Islamic Art

The Ottoman Expansion in Mediterranea 1 Reply

During the century that followed the death of Suleiman in 1566 of our calendar, the Ottoman Empire dominates three-quarters of the Mediterranean sea. The expansion and decline of the Empire are dra...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 7.

A Mamluk Finger-Bowl 1 Reply

In this sunny Sunday, I looked for a beautiful object. I found a Mamluk bucket in gilded and enameled gold, estimated 600 K£ by Sotheby's, for sale on April 1 in London. 21 cm high, it is conicall...

Tagged: Mamluk

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 1.

The Promising Debut of Iznik Ceramics 1 Reply

Iznik ceramics are known and appreciated by auction users for their variety, their abundance and the quality of their colors. Pieces of the second half of the sixteenth century are common. It is r...

Tagged: Iznik

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 1.

A Maharajah converts to Islam 1 Reply

The splendor of the Maharajahs was proverbial. When, shortly before 1870, the Prince of Baroda, Khande Râo of Gâekwâr dynasty, converted to Islam, he wanted to honor his new faith by an exceptional...

Tagged: Baroda

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 21.

2008 Auction History 1 Reply

All Results in BOLD There are beautiful objects at Sotheby's in London on October 8: an incense burner of the 7th century AH (£ 600 K, lot 146), (UNSOLD), the oil portrait of a Safavid lady (£ 600...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 21.

2009 Auctions

AUCTION HOUSES referred below : Christie's Site Press Sotheby's Site Press PAST SALES Christie's, London, October 6 an Ottoman navigation chart of the Mediterranea (lot 214, est 300 K£) (SOLD 1....

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 14.

A glass bottle dating from before the Crusades 1 Reply

The antique glass is necessarily rare in good condition. This reinforces the exceptional nature of this bottle, which dates from the third century of the Hegira and that the Crusaders failed to bre...

Tagged: Persia, glass

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct. 8, 2008.

A handwritten Qur'an sheet in Hijazi script 1 Reply

On October 8 in London, Sotheby's sells at lot 3 a sheet of the Qur'an dating from the first decades after the Hegira. Sotheby's said that this document is in script of the Hijaz region of the Ara...

Tagged: Hijaz, Quran

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct. 8, 2008.

A Fatimid rock crystal ewer 1 Reply

The Islamic art reached an extreme opulence before that irreparable cultural disaster that we called the Crusades. Thousand years ago, we were at less than 400 years after the Hegira, and the Fatim...

Tagged: ewer, Fatimid

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct. 7, 2008.