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Three Persian rugs, comprising:a Tuiserkan, with central diamond medallion to a navy ground with red borders.133 x 90cm, a Shahsavan, with foliate and animal motifs to a red ground with navy borders92 x 57cmand a small Shiraz, with three diamond motifs to a salmon ground with pale borders85 x 58cmCondition ReportThe Tuiserkan with some wear to the edges. The fringe is trimmed to one edge. The Shahsavan with some colour bleed. All with general wear to the field and edges.
Persian Kerman red ground rug, the field with a central medallion surrounded by spaced floral garlands and bouquets, the secondary pale blue blue border with scrolling foliate vines and flower heads, the outer busy band with repeating plant motifsDimensions: Length/Width: 214cm Depth/Diameter: 139cm
Persian Koliai camel ground rug, the central crimson medallion with an inner lozenge and stylised animal motifs, within a matrix style field of lattice and flower head patterns, triple banded border with geometric line work and stylised floral motifsDimensions: Length/Width: 248cm Depth/Diameter: 147cm
Middle East.- Scala (A. von) Sammlung von Abbildungen Türkischer, Arabischer, Persischer, Centralasiatischer und Indischer Metallobjecte [Illustrations of Turkish, Arabian, Persian, Central Asiatic and Indian Metal Ware], text in German and English, 50 collotype plates loose as issued, original half-cloth portfolio, slight chipping to flaps, bumping and chipping to corners and extremities, rubbed, folio, Vienna, 1895.
Middle East.- Journeys to Constantinople and the Qajar Empire.- Collection of passports and travel documents relating to several journeys undertaken between the 1840s and 1860s, including several French stamped documents dated '1840', 6 documents in Persian, a 'British Subject Passport' for John Murray, dated 1861, with five variant stamps including one from 'Constantinople', others presumably from countries within the Qajar Empire, another for Murray and his family, and several passport documents relating to members of the Nesbitt family, including Andrew Nesbitt and William Alexander Nesbitt, various sizes, all neatly presented within large album, many missing pages, many sheets loose, rough edges, blue morocco, blind tooled, upper cover gilt 'Passports', lacking spine, very worn and scuffed, oblong folio, [mid-19th century]Provenance:Probably John Murray III (1808-1892)
Middle East.- Persian Gulf Pilot. Comprising The Persian Gulf and its Approaches, from Ras al Hadd, in the South-West, to Cape Monze, in the West, eighth edition, maps and plates, leaf preceding title and pink slip tipped in before p.1 both printed on pink paper, endpapers a little soiled, original red cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in black, spine a little faded, a few marks and bumps, 8vo, HMSO for the Hydrographic Department, Admiralty, 1932. *** Rare pilot of the Arabian Gulf just before the oil boom transformed the area, with maps and illustrations including coastal views from photographs and outline drawings. Seemingly no copies at auction and very few institutional holdings.
Middle East.- Miles (Col. Samuel Barrett) The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf, vol. 2 only (of 2), first edition, 5 plates, scattered faint spotting, previous owner's ink notes to front endpapers, half-title and title, cracked hinges, original cloth, rubbed and worn, light soiling, bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, 1919. *** Scarce.
Middle East.- Photographs relating to Persia, 19 vintage silver gelatin prints, most c.95 x 70 mm., manuscript notes to verso, fractional creasing to edges, [c.1930s] § Persian Gulf Command, illustrations, some full-page, previous owner's ink signature to final ff., original pictorial wrappers, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, [Tehran], [1945] § Hamzavi (A. H. K.) Henceforth Iran, plates, original decorative stiff card wrappers, a little rubbed, a little rubbed, [1936]; v.s.; together with a miscellaneous collection of pamphlets, maps, and advertisements for projects in Iraq, Kuwait, and elsewhere in the Arabian Peninsula, including a 1963 War Office and Air Ministry edition map mainly mid-20th century (Sm. Qty.).
Middle East.- First World War.- c.300 vintage snapshots and prints of the Mesopotamian Campaign, each c.43 x 70 mm., many with ink or pencil captions to verso in two hands, several with later duplicate copies of the same image, some trimmed, each housed in plastic sleeves, c.1915-18 *** Images include Baghdad; Mounted Persian Police; the River Tigris; Captured Turkish officers; Kermanshah; Basrah, and Bombay Harbour. As well as many images of the British military in Iraq and the local population.
A PAIR OF PERSIAN QAJAR GOLD GEM SET EAR PENDANTS 19TH CENTURY The pear shaped drop panels each centrally set with a polished emerald within a radiating gold surround above a border of oval cabochon rubies, with red and blue enamelled edge and outer graduated pearl border, suspending a fringe of pearl drops with twisted gold wire detail, verso enamelled with a blue bird seated amongst green foliage and pink flower heads, with similarly gem set and enamelled shaped gold pediments, with later shepherds hook fittings Size/dimensions: 7.1cm long Gross weight: 28.7 grams Condition Report: One seed pearl has broken off the surround and is deficient Some enamel loss, more pronounced to reverse and at joints of surmount to drop Evidence of previous alterations Gemstones in foiled back settings, so colour not determinable, typical natural and eye visible inclusions Gold is unmarked and remains untested, some of the wire joints may be base metalCondition Report Disclaimer
A Persian red ground rug decorated with flowers431 x 322cmThe rug has some heavy wear in certain areas where the thread has become bare and rather thin. There are some areas of white staining, mainly around the borders of the rug and there are areas where there are small white spots. The colour pigment has retained fairly well, with some some areas being more faded, especially in the centre and around the borders. A professional clean would be recommended. Please refer to the addtional photos to help with the CR
PHU NGUYEN-DANG (b.1947)Abstract figure with outstretched arms, inscribed 'Hanoi' '99 and stamped with Chinese character stamp, pen, ink and gouache, 21 x 15cm; a Far Eastern watercolour in carved hardwood frame; two Indo-Persian gouache scenes; and a further Chinese school picture - figure on a donkey crossing a snowy bridge (5)
Persian Kashan red ground carpet, the central floral pole medallion within a busy field filled with with scrolling foliate decoration and stylised palmettes, with matching spandrels, the guarded border with interlaced scrolling floral motifsDimensions: Length/Width: 433cm Depth/Diameter: 287cm
Persian Kerman crimson ground carpet, the field with a large central floral medallion, the flower motifs with a pale indigo outline, surrounded by bouquets within the plain field, the border decorated with closely woven flower heads connected by scrolling acanthus leavesDimensions: Length/Width: 395cm Depth/Diameter: 295cm
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