19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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THREE TURKISH BUTTERSCOTCH AMBER BEADS TASBIH ROSARY NECKLACES
Turkey, 20th century
THREE TURKISH BUTTERSCOTCH AMBER BEADS TASBIH ROSARY NECKLACES
Turkey, 20th century
Comprising two tasbih (or misbaha) rosary necklaces, each strung with thirty-three oval amber beads and a pyriform pendant in the middle decorated with silver wire tassels; and another necklace strung with ninety-nine small oval amber beads, with a coarse two-tone white and brown wool tassel, given the colours and material of the tassel the necklace most probably belonged to a Sufi dervish or pupil.
The longest 62.5cm
The overall weight 124.30gr.
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
THREE TURKISH BUTTERSCOTCH AMBER BEADS TASBIH ROSARY NECKLACES
Turkey, 20th century
Comprising two tasbih (or misbaha) rosary necklaces, each strung with thirty-three oval amber beads and a pyriform pendant in the middle decorated with silver wire tassels; and another necklace strung with ninety-nine small oval amber beads, with a coarse two-tone white and brown wool tassel, given the colours and material of the tassel the necklace most probably belonged to a Sufi dervish or pupil.
The longest 62.5cm
The overall weight 124.30gr.
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.
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