pen Holder with Brass Tips, Moorish Style
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This is a vintage Persian style letter and penholder with 4 brass tips pen holder. The wooden base is khatam inlaid micro mosaic. It is solid and in very good condition for age. ...
Wood
$2,850
H 1.5 in W 7.25 in D 2 in
Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th C. Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing.An antique 19th century brass decorated Islamic Turkish Qalamdan.An antique Turkish Brass Inkwe...
Brass
Handcrafted Persian Micro Mosaic Box with Geometric Design, 1940
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted micro mosaic box inlaid in geometric design. This Middle Eastern Persian inlay boxes were used to store cigarettes, or playing cards. Museum quality piece like the ones...
Fruitwood
Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape. Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior. Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature flor...
Paper
$29,000
H 76 in W 44 in D 32 in
Monumental Antique Islamic Ottoman Safavid Astrological Astrolabe on Stand 1720
Located in Portland, OR
An incredibly rare 18th Century monumental palace size Ottoman Islamic astrolabe on an easel stand, Turkey, circa 1720. This rare palace size Astrolabe on stand is in two sections, t...
Brass, Steel, Gold Leaf
Indo-Persian Khatam Jewelry Box, Handcrafted Wood & Moorish Mosaic
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of wood, precious ...
Wood
19C Irish Coromandel Wood Campaign Decanter Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING 19C Irish Coromandel Wood Campaign Decanter Box. STUNNING mid-Victorian Decanter box from circa 1860-1880. Made in Dublin, makers brass label on the interior,...
Crystal, Silver, Brass
$12,000
H 46.5 in W 35 in D 3 in
Exceptional Pair of Islamic Middle Eastern Ceramic Tiles with Quran Verses
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional and large pair of Islamic Middle Eastern ceramic tiles with Quran verses, 20th century. Each set with 35 ceramic tiles, measuring 6? x 6. One with a cobalt bor...
Ceramic
Antique Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inkwell Qalamdan, circa 1850
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Brass Inkwell Qalamdan. A 19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Islamic Qalamdan. The Qalamdan is in solid brass, etched on all sides with engraved geom...
Bronze
$1,008Sale Price|48% Off
H 1.5 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Inkwell Qalamdan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A 19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Qalamdan. The Qalamdan is in solid brass, decorated on all sides with middle eastern calligraphy. Comprising an inkwell and a pen compar...
Brass
Inkwell travel desk Islamic symbols
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell travel desk Islamic symbols Inkwell with Islamic symbols Circa 1900 Origin France Middle East Gold and silver patina with Islamic symbols and monograms Very good general cond...
Bronze
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