Saturday, September 19, 2009

ILLUMINATED QUR'AN LEAF IN KUFIC SCRIPT

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A LARGE ILLUMINATED QUR'AN LEAF IN KUFIC SCRIPT, NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, LATE 9TH CENTURY Text: surat al-baqara (II), part of verse 1...

AN OTTOMAN RED-GROUND SILK AND METAL-THREAD TEXTILE PANEL

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AN OTTOMAN RED-GROUND SILK AND METAL-THREAD TEXTILE PANEL, TURKEY OR EGYPT, DATED 1911 of rectangular form, the silk red-ground embroidered ...

A GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS MOSQUE LAMP

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A GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS MOSQUE LAMP, MADE FOR ABBAS HILMI PASHA (1874-1944), DATED A.H. 1328/ A.D. 1910 of characteristic form with ang...

AN OTTOMAN WOVEN SILK CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE

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AN OTTOMAN WOVEN SILK CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE, TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY the dark red silk ground woven with cream silk thread, divided by horizonta...

OTTOMAN GILT-STAMPED LEATHER BINDINGS

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TWO OTTOMAN GILT-STAMPED LEATHER BINDINGS, TURKEY, MID-16TH AND 16TH/17TH CENTURY . .The larger binding with gold block-stamped border and c...

A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL BY HAFIZ OTHMAN

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A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL BY HAFIZ OTHMAN, TURKEY, DATED A.H. 1093/A.D. 1681 AND A DECORATIVE STUDY IN THE FORM OF A TUGHRA, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY...

AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED BY SALIH RUSHDI

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AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED BY SALIH RUSHDI, DATED A.H. 1256/A.D. 1840, AND PRAYER BOOK, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY Arabic manuscript on ...

AN ILLUMINATED ALBUM PAGE OF CALLIGRAPHY

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AN ILLUMINATED ALBUM PAGE OF CALLIGRAPHY: SURAT AL-FATIHA, BY GHOLAM REZA, PERSIA, QAJAR, DATED A.H. 1284/ A.D. 1867 Ink, gouache and gold o...
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Halim Özyazici [b.1898-d.1964]

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AH 1355 (1936), 26.00 x 48.50 cm, dated1936 Signed Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istanbul...
Sunday, August 17, 2008

Moalla Calligraphic Style

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Moalla calligraphy is based on the calligrapher’s own subjective and imaginative interpretation of various calligraphic styles which influe...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

"Circirli" Ali [b.?-d.1906]

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panel, dated AH 1290 (1873), 35.00 x 29.00 cm, signed Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istan...

Macit Ayral [b.1891-d.1961]

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panel, dated AH 1346 (1927), 18.00 x 34.00 cm, signed Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istan...

Hulusi Yazgan [b. 1869-d.1940]

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panel, AH 1350 (1931), 26.00 x 60.00 cm, signed Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istanbul Li...

Muhsinzade Abdullah [b.1832-d.1894]

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panel, dated, AH 1303 (1885), 43.00 x 87.00 cm. Signed Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Ista...

Ismail Hakki Altunbezer b [.1873-d.1946]

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panel, dated AH 1351 (1932), 59.00 x 54.00 cm. signed Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istan...

"Bakkal" Arif [b. 1830- d.1909]

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panel, dated AH 1303 (1885), 62.00 x 59.00 cm. signed Arif Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in...

"Circirli" Ali [b.?-d.1906]

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35.00 x 32.00 cm, dated AH 1281 (1864) signed Ali Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istanbul ...

Seyh Hamdullah [b.1436--d.1520]

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page of hadith [prophetic saying] written in thuluth and nasih, 16.5x23.5cm, undated, unsigned, attributed to Seyh Hamdullah Provenance Form...

Ibrahim Afif [b.?-d.1767]

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panel, 19.5x19.5cm, dated AH 1174 (1760), signed Ibrahim Afif Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Spring 2008 at auction ...

Ismail Zühdi [b.?-d.1806]

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panel of poem, written in thuluth script, 23x25cm, undated, signed Ismail Zühdi Provenance Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection Sold Sprin...