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Place of Origin: Iraqi
Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket
Located in Portland, OR
A highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket, based on a design by the 12th Century Arab inventor & artist Ismail Al Jazari. Circa...
Category
16th Century Islamic Antique Iraqi Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Iraqi Silver and Lapis Lazuli Miniature Teapot, circa 1920
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Iraqi silver teapot; an addition to our diverse Asian teaware collection.
This fine antique Iraqi silver miniature teapot has a pumpkin shaped form onto a shaped cinquefoil foot.
Each panel of the body is embellished with an applied oriental figure standing amidst clouds and waving a flag, apart from the posterior panel which depicts a foliate design.
This Iraqi silver teapot is fitted with a subtly panelled push fit hallmarked cover surmounted with a collet set lapis lazuli finial.
This antique teapot is fitted with an impressive handle entwined with applied foliate and tendril ornamentation extending from the aforementioned posterior panel to the body.
The teapot is fitted with an impressive plain swan necked spout.
The swept foot is ornamented with five chased paralleling scrolling designs.
The hallmark to the interior of this impressive miniature teapot denotes the purity as .800 standard silver (800/1000).
Condition
This antique miniature teapot...
Category
1920s Vintage Iraqi Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Bowl with Kufic Inscription
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Glazed ceramic bowl with a convex wall and everted rim. With a cobalt blue inscription in the centre which reads, “baraka li-sahibihi” (blessing to its owner).
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Iraqi Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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