19th Jun, 2025 12:00

Arts of India and the Islamic Lands

 
  Lot 188
 

188

AN OTTOMAN BRASS COMPASS WITH LEATHER CASE
Ottoman Turkey, late 19th century

AN OTTOMAN BRASS COMPASS WITH LEATHER CASE
Ottoman Turkey, late 19th century

Of circular shape, with a screw-down cover, housed in its original fitted cylindrical leather case, the face featuring a compass rose with 32 directional points, each labelled in Arabic script, and flanked by decorative floral motifs at the cardinal axes, the leather case with stitched seams and snap clasp.

The compass 7cm diameter

The directions include:

  • شمال (Shamal – North)
  • جنوب (Janub – South)
  • شرق (Sharq – East)
  • غرب (Gharb – West)
  • شمال شرقى (Shamal Sharqi – Northeast)
  • جنوب غربى (Janub Gharbi – Southwest)
Unsold
Estimated at £600 - £800

 

AN OTTOMAN BRASS COMPASS WITH LEATHER CASE
Ottoman Turkey, late 19th century

Of circular shape, with a screw-down cover, housed in its original fitted cylindrical leather case, the face featuring a compass rose with 32 directional points, each labelled in Arabic script, and flanked by decorative floral motifs at the cardinal axes, the leather case with stitched seams and snap clasp.

The compass 7cm diameter

The directions include:

  • شمال (Shamal – North)
  • جنوب (Janub – South)
  • شرق (Sharq – East)
  • غرب (Gharb – West)
  • شمال شرقى (Shamal Sharqi – Northeast)
  • جنوب غربى (Janub Gharbi – Southwest)

Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025

Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique. 

Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973. 

Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day. 

Mark your calendars and come to see us!

 

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