A few examples of appraisal values for
ARABESQUE

• (2) ARABESQUE INLAID GAMES BOX &
  (2) ARABESQUE INLAID GAMES BOX & TABLE BOX(lot of 2) Arabesque inlaid boxes, including: (1) parquetry inlaid games box, for checkers, chess and backgammon, densely inlaid throughout with bone and contrasting woods in star and geometric patterns; (1) table box with overall star pattern, largest: approx 3.25"h, 19.25"l, 9.75"w; some small losses overall, 7lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate Gallery in the prestigious Houston Galleria. They were world travelers and dealers of eclectic art, jewelry, antiquities, and gems. Their friends, acquaintances, and customers included people from all continents, including sheiks, prime ministers, royals, business leaders, politicians, and oil magnates. Florence was also a published author.**
• THE ARAB ISLAMIC ART. 3 VOLS.
  THE ARAB ISLAMIC ART. 3 VOLS. Beirut: Khayat Book & Publishing Company [2004]. Deluxe facsimile of an 1877 edition depicting Arab art flourishing in Cairo from the 7th to the end of the 18th century mostly created by Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) a scholar who documented the artwork during his travels in the Middle East. Elephant Folio (24 x 19''). Two color leatherette binding. Edges slightly bumped interior in fine condition. With 200 plates in color and b&w of interior architectural ornaments fabrics glass panes armour carpets and decorations adorning the Koran.
• (4) ARABESQUE INLAID GAME BOXES &
  (4) ARABESQUE INLAID GAME BOXES & QURAN HOLDER(lot of 4) Arabesque table items, including: (1) carved wood folding Quran holder, (3) Arabesque inlaid table/ game boxes, comprising: (one) tissue box, (one) backgammon/ chess game box, (one) playing card box; largest: approx 3"h, 15.75"w, 8"d, 10lbs total **Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate**
• PERSIAN QAJAR STYLE TAZHIB
  PERSIAN QAJAR STYLE TAZHIB ARABESQUE ILLUMINATION, BY RAHIL SAHRAI (IRANIAN, B. 1989) 13 ?" x 9 ?" Hand painted in polychrome on white cardboard traditional Persian Safavid style rug medallion design, Tazhib arabesque illumination with gilt/silver highlights, signed on the left, unframed.
• Arabesque stained glass panel. 22"
  Arabesque stained glass panel. 22" x 42". Good condition.
• PERSIAN SAFAVID STYLE TAZHIB
  PERSIAN SAFAVID STYLE TAZHIB BEJEWELLED ARABESQUE ILLUMINATION, BY RAHIL SAHRAI (IRANIAN, B. 1989) 9 ½" x 7 ½" image Hand painted in polychrome on white heavy art paper traditional Persian Safavid style rug medallion design, Tazhib arabesque illumination with gilt/silver highlights, signed on the right, framed with midnight blue matting under glazing and black frame, overall 15 ¼" x 12 ¼".
• ISLAMIC CHASED SILVER CALLIGRAPHY
  ISLAMIC CHASED SILVER CALLIGRAPHY ARABESQUE VASEIslamic silver (content unknown) vase, with chased calligraphy and arabesque motifs, including birds and floral elements, base plate is magnetic (not silver), approx 14"h, 7"diam, 2.5lbs (inclusive of all materials, including base plate, for shipping purposes only)
• PERSIAN SAFAVID STYLE TAZHIB
  PERSIAN SAFAVID STYLE TAZHIB BEJEWELLED ARABESQUE ILLUMINATION, BY RAHIL SAHRAI (IRANIAN, B. 1989) 12 ½" x 10" Hand painted in polychrome on white heavy art paper traditional Persian Safavid style rug medallion design, Tazhib bejewelled arabesque illumination with gilt/silver highlights, signed on the left, unframed.
• PERSIAN SAFAVID STYLE TAZHIB
  PERSIAN SAFAVID STYLE TAZHIB BEJEWELLED ARABESQUE ILLUMINATION, BY RAHIL SAHRAI (IRANIAN, B. 1989) 9 ½" x 7 ½" Hand painted in polychrome on white heavy art paper traditional Persian Safavid style rug medallion design, Tazhib arabesque illumination with gilt/silver highlights, signed on the left, framed with red matting under glazing and white frame, overall 15 ?" x 12 ½".
• An Ornamental Mamluk Tile Syrian or
  An Ornamental Mamluk Tile Syrian or Egyptian 15th Century Hexangonal tile with blue and white glaze depicting stylized foliage. 7-5/8"W.
