- DAMASCUS POLYCHROME PAINTED AND
DAMASCUS POLYCHROME PAINTED AND RELIEF CARVED WALL PANEL WITH SHELVES SYRIA carved and gesso painted decoration the long top carved half-moon design gallery with carved brackets surmounted niche carved pierced back alcoves below above 2 candle slides above a central mirror backed row of miniature columns above a smaller similar row above an arabesque carved mirrored panel flanked by square wood carved mirrored tile panels above a galleried shelf the sides decorated with fanciful circular wood finials all decorated with floral sprays and leaves with original metal hanging ring brackets - h:40 w:70.50 d:9.50 in.
- Damascus Blade Folding KnifeWith
Damascus Blade Folding KnifeWith polished and dyed bone handle; fitted with brass trim; of good quality; with fitted leather sheath; 8.875'' Long open; circa 20th century.
- Damascus Blade Folding KnifeWith
Damascus Blade Folding KnifeWith carved and polished bone handle; fitted with brass trim; of good quality; with fitted leather sheath; 8.75'' Long open; circa 20th century.
- Addison (Charles G) Damascus and
Addison (Charles G) Damascus and Palmyra, 2 vols., 1838. 8vo., cont. half black leather. 10 hand coloured lithographic plates (2)/see illustration
- Damascus blade dagger, faint lettering
Damascus blade dagger, faint lettering on blade "Mementomo(?)", Damascus decoration on blade, scrolled guard, bone handle with brass astragal inlay, first quarter 19th century, 11-1/2 in. Handle with cracks, blade worn with some dents and chips, angled crack in blade near handle, lacking some inlay on handle. Collection of Courtney Smith, Sr., Highland Springs, Virginia.
- LARGE DAMASCUS POLYCHROME PAINTED
LARGE DAMASCUS POLYCHROME PAINTED AND RELIEF CARVED WALL PANEL WITH ARCHED WINDOW SYRIA carved and gesso painted decoration unusual cornice with finials above a half moon carved pierced gallery arched central window with shutters flanked by recessed square panels overall fanciful surface decoration of repeating geometric designs and vegetal patterns traces of silver foil decoration back rings for hanging - h:54.50 w:103.50 d:2 in.
- Damascus Blade Folding KnifeWith
Damascus Blade Folding KnifeWith damascus blade and matching damascus curved handle; fitted with brass trim; of good quality; with fitted leather sheath; 8.75'' Long open; circa 20th century.
- On Damascus Steel. 146 pages, plates.
On Damascus Steel. 146 pages, plates. A most imporatant reference. More Information Excellent.
- 2 pieces. Original Photographs
2 pieces. Original Photographs - Middle Eastern Views: (Robertson, J.; Beato, F.) Damascus Gate. Albumen? print, 9 3/4 x 12 inches (247 x 304 mm), on original paper mount, with L. Gambart & Co. blind stamp on mount. * (Bechard, E.?) "Fontaine et Ecole Arabe, Cairo, Egypt." Ca. 1870. Albumen print, 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (368 x 266 mm). Minor creasing to edges. Dark, rich ptg.
- VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH, M.P., JOURNEY
VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH, M.P., JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS, PUBLISHED LONDON 1847, TWO VOLUMESViscount Castlereagh, M.P., Journey to Damascus, Published London 1847, Two Volumes,
- DAMASCENE BRASS VESSEL W/ ARABIC
DAMASCENE BRASS VESSEL W/ ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY Mamluk Revival Syrian damascene brass vessel, circa 1900, inlaid with copper and having black patina, of flaring form with a rolled rim, the body having cartouches inlaid with Arabic script, interspaced with floral roundels, apparently unmarked. Approx. h. 4", w. 4.75".
- FIVE DAMASCENE STEEL ARTICLESFive
FIVE DAMASCENE STEEL ARTICLESFive Damascene Steel Articles,
- A SYRIAN SILVERED DAMASCENE DAGGER
A SYRIAN SILVERED DAMASCENE DAGGER AND ARCHAISTIC STYLE SWORD A (lot of 2) Syrian or Chinese swords: the first, a Syrian silvered damascene dagger with an animal form hilt 9.5"h; together with a verdigris patinated archaistic style sword, the blade cast with qilin on each sides 18"l (losses to pommel)
- DAMASCUS & HUMAN FEMUR DAGGER ,Early
DAMASCUS & HUMAN FEMUR DAGGER ,Early 20th CenturyHuman femur handle with carved geometric and leaf patterns with damascus blade. Stand 10" t x 8 1/4" w x 8 1/4" d
- DAMASCUS STEEL KNIFEDESCRIPTION:
DAMASCUS STEEL KNIFEDESCRIPTION: A Damascus steel knife with bone and horn polished handle. Blade marked "M&F, Pakistan" Includes leather sheath. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: Pakistan DIMENSIONS: H: 1.25" x W: 0.75" x L: 9" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
- 2 ISLAMIC DAMASCUS VASES, SILVER
2 ISLAMIC DAMASCUS VASES, SILVER AND COPPER INLAY2 Islamic damascus metal vases. Silver and cooper inlay on brass. Calligraphy with geometric patterning.
