AN OTTOMAN GREEN EMBROIDERED SILK KISWA, 19TH CENTURY

A fragment of silk hanging panel of the inner kiswa of al-Rawda al-Sharifa, with an inscribed weave in cream color over a light sky-blue ground. Embellished with a prominent inscription within a broad border in thuluth script of praise of the prophet ‘Prayer and peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah’. Below with a narrow band containing prayers for the four righteous caliphs Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali as well as for the companions of the Prophet. At the top with a narrow band enclosing ‘O Allah, bless the Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of Prophets and Messengers’.

136 by 141 cm.

Estimate € 3000 - € 5000

Lot 198

AN OTTOMAN TALISMANIC CHART WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE QURAN AND PRAYERS, 20TH CENTURY

Cotton covered with text written in a variety of scripts and floral design, including thuluth and small square Kufic, in assorted colors, in numerous panels, roundels, cartouches and lines.

To the centre a large vieuw of Mecca with al-Masjid al-Haram with surah Al-Nasr at the top, surrounded by Dua’a al-Talbiyah in Kufic script. Further borderd by a band containing cartouches and squares with verse from the Quran an prayers.

The inscriptions of this band includes: Dua’a or prayer at first sight of Kaaba, prayer when hearing the Azaan, prayer about the sadness and the worries, prayer for drinking Zamzam water, Dua’a al-Tawaf, Dua’a when entering the prophet’s grave. Alternating with squares of Quran verses and Kalimaat al-Tawhid in Kufic brown script. The outer two large bands contains: surah Al-Baqarah v.158-v.203, surah Al-Imraan v.96-v.97, Surah Al-Hajj v.26-27 in naskh and thuluth script.

110 by 88 cm.

Estimate € 2000- € 3000

Lot 200

Four Old Photographs Of Kaaba During The Hajj

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Four rare photographs, including of Mecca with prayers around the Kaaba.

Early 20th century

18 by 13 cm.

Estimate € 1000 - € 1400

Lot 199

Two Large Early Photographs Of Mecca

1880-1890

Two early photographs of Mecca by Alsayyid Abd Al-Ghaffar Al-Tabib, both photograps depicts a general view of the Kabaa with the city beyond.

‘Abd al-Ghaffar is credited with being the earliest Arabian photographer. He was reputed to have learned the art of photography from the Dutch orientalist Christian Snouck Hurgronje who stayed with the physician in Mecca in 1884-85.

30 by 25 cm.

30 by 22 cm.

Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

FOUR RARE PHOTOS OF DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO MADINA, DATED 1914

These four photos show the Garden of Fatimah in the Prophet Mohammed Mosque, Al-Arabia Gate (One of Madina gates) with its market. Also, the Ottoman railway station building.Finely, a side of the pilgrims’ tents at Arafat.

29 by 20 cm.

14 by 11 cm.

Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Two Old Photographs Of The Mahmal During The Hajj

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Two old photographs of the Syrian (Sham) and the Egyptian Mahmal. A Mahmal is a ceremonial passenger-less litter that was carried on a camel among caravans of pilgrims on the Hajj.

Early 20th century

18 by 13 cm.

Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Lot 203

SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA AND THE HAJJ, 20TH CENTURY

Seven photographs of Mecca, Medina, the Mahmal and Hajj.

Rare photographs, including images of Mecca with prayers around the Kaaba, the Mahmal with pilgrims, the arrival of the mahmal, and prayers at the Prophet’s mosque.

Approximately: 20 by 20 cm.

Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

Lot 204

A COLLECTION OF SEVEN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA, MUNA AND THE HAJJ, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Image of vast crowds of pilgrims in the square and cloisters of al-Masjid al-Haram with house of Mecca in the background, pilgrims’ tents at Muna, a view people visiting Al-Baqi Cemetery, prayers around the Kaaba with al-Salam gate, a close picture of al-Jajaru al-Aswad or Black Stone located in the eastern corner, Ramy al-jamarathe or Stoning of the Devil during the Hajj.

Approximately: 13 by 18 cm.

Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

Lot 205

A COLLECTION OF SEVEN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA, MEDINA, THE MAHMAL AND THE HAJJ EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Image of Mecca with prayers around the Kaaba, image of a bedouin caravan, two pictures of the pilgrim’s tents at Muna, a view of Al-Baqi Cemetery, prayers going through al-Salam gate, a view of the city of Medina and the Prophet’s mosque, a view of al-Masjid al-Nabawi with its prominent green dome.

Approximately: 12 by 18 cm

Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

Lot 206

A COLLECTION OF EIGHT OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA, MEDINA AND THE HAJJ, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Images of Mecca with prayers around the Kaaba, an inside view of al-Masjid al-Nabawi, a view of Mecca with the kaaba in the foreground.

Approximately: 13 by 18 cm.

Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

Lot 207

A COLLECTION OF EIGHT OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA, MEDINA MUNA AND THE HAJJ, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Two images of vast crowds of prayers around the Kaaba in Mecca, image of an Ottoman caravan during the procession of the mahmal, picture of the pilgrim’s tents at Muna, two pictures of the view of al-Masjid al-Nabawi with its prominent green dome and Al-Baqi cemetery.

Approximately: 12.5 by 18 cm

Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

Lot 208

A COLLECTION OF SEVEN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA, MEDINA

THE MAHMAL AND THE HAJJ, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Images of Mecca with prayers around the Kaaba with al-Salam gate, arrival of the Mahmal at Mecca, pilgrims’ tents at Muna, a view of the city of Medina and the Prophet’s mosque, a close view of al-Masjid al-Nabawi with its prominent green dome, a view of Mecca with al-Kaaba in the centre, a view of Al-Baqi Cemetery.

Approximately: 13 by 18 cm

Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

A PHOTO ALBUM WITH A COLLECTION OF 95 PHOTOS OF MECCA, MEDINA THE MAHMAL AND THE HAJJ, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

95 Photos including images of the Mahmal with pilgrims, the arrival of the Mahmal, during the Hajj travel to Mecca and Images of Mecca with prayers around the Kaaba, the Mahmal with pilgrims, pilgrims’ tents at Arafat, the Ak-Khayf mosque at Mina, and views of the city of Medina and the Prophet’s mosque.

15 by 12 cm.

12 by 10 cm.

Estimate € 15.000 - € 20.000

Lot 210

A LARGE MOULD-BLOWN BLUE GLASS BOTTLE-VASE OR SPRINKLER, PERSIA 12TH CENTURY

With compressed mould-blown globular body, the base with a moulded five-petalled flower head, the freeblown upper section with coiled trail.

Height: 28 cm.

Estimate € 4000 - € 60000

Lot 211

AN AMBER GLASS JUG, PERSIA, 10TH-11TH CENTURY

This alluring glass jug is a fine example of Islamic glass making from the early Medieval Islamic Period. Glass making production after the fall of the Roman Empire fell in to decline across the Near East, except for in the areas of modern day Egypt, Syria and Iraq, where its traditions continued, being passed on to Medieval craftsmen. As furnace technology improved, allowing wider variety of production, many new styles evolved, and the early Medieval Period between the 8th and the 12th centuries produced some of the most unique and playful glass from the across of Islamic world, little of which unfortunately survives due to its fragile nature.

This fine example consists of a rounded body, made using the dip-moulding technique where a parison of molten glass is be dipped in to a mould then tooled, blown or manipulated against the edges in to various forms . It exhibits a characteristic softly moulded pattern of raised, rolling lines across the body of the glass that radiate from the upper body in irregular curves, adding an element of decoration. This effect is achievable through the dip-mould technique and adds a sense of dynamism to the jug, making it appear almost organic, whilst the rich colour was probably achieved with the addition of Manganese inclusions during the melting process . The narrow neck, with a single ridged detail tapers to a drop-shaped spout with a slightly inverted rim that sits above a beautiful section of detailing around the neck of an undulating trail design of thick glass. A separately moulded glass handle applied when the body was still hot also exhibits and elegant trail motif at the upper end.

Height: 15 cm.

Estimate € 2000 - € 3000