Antique 18 century Islamic Indo Persian Steel Gun Powder Flask to sword Shamshir

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Antique 18 century Islamic Indo Persian Steel Gun Powder Flask to sword Shamshir
Antique 18th Century  Circa 1750. A.D.
Islamic Indo Persian Steel Gun Powder Flask
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Description
Antique, 18th century, circa 1750 AD, good quality Islamic Indo - Persian all-steel gunpowder priming flask.
The priming flask is made of several separate elements of hand-forged solid steel, a crescent shape swelling steel body made of two parts soldered together and fitted with a pierced steel base and spring cot. The tap fitted with a stylized bird over the nozzle.
Mounted with two pierced suspension loops and adorned with two elaborately shaped and pierced hinged panels.
CONDITION: Showing age and usage
slightly pitted with dark patina. Spring in working order, some old solder repairs. One of the suspension loops snapped.
Please see all the 9 pictures in the listing since they are part of the object's condition description.
MEASUREMENTS: The overall length across from the mouth's end to the top is approximately 14.5 cm (5.71 inches).
REFERENCES:
1.A very similar gunpowder flask dated to the Mid -18th century is published in the book: "Arms of the Paladins: The Richard R. Wagner Jr. Collection of Fine Eastern Weapons" by Oliver S. Pinchot. Page152, Illustration No.7-29.
2.A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times by George Cameron Stone. Page: 516.
We will provide the buyer with photocopies of the pages from the mentioned references together with a certificate of authenticity.
Item number: D124
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We have been involved in antique trading since 1970.
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Antique 18th Century Turkish Ottoman Gold Gilt Tombak Islamic Stirrup to sword
Antique 18th Century Turkish Ottoman Gold Gilt Tombak Islamic Stirrup
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Description
Antique 17th -18th century, Islamic Turkish Ottoman gold gilt copper “Tombak” Stirrup, comprising convex and flaring rectangular base with foliate sides and arched cross bar with elliptical suspension loop, with the original leather strap; the exterior side panels scrolled borders, finely hand chased and engraved with flower heads and stylized foliage.
This type of the Turkish Ottoman stirrups has been used by high ranking Ottomans Army officials. These types of the stirrups are very rare and important objects of Turkish Ottoman Islamic Art and only a few of them survived to the present day, mostly in the most important world museum’s collections including the famous Topkapı Sarayı Museum.
REFERENCES:
1.A pair of similar Ottoman Tombak stirrups are published in the Sotheby’s catalogue Arts of the Islamic World 26 March 2014, Paris. At an Estimate Price: 40,000 — 60, 000.EUR (55,092 - 82,637)
2. A pair of related ottoman stirrups are published in the Sotheby’s catalogue Arts of the Islamic World 03 October 2012, London. At an Estimate Price 10,000 — 15,000 GBP (16,113 - 24,170USD.
3. A Pair of identical Ottoman Stirrups dated by the Museum Experts to the 17th century are the Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien.
4. An almost identical single stirrup dated by the Museum Experts to the 17th century from the Hungarian national museum is published in the Hungarian book Díszes Nyergek, Lószerszámok by Temesvari Ferenc, illustration No 83 together with other related stirrup. Please see the last picture in the listing.
5. A comparable Turkish Ottoman Stirrups from the most important Turkish museum “Topkapı Palace Museum (Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi)” in Istanbul is published in the book
Sultanların Silahları: Topkapı Sarayı Silah Kolleksiyonu by Hilmi Aydın, Istanbul 2007.Page .120
We will provide the buyer with photocopies of the pages from the mentioned references together with a certificate of authenticity.
CONDITION: Showing age and usage, gold gilding on the exterior is in very good condition, some minor splits on the joining of the base with the side with old soldering.
DIMENSIONS:
Approximately: Length: 22 cm (8.66 inches)
Height: 19 cm (7.48 inches)
Width: 13.7 cm (5.39 inches)
Item number:ES1020
Payment
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Shipping
International Shipping Costs will be calculated after the auction based on the purchaser address.
Items will be shipped within 5 business days of receiving payment.
Terms of Sale
All items are guaranteed to be authentic antiques, and not reproductions.
All our artifacts are accompanied by a
Certificate of Authenticity
.
We provide a full money return guarantee if a state museum judges the
artifact to be non-authentic.
Canadian buyers please note: We are required to charge HST or GST on all orders mailed to Canadian
destinations. The invoice we send to Canadian buyers will include the appropriate tax.
About Us
Our business HUNDRED & ONE ANTIQUES is based on a long family tradition of collecting fine European and Oriental Antiques and Art, with a special interest in Antique Arms and Armour.
We have been involved in antique trading since 1970.
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