• Sarouk rug, typical floral and vase
  Sarouk rug, typical floral and vase d
• (2) ARABESQUE BONE & PARQUETRY
  (2) ARABESQUE BONE & PARQUETRY INLAID TABLE BOXES(lot of 2) Arabesque parquetry inlaid table boxes, each having fitted lid with metal knop, inlays of bone and contrasting woods throughout, one of hexagonal form, the other octagonal (slightly ill fitting lid), both having red lined interior, some small losses, largest: approx 2"h, 11.5"l, 9.5"w; 4.75lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate Gallery in the prestigious Houston Galleria. They were world travelers and dealers of eclectic art, jewelry, antiquities, and gems. Their friends, acquaintances, and customers included people from all continents, including sheiks, prime ministers, royals, business leaders, politicians, and oil magnates. Florence was also a published author.**
• (2) ARABESQUE BONE & MOP INLAID
  (2) ARABESQUE BONE & MOP INLAID TABLE BOXES(lot of 2) Arabesque inlaid table boxes, each having densely inlaid bone and mother-of- pearl throughout, in a star form pattern, one having red lined interior, some loss of decoration at one corner, one with small dent to top, largest: approx 3"h, 10.75"l, 7"w **Provenance: From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate Gallery in the prestigious Houston Galleria. They were world travelers and dealers of eclectic art, jewelry, antiquities, and gems. Their friends, acquaintances, and customers included people from all continents, including sheiks, prime ministers, royals, business leaders, politicians, and oil magnates. Florence was also a published author.**
• A Moroccan runner, last quarter
  A Moroccan runner, last quarter 20th Century, the abrashed powder blue field with abstract floral motifs and three serrated medallions, zig-zag guard stripes and a blue quatrefoil motif border, 375cm x 97cm
• (2) ARABESQUE BONE & MOP INLAID
  (2) ARABESQUE BONE & MOP INLAID TABLE BOXES(lot of 2) Arabesque inlaid table boxes, each densely inlaid with bone and mother-of- pearl throughout, in a repeated star-form pattern, both having red lined interior (some loose cord to interior trim), small losses to inlay, largest: approx 3"h, 12.25"l, 8.5"w; 6lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate Gallery in the prestigious Houston Galleria. They were world travelers and dealers of eclectic art, jewelry, antiquities, and gems. Their friends, acquaintances, and customers included people from all continents, including sheiks, prime ministers, royals, business leaders, politicians, and oil magnates. Florence was also a published author.**
• ISLAMIC & EGYPTIAN STYLE
  ISLAMIC & EGYPTIAN STYLE HAND-MADE GEOMETRIC QUILT Islamic and Egyptian style hand-made quilt with a central geometric medallion surrounded by four disks, reminiscent of the calligraphic roundels at the Hagia Sophia, above which an amalgamation of the winged sun and a bird rests, cotton panels sown onto a cotton rug, unsigned. 88" H 48" W.
• 17th century beaded embroidery,
  17th century beaded embroidery, assembled from fine panels, female figure in blue gown holding flowers and surrounded by exotic flowers, fruit and animals including a camel, parrots, phoenix and griffin, all within rectangular panel with canted corners, polychrome beads, purl and raised work on probably a linen ground mounted on green silk mat, 16-1/2 x 20-1/2 in. (sight); painted black wood frame with gilt reeding and anthemion corner decoration. Panels were the interior of a basket, bead loss. Cora Ginsburg Inc.; W. Ted Gossett Collection
• SAROUK CARPET Diamond shaped floral
  SAROUK CARPET Diamond shaped floral medallion to center filled with floral spray and foliate design, with navy blue spandrels and floral motif.
• MOROCCAN BROCADED BLACK SATIN ROBE,
  MOROCCAN BROCADED BLACK SATIN ROBE, DJELLABAMoroccan Brocaded Black Satin Robe, Djellaba, 20th c., overall gold, black, and ivory scrollwork, edged and trimmed in rope braid, l. 57 in
• Arabesque style room size carpet
  Arabesque style room size carpet with overall red field and floral patterns, 20th c. 9'-10" x 7'-11" Condition: Minor loss to fringe, otherwise good condition.
