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LOT 1961
Post Medieval Iron Axehead
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (839 grams, 15.6 cm).
With a wide, curving blade and an oval socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. -
Metal-Thread Embroidered Silk Panel with the Tughra of Sultan Mahmud II
Ottoman Empire, circa 1808-1839 A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Rectangular in plan, the lime green silk field with two large roundels of red silk tied by a tassel in the rococo style, signature of Sultan Mahmud II contained within a mosque lamp, ten smaller roundels of alternating cream, orange and cream silk; large central rectangular panel and two bands above incorporating inscriptions in Thuluth, tughra of the Sultan framed by swags in lower part of field, ground richly decorated with floral swags and vegetal motifs, backed. 17.8 kg, 294 x 179 cm
Acquired before 2000. Private collection, UK. with Bonhams, London, 6 October 2008, no.216 (est. £80,000 - £120,000). This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12741-235157.
The inscriptions comprise: in two horizontal cartouches: Qur'an, surah al-Ahzab (XXXIII, verses 45-46) inscription contained in mosque lamp; the signature of Sultan Mahmud Il in the two large roundels: the Shahadah in the six roundels above central rectangular panel; the names of the four Orthodox Caliphs, and the Imams Hasan and Husain in the central panel; Quran, surah al-Baqarah (Il), verse 255, ayat al-Kursi in the six side panels; the names of the companions of the Prophet in the lower part; the tughra of Sultan Mahmud. -
Post Classical Gemstone with Magical Inscription
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
Oval variegated dark green intaglio featuring goddess Hekate represented triple-bodied and holding whips and branches, each head wearing a modius, inscription below and seven stars surrounding; the reverse with a magical inscription above a crescent moon and three stars. 7.92 grams, 34 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
Hekate was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She received her power over heaven, earth, and sea from her parents, the Titans Perses and Asteria.