Circa 19th century. Oxidation to metals.
Tallest vase: 21 1/2" H.
- Florentine School, 13th/14th Century
Saint
Florentine School, 13th/14th Century
Saint Damian
tempera on wood panel
44 x 19 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of Arnold B. Taylor, Jr.
- WAYNE VALACHOVIC DAMASCUS FOLDING
WAYNE VALACHOVIC DAMASCUS FOLDING KNIFE 2 3/8'' blade scalloped spine and locking spring mother of pearl grip panels Damascus hinge shoulders and short leather fob with Damascus bead.
- DAMASCENE STEEL AND GOLD TOLEDO
DAMASCENE STEEL AND GOLD TOLEDO CANE-Ca. 1880 -Small Damascene steel ball knob totally encrusted with dense 24-karat gold wire overlay. -Centered at the top by a round shield with a winged Chimera, the knob is furthermore embellished with two wider bands of repeated meshing arcs and rich, infinite and interlacing lines decorated in the same taste yet with different patterns. The gold overlay extends on the integral cylindrical collar with plain and matched concentric gold ribbons. -Dark tropical wood shaft with a pleasing matted surface and a horn ferrule. -The splendor of the decoration stems its appeal primarily from the amazing workmanship and the emphasizing contrast between the black color of the steel and the sparkling shine of the gold. -An art form with over a thousand years of history, damascening is the art of decorating steel objects with designs in gold and silver, resulting in beautiful embellishments of the object. As its name suggests, damascene found its way to Toledo from Damascus, Syria and the ancient artisans that created and exported this craft. -The preservation of damascening in Spain was almost entirely due to the genius of a single family, the Zuloagas. The town of Eibar, remote in the mountains of the Basque country, became, through their efforts, the center of European damascening in the 19th century. Interestingly, the impact of the Zuloagas was, for a brief period, even greater in England than in Spain itself. -H. 1 ½” x 1 ¼”, O.L. 38” -$200-$300 -The Victorians’ fascination with techniques. their reverence for the crafts as well as the art and architecture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and above all their passion for holding industrial art exhibitions provided quite exceptional conditions for craftsmen, who were able to develop and display their skills in a way that had hitherto been readily available on to painters and sculptors. Preeminent among such craftsmen in contemporary eyes were the art-metalworkers who produced decorative objects, usually in pseudo-medieval or Renaissance style, in both precious and base metals, and preeminent among these were the virtuoso exponents of embossed and chiseled ornament with whom the Zuloagas are to be ranked, though they are now best known for their gold and silver damascened work on iron. -The adulation that the leading figures in this field received from contemporary critics now seems extraordinary.
- DAMASCUS & HUMAN FEMUR DAGGER Early
DAMASCUS & HUMAN FEMUR DAGGER Early 20th CenturyHuman femur handle with carved geometric and leaf patterns with damascus blade. Stand 10" t x 8 1/4" w x 8 1/4" d
- DAVID ROBERTS DOORWAY TO BAALBEC
DAVID ROBERTS DOORWAY TO BAALBEC CITADEL OF SIDON LEBANON SIDON Photoreproduction: 20 1/2 x 16 in. Framed;
- DAVID ROBERTS DOORWAY TO BAALBEC
DAVID ROBERTS DOORWAY TO BAALBEC CITADEL OF SIDON LEBANON SIDON Photoreproduction: 20 1/2 x 16 in. Framed;
- SYRIAN NIELLO DAGGER Silver niello
SYRIAN NIELLO DAGGER Silver niello curved dagger with scabbard, having a tiger head form handle with narrative of tigers attacking ibex on both sides; fine damascene blade having a shield with tughra, crescent moon and stars, 7" blade, 12" overall.
