Omani Furniture

Old carved wood Coffee Mortar Somalia Bedouin Heavy hard wood with carved detail and metal attachments complete with carved pestle  condition old cracks repaired on mortar but fine...

Stunning and rare Omani tribal necklace in gold and silver featuring eight Burgau thalers dated 1780. 19th century. Very good condition. Preserved and professionally framed. Dimensions of the necklace: 52 x 30 x 3 Dimensions of the frame: 70 x 47 x 5 Secure shipping. This fine Omani necklace of silver and gold comprises two strands of spiky, seed pod-like silver beads; gold-wrapped beads; eight silver Maria Theresa thaler coins; and a large silver and gold amulet box, with multiple chain tassels each of which finishes with a square-shaped pendant cut from sheet silver. The cigar-shaped amulet box called hirz would have contained some Koranic verse or religious text. Such a spectacular display of wealth would only have been worn at times of important festivities such as marriage celebrations. Maria Theresa thalers were made in Austria since the reign of Empress Maria Theresa of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Empress died in 1780 and since that time, all thalers that were subsequently struck were minted with that date regardless of the actual year that they were produced. The coins achieved such a level of trust for their silver content (which is 83.3% silver) in the Middle East that neither the design not the date was varied, and so for more than 200 years the coins were used as an international currency among the tribes and the states of the Middle East, in much the same way as the Spanish dollar was used as an international currency at the time elsewhere. The thalers were used to complete most important transactions locally and were also given as dowries. They were also an important source of silver and were melted locally for jewellery. The coins made their way to the ports of the Red Sea, Egypt and northern Africa from the ports of Genoa, Trieste, Livorno and Marseille. European traders used the coins to buy precious materials from the Gulf and northern Africa which it desired – commodities such as spices, coffee, gum Arabic, indigo, pearls, and tortoise shell. The importance and the beauty of the coins saw them incorporated into local jewellery most particularly in Oman and Yemen. References Al-Jadir, S., Arab & Islamic Silver, Stacey International, 1981. Harrigan, P., ‘Tales of a Thaler’, Saudi Aramco World, January/February 2003. Hawley, R., Omani Silver, Longman, 1978. Hawley, R., Silver: The Traditional Art of Oman, Stacey International, 2000. Rajab, J.S., Silver Jewellery of Oman, Tareq Rajab Museum, 1998. Ransom, M., Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba: Regional Yemeni Jewelry...

A framed Omani sterling silver and silver filigree presentation set Oman, early 20th Century Measures: Height 39.5cm, width 46cm, depth 5cm Consisting of a dagger, a pair of ear...

A good antique Zanzibar, Omani dowry chest, circa 1880. The chest having a hinged lid clad in decorated copper repousse work, the front and sides having similar decoration, the insi...

19th century Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot. Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass...

19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper Dallah coffee pot. Antique decorative Arabic coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted b...

19th century Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot. Moorish Coffee pot hand-hammered copper with riveted brass fi...

19th century Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot. Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass...

19th century antique Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot. Islamic Moorish coffee pot hand-hammered and chased c...

Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot. Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass finish and a very large spout....

19th century Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper Dallah coffee pot made into a table lamp. Coffee pot hand-hammered tinned copper with rive...

19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper coffee pot. A bird on top of the handle. Embossed, hand-hammered and chased tinned copper with figures and wild animal designs riveted finish on handle. Missing lid, probably used to make coffee, tea or boil water. Middle Eastern copper collectible...

Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot. Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass finish and a ...

With an amalgam of sizes and aesthetic influences ranging from art deco to Rorschach and modernist, the rugs in the Eclectic collection defy definition, asking instead to become intr...

19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper coffee pot. A bird on top of the handle. Hand-hammered and chased copper with figures and animal ...

Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot. Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased brass with riveted brass finish and a very large spout. ...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats, an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan ha...

Middle Eastern Asian traditional Turkish ottoman copper Dallah coffee pot. Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased tinned copper with riveted brass finish a...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré colour effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...

Lustre side table The distinctive pedestal leg of the Lustre table is inspired by the arches and gilded domes typical of Middle Eastern architecture and topped with marble. The qu...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats, an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan ha...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats, an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan ha...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré color effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats, an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan has re...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré color effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...

Disappearing treasures of Oman: A fascinating story and Illustrated guide to recognising, buying and restoring antique bedouin artefacts. by Avelyn Fo...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats. an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan ...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré colour effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...

Inspiration The distinctive pedestal leg is inspired by the arches and gilded domes typical of Middle Eastern architecture – Bethan wanted to capture the experience of exploring a ne...

Inspiration The distinctive pedestal leg is inspired by the arches and gilded domes typical of Middle Eastern architecture – Bethan wanted to capture the experience of exploring a ne...

Inspiration The distinctive pedestal leg is inspired by the arches and gilded domes typical of Middle Eastern architecture – Bethan wanted to capture the experience of exploring a ne...

19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper Dallah coffee pot. Antique decorative Arabic coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted br...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré colour effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...

Inspiration The distinctive pedestal leg is inspired by the arches and gilded domes typical of Middle Eastern architecture – Bethan wanted to capture the experience of exploring a ne...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats, an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan has re...

For the Dhow collection, Bethan has taken inspiration from the traditional Dhow sailing boats of Oman. Traditional dhows were driven by large triangular lateen sails made of cotton ...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré colour effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...

19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper Dallah coffee pot. Antique decorative Arabic coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted b...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats, an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan has re...

Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot. Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased brass with riveted brass finish and a very large spout. ...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré colour effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...

19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper ewer with lid. Hand-hammered and chased copper with geometric design and Arabic calligraphy writing rivet...

Inspiration The Dhow family of furniture references the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats. an important part of the seafaring nation’s maritime history. Craft Bethan has r...

Two fine graduated vintage Omani silver pierced scroll or document holders believed to date to the early to mid 20th century. The scroll holders are of l...

Two fine graduated vintage Omani silver pierced scroll or document holders believed to date to the early to mid 20th century. The scroll holders are of l...

A fine pair vintage Omani silver pierced scroll or document holders believed to date to the early to mid 20th century. The scroll holders are of long hol...

A fine pair vintage Omani silver pierced scroll or document holders believed to date to the early to mid 20th century. The scroll holders are of long hol...

A fine pair vintage Omani silver scroll or document holders believed to date to the early to mid 20th century. The scroll holders are of long hollow cyli...

Inspiration The Nizwa family of furniture is inspired by the rounded castellations of the Nizwa Fort in Oman and the ombré colour effect caused by the sunlight falling across them. ...