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Click here to subscribePIERRE GILLIOS AN EARLY GEORGE III SILVER TEA CANNISTER/CADDY of rectangular bombe form, repousse floral decoration, raised on scroll toe feet, the removable cover with cast squirrel knop handle, London 1764, 13cm high, weight; 274g Condition Report – A few dents and scratches of long time use and wear, the wavy skirt at base a little knocked in, in places, wobbles a little on feet, general impression good condition.
ELKINGTON & CO. LTD A LATE 19TH CENTURY SILVER TWO-HANDLED TROPHY BOWL, cast scroll handles, the shallow bowl with rim band of soldiers from the classical period, raised on circular platform foot with egg & dart band, Birmingham 1897, the bowl 22.5c m in diameter, weight; 948g, raised on an ebonised socle base
JAMES DIXON & SONS A SILVER MOUNTED CUT GLASS BISCUIT BARREL, Birmingham 1920, the cover engraved "Kathleen", 15cm high Condition Report – Some dents to the lid, inner rim misshapen, dents and knocks to silver rim, the glass is okay, some scratches and tiny chips.
JAMES DIXON & SONS LTD AN EDWARDIAN SILVER INKWELL of octagonal form with hinged cover, Sheffield 1901, 9cm together with; a pair of silver lidded dressing table appointments on cut glass bases and a moulded glass scent bottle with silver collar and glass stopper, weighable silver; 177g (4)
A COLLECTION OF FOUR SILVER MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, to include one bound reed design to display an image 12.5cm x 8.5cm, a pair to display 8.5cm x 5.5cm and a miniature one in a display box for an image 5cm x 3.5cm Condition Report – a few scratches, no dents, hallmarks worn on bound reed frame, overall impression good condition.
Ɵ Mawla Sal'a wa S'llim daima' abadan (a volume of Arabic Qasa'ida), 8 parts in one volume, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [probably Ottoman Turkey, second half of nineteenth century] 50 leaves (including two endpapers), complete, catchwords throughout, single and double column, 13 lines of red or black naskh per page, each of the 8 sections with a separate illuminated polychrome heading, columns ruled in red and gilt, some in silver colouring, decorative circular gilt roundels with red and turquoise dots marking the verses throughout, leaves a little mottled in places, overall excellent condition, 223 by 148mm.; contemporary green cloth-backed boards with flap, outer edges in buckram ruled in gilt, rubbed and cloth lightly soiled A charming anthology of devotional Arabic verses, rarely seen in poetic form, including verses in praise of the Prophet Muhammad.
Ɵ Hamdullah Mustawfi al-Qazvini, Nuhzat al-Qulub (The Pleasure of Hearts), in Farsi, decorated manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia (the town of "Yarafi", Qazvin province), dated 7 Shawwal 1072 AH (May 1662 AD)] single volume, 213 leaves, lacking a single gathering of 8 leaves, single column, 21 lines black nasta'liq with headings and important phrases in red, numerous diagrams and tables throughout, including two large double-page maps, heightened in silver (now oxidised), some minor staining to outer edges of leaves (rarely affecting text), first and final leaves with repaired margins, some very slight worming to lower edges, 290 by 190 mm.; contemporary upper board with central medallions and corner-pieces (lower corner damaged and leather around central medallion torn), rebacked and modern cloth-backed lower board, rubbed Provenance: Christie's, 25 April 1997, lot 58. Text: Hamdullah Mustawfi Al-Qazvini (d. 1339 AD) was a Persian poet, historian and geographer who took on an official role as the regional vizier for Ilkhanate Qazvin in the early fourteenth century before the Mongol invasion. He compiled three major works of prose and poetry during his lifetime: the first was Tarikh-i Guzida, a history of the world including the life of the prophets and pre-Islamic Kings, then came the Zafarnameh, a poetic work acting as a continuation of Firdowsi's Shahnameh taking the timeline right to the Ilkhanid era, and finally he wrote the Nuhzah at-Qulub, a geographical and historical treatise documenting the affairs and workings of the Ilkhanid Empire. The Nuhzat al-Qulub was al-Qazvini's most influential work because it provided invaluable statistical and geographical information about Persia and Mesopotamia under Ilkhanid rule, and documented important political events leading up to the Mongol invasion. There are two large double-page maps present in this work. The first is a detailed geographical study of thirteenth-century Persia and its surrounding territories, including the Arabian Peninsular, Central Asia and India, the second is a depiction of a globe taken from earlier sources, which is centred upon Mecca. Both of these maps use the grid form endorsing latitudinal and longitudinal lines in an attempt to position the relevant cities in their exact geographical locations to one another.
Portrait of a Nobleman, artist signed Qasim Ra'isi, from a fine album leaf with three verses of Persian calligraphy to the reverse, illuminated manuscript on card [Mughal India, dated 1254 AH (1838 AD)] single leaf, ink and gouache depicting a nobleman holding a flower, heightened in gilt, with a line of fine black nasta'liq above and below the image, reverse with six lines of Persian verse in nasta'liq, signed Muhammad Hussain Zarrin Qalam, both sides ruled in orange and green and framed within wider silver-specked card border for album page, remains of linen edge to one side, some light scuff marks and finger-soiling, total 380 by 240 mm.
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