- LATE 19T CENTURY RUSSIAN ICON OF
LATE 19T CENTURY RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS B...depicting John of Damascus before the Mother of God Troeruchitsa [three-handed] icon at the church altar, with strapwork-decorated columns and border, the halos and simulated cisele curtain punched; dimensions: 44.5 x 37.8 cm (17 1/2 x 14 7/8 in.)
framed dimensions: 59.5 x 52.5 cm (23 3/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
CONDITION
Fill-ins apparent in raking light and under UV light, above a layer of varnish. For further details, please contact us at info@shapiroauctions.com
- Damascene Persian shield with fish,
Damascene Persian shield with fish, 15-1/2" d, slight denting Estimate $300-500
- Syrian Persian Gem Set Silver,
Syrian Persian Gem Set Silver, Bone and Horn Khanjar Dagger, Damascus, 1922` signed and dated on the nielloed silver sheath and the front quillon, the gold fullered, coral and turquoise inset curved blade on an intricately pieced hilt mounted with rubies and pearls, all on a leather suspension belt
length 10.6 in — 27 cm
- The Giant Cities of Bashan; and
The Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria's Holy Places by Reverend J. L. Porter, A.M. London: T. Nelson and Sons., 1869. 8 vo. Hardback, 3/4 tooled leather over buckram. Gilt lettered title insert. With puce color frontispiece and decorative title page. Text in English. Numerous illustrations, with appendix and index. Goose egg edges.
- 18C. ISLAMIC DAMASCENE SILVER INLAID
18C. ISLAMIC DAMASCENE SILVER INLAID BRASS PLATE Middle East,19th CenturyDecorated with an avian and floral tendril pattern throughout.
- Large Middle Eastern Dagger with
Large Middle Eastern Dagger with Damascened Hilt and Engraved Steel Blade, second quarter 19th century, with a silver alloy floral-ornamented scabbard, the scabbard fitted with a silver suspension chain and having a scaled dragon masque at its lower terminal, l. 21-1/4".
- An Antique Indonesian Kris, ca.
An Antique Indonesian Kris, ca. 19th Century The Damascus blade with ornately carved handle depicting a deity; with fitted wood sheath with metal protective cover. Overall measures approx. 18-3/4"L.
- DAGGER OF DAMOCLES.Dagger of Damocles.
DAGGER OF DAMOCLES.Dagger of Damocles. London: Harry Stanley, ca. 1950. A chrome plated dagger is dipped into a clear tumbler. Mysteriously, the tumbler remains suspended from the dagger. Clever mechanical device. 10 ½” long.
- A PAIR OF DAMASCENE DUELING PISTOLSA
A PAIR OF DAMASCENE DUELING PISTOLSA pair of Damascene dueling pistolspossibly Spanish19th centuryTogether with a German naval dagger, Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie. (3)pistols overall length 15in (38cm) Provenance:Property from
- Under the Syrian Sun : The Lebanon,
Under the Syrian Sun : The Lebanon, Baalbek Galilee, and Judea - 2 volume Set Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London, England, 1906. Blue cloth covered boards w/gilt stamped letters & illustration on the front covers w/blind stamped border w/forty full-page coloured plates and eight black-and-white drawings by Stanley Inchbold, gilt edges. The author describes her travels in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. She describes some of the children of Lebanon, meeting with the Druse and some of their ceremonies, the Maronites, going to Carmel, Haifa, Galiee, jJerusalem, Judea, Jericho, the Dead Sea and other areas.
- THREE-FOLD DAMASCUS HARDWOOD, MOTHER-OF-PEARL,
THREE-FOLD DAMASCUS HARDWOOD, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, AND ENAMEL PANEL MASHRABIYYA SCREEN
LATE 19TH CENTURY each panel profusely decorated with mashrabiyya, and inset with copper enamel panels depicting figures, birds, and deities, some with script, within carved borders set with mother-of-pearl stars180cm wide, 199cm high overall
- Interesting 19th century cut steal
Interesting 19th century cut steal or metal Arabic jambiya with enameled elaborate decorations of flowers, fluting lotus buds and tendrils; the curved blade of bright steel with area's of Damascus easily showing through; L 12 1/2" (Approx.)
- KNIFE BY WM. HENRY - DAMASCUS BLADEBeautiful
KNIFE BY WM. HENRY - DAMASCUS BLADEBeautiful folding knife with Wave Pattern VG5 stainless steel core Damascus blade 7'' open blade 3'' fine cutting instrument features fossil mammoth tooth of stainless steel and titanium signed on blade thumb button is white topaz with lanyard having sterling silver bail w/ metal beads black leather case with wooden presentation box with informative CD and documentation excellent condition. Private collection Metamora MI.