19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN OTTOMAN SILVER AND NIELLO POCKET WATCH CASE
Georgia or Dagestan, Ottoman Western Provinces, dated 1280 AH (1863 - 1864 AD)
AN OTTOMAN SILVER AND NIELLO POCKET WATCH CASE
Georgia or Dagestan, Ottoman Western Provinces, dated 1280 AH (1863 - 1864 AD)
Of circular shape, one side flattened, the latter convex, the front inlaid with niello and decorated with a typical armourial triumph with banners, axe, and bayonet rifles, the reverse with a five-pointed star with half rosettes in each inner corner, the Turkish star and crescent symbol in the centre, and below it the date 1280, stamped on the interior with a silver hallmark.
7.5cm diameter
79.3gr.
Estimated at £500 - £700
AN OTTOMAN SILVER AND NIELLO POCKET WATCH CASE
Georgia or Dagestan, Ottoman Western Provinces, dated 1280 AH (1863 - 1864 AD)
Of circular shape, one side flattened, the latter convex, the front inlaid with niello and decorated with a typical armourial triumph with banners, axe, and bayonet rifles, the reverse with a five-pointed star with half rosettes in each inner corner, the Turkish star and crescent symbol in the centre, and below it the date 1280, stamped on the interior with a silver hallmark.
7.5cm diameter
79.3gr.
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.
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