• (3) ARABESQUE BONE & MOP INLAID
  (3) ARABESQUE BONE & MOP INLAID TABLE BOXES(lot of 3) Arabesque inlaid table boxes, each densely inlaid with bone, contrasting woods, and mother of pearl, including: (1) having canted corners and blue lined interior; (1) of diminutive form with delicate inlays, on short bone feet, some losses to inlay and wood, largest: approx 4"h, 12.75"w, 13"d; 6lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate Gallery in the prestigious Houston Galleria. They were world travelers and dealers of eclectic art, jewelry, antiquities, and gems. Their friends, acquaintances, and customers included people from all continents, including sheiks, prime ministers, royals, business leaders, politicians, and oil magnates. Florence was also a published author.**
• ORIENTAL RUG: KESHAN6'5 x 9'10''
  ORIENTAL RUG: KESHAN6'5 x 9'10'' Traditional arabesque vines with serrated leaves palmettes and Shah Abbas in ivory yellow red tans and blues on a light blue field. Similar motifs throughout ivory light blue and red borders.''
• MODERN CHROME "ARABESQUE" MOBILE
  MODERN CHROME "ARABESQUE" MOBILE SCULPTURE Modern chrome arabesque freeform mobile sculpture in three interconnected parts, the whole raised on round lucite base. Overall: 19.5" H x 15.5" W; base: 6" diameter.
• A Middle Eastern Pictorial Rug
  A Middle Eastern Pictorial Rug Hanging Depicting a turbaned man offering a necklace to a woman on a soft turquoise color background with foliate borders and Arabic writing in the upper and lower border fringed at top and bottom. Wool with cotton weft.
• PERSIAN ARDEBIL PICTORIAL BIRD
  PERSIAN ARDEBIL PICTORIAL BIRD PEACOCK RUG Middle EastEarly 20th CenturyYellow, red, navy blue, and white geometric patterns and animals over white field surrounded by geometric borders.
• A Middle Eastern Silk Textile
  A Middle Eastern Silk Textile decorated with calligraphic embroidery throughout in gold thread on a red ground. Height 27 1/2 x width 46 1/2 inches.
• A Bidjar Carpet Lattice pattern
  A Bidjar Carpet Lattice pattern in red and pink on dark blue/black ground triple floral borders natural abrash in thick wool on cotton weft.
• TABRIZ CARPET The ivory medallion
  TABRIZ CARPET The ivory medallion within sixteen palmette surround and with two mosque lamps on vinework cobalt ground within four borders; 11 x 19 ft.
• Artesian Binding by Jacques
  Artesian Binding by Jacques Blanchet Escales Du Monde "Le Maroc" by Francis Ambriere. Monaco:Les Documents D'Art 1952. 8vo. Bound in multi-color leather hand crafted by renown book-binder Jacques Blanchet. Brown covers with leather inlay on front cover of two Morrocan Men in traditional clothing. Plain spine with gilt embossed lettering. Printed silk end pages and textured ruled edges. Offered with felt lined hard slipcase. Exlibris Antonio Barrette 18th Premier of Quebec.
• (2) ARABESQUE DECORATIVE JAMBIYA
  (2) ARABESQUE DECORATIVE JAMBIYA DAGGERS(lot of 2) Arabesque decorative Jambiya daggers, brass decoration on wood handles, housed in brass sheaths, approx 3.5"w, 17"l; 1.75lbs total
• PERSIAN CARPET Field with repeating
  PERSIAN CARPET Field with repeating palmette and vine motif, with scrolled gold border within multiple minor borders.
• TURKOMEN ARABACHI AREA RUG The
  TURKOMEN ARABACHI AREA RUG The brown field with abrash, rectangular sections with serrated and geometric design elements in red, ivory, and black, one end with "house" motif border and depicting a wedding procession with stylized camel motifs.
• PERSIAN STERLING SILVER VASE WITH
  PERSIAN STERLING SILVER VASE WITH ARABESQUE DESIGN 3 ½" x 4 ?" Sterling vase, hand chased and decorated with reserves depicting birds of Paradise among blooming flowers, arabesque design on the body, palm tees around opening and lapet design above foot. Fully marked underneath.
• Orientalist cold painted metal bust
  Orientalist cold painted metal bust of an Arab woman with traditional shemagh head scarf, embossed coin necklace, textured bodice, geometric shaped base, paint detail, applied earring. 17 1/2"H. Good condition.
• VINTAGE TABRIZ CARPET Ivory field
  VINTAGE TABRIZ CARPET Ivory field with repeating palmette, vine, and foliate motifs, salmon border with palmette and rosette motif within aqua minor borders with outer ivory border with rosettes.
• PERSIAN GABBEH PICTORIAL RUG Middle
  PERSIAN GABBEH PICTORIAL RUG Middle East,20th CenturyTree, people, and animal pattern over ivory field surrounded by red and blue geometric borders.