These are photographs of the cave of which it is told that 7 young people slept for 309 years. Yemliha, Mekselina, Mislina, Mernus, Debernus, Sazenus and Kefestatayyus and their dog Kitmir s ...
These photographs are from the archives of Anhegger. They depict buildings from Malla Eyboglu, one of Turkey’s first female architects.
New Mosque
Hearth, tile de ...
This is a set of 7 rare photographs of Mecca and Medina produced by H.A. Mira and Sons from Delhi.
The images are of Mecca with the Kabaa, the Jannat ul-Baquiya, Amber gate or the mai ...
These postcards show several places in the Topkapi palace:
The Selim III room; the holiday throne, 16th century Turkish masnuat; the Mustafa pasha mansion; the Bagdat mansion; the Valide su ...
A rare set of 14, 19-20th century old photographs Mecca and Hajj.
Period: 19-20th century
Dimensions: 20 by 25,5 cm
Condition: There is some wear and tear and water damage ...
25 black and white photographs. 22 of Mecca and 3 of the surrounding area.
Period: 20th century
Dimensions: several from 10 by 9 to 13 by 9
Condition: reasonably good
This large large set of photographs give you a wonderful view of Mecca and Medina during the Hajj in the early 20th century.
Among the photographs are a view of the Kaaba at Mecca, arrival ...
These 5 photographs are so called collotypes and there for limited editions.
Each is placed on a printed card with a caption and photographer's credit. Some have photographer's ...
These four black and white photographs depict several perspectives of Mecca. Two centering on the Kaaba. One showing the holy al-Haram As-Sharif with the Kaaba in its center. And one of them ...
19-20th century set of 3 photographs of Mecca and the region of Mecca.
Dimensions: 13 by 16 cm, 11 by 16,5 cm and 14 by 9,5 cm.
Period 19-20th century
Condition: Good
A beautiful bronze and calamine sculpture of an Orientalist explorer or hunter by Emille Coriolan Guillemin ( France 1841- 1907).
The sculpture is signed on the lower right: Guillemin Franc ...
This grand standing wooden horse is decorated with oriental ornaments in wood and metal.
The horse is from the 19-20th century.
Dimensions: 41 by 33 by 9 cm. It is in good condition. ...
A bronze statue of a water carrier from the early 20th century. It shows what probably is a Tunisian man carrying water in two bowls on his back. It is the old way to transport water an ...
This is a wonderful handmade embroidered Sitar. Hours of work by several skilled artists made this likeness to the Curtain of the Chamber of Felicity. The original of which is hanging in the ...
This is a very rare piece of magnificence. The Hizaam is similar to the Hizaam of the holy Kaaba. On it, embroidered in gilded brons lettering, are verses 127 and 128 of Al-Bakara.
It was h ...
A very large impressive and beautiful, 20th century Islamic, hand-crafted embroidery. The intricate embroidery is the result of a labor of love by several people spending months working ...
This is a very rare piece of magnificence. The Islamic Sitar was handmade with great craftsmanship. A craft that is hundreds of years old. The lettering is embroidered in gilded brons o ...
This woven tapestry is 60 by 38 cm. In the center there is the shahada ‘la ilaaha illa Allah, Mohammed Rasul Allah’, there is but one God and his messenger is Mohammed. Around th ...
A beautiful, colorful, handmade, embroidery with texts from the Quran and the names of Allah. It was made in the 18th to 19th century.
The heritage is probably Ottoman but could a ...
Iranian Afshari carpet from the mid 20th century. The carpet is hand-knotted wool on cotton.
Period: mid 20th century
Dimensions: 225 by 170 cm.
Condition: good
This Persian Kalamkari textile has Islamic calligraphy around the borders. In the centre there are botanical decorations with wonderful leaves and flowers.
Period: Qajar (1796-1925)
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A very beautiful Caparison or horse blanket. The red velvet is embroidered with gold and silver flowers in three mandorlas. The border is embroidered with botanical features. The greens and ...
Ottoman wall hanging in black, eggplant and straw yellow velvet. It is embroidered with Arabesque of foliage, flowers and palm leaves.
Period: 19th century
Dimensions: 145 by 98 cm
Condit ...
Two 19th century Ottoman Yastiks.
The embroidery consists of bush velvet (Bursa) on an ivory background. The decoration are of a medallion and ribbons of botanical forms.
Period: 19t ...
A bluish green square of velvet, with gold embroidery. Around a centre star there is a radiating pattern, of wreaths of flowers. In the corners there is a intricate flower dish se ...
A square of red velvet, with gold embroidery. It has a radiating pattern of wreaths of flowers with in the centre a star. This is surrounded by a border of botanical forms.
Period: ea ...
A red velvet square, with gold embroidery on a red background. The decorations are elegant botanical forms, in the corners toped with a crown with a crescent moon on top.
Period: earl ...
This is an authentic hand made Ikat Chapan from Uzbekistan, probably Samarkand or Boukhara.
On the outside it has a vibrant green velvet fabric with traditional embroidery around the rims ...
This is a Moroccan tapestry made in the early 20th century. The name Ozsav is embroidered in to the tapestry.
Dimensions: 219 by 182 cm.
The tapestry is in good condition ...
This large carpet is an antique, inscripted West Anatolian Oushak (or Ushak). It was made around 1900 and has soft natural colors. Dimensions: 403 by 300 cm. The overall condition ...
This is a late 19th to early 20th century Bagnoub. A Bagnoub was a prestige object, a handmade piece with which a young woman presented her embroidery and weaving skills.
In ...
Large Kazak rug in mainly red and blue colors. It is dated 1355 AH (1939 AD).
The dimensions are: 281 by 118 cm.
This rug has been well used but for its age in good conditi ...
Ottoman empire velvet embroidery, richly embroidered with Islamic calligraphy and lined with cotton. It has tapered ends decorated with tassels.
The embroidery is sura al-Haj verse 26 ...
Ottoman empire velvet, embroidery, richly embroidered with Islamic calligraphy and lined with cotton. It has apered ends decorated with tassels.
The embroidery is Al-Nisaa verse ...
This Kashmir shawl from North India, is a hand-woven square in earth toned colored wool. It has a symmetrical design radiating around a black center.
The shawl is 130 by 13 ...
Orientalist tapestry panel from the 19th century. It is the embodiment of an oriental market and decorated with multiple beautiful colors.
The piece is 49 by 138 cm and in good co ...
A 19th century French enamel frame. The miniature collectable is handmade decorated with very elegant French enamel floral and herbal designs.
Period: 19th century
Dimensions: 5 by 6 cm&nb ...