261 A lacquer qalamdan, Qajar Iran, 19th century, of typical form, the top with Europeanized scene of a seated nobleman with his son and rabbit below in a treed landscape, the sides with portraits in ovals and further landscapes, the sliding tray decorated to base and sides with fine gilt floral design on a black ground, the possibly associated silver filigree ink well with numerous stamps to base and sides, and date of 1294AH/1877AD, 23cm long £200-400*


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262 A pair of enamelled silver cloak fasteners (Fibula), Berber people, Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco, early 19th century, the triangular fastening sections of openwork, attached together by silver rope chain and ball, overall length 80cm


The fibulas used to attach cloaks across a woman’s shoulders have the appearance of having been cut from flat sheets of silver and drilled countless times so that they are filled with tiny holes, but in fact they are constructed by soldering together many dozens of tiny silver tubes until the fibulas are built up to their entirety. Triangular in shape, they have a pointy piece of long silver at the top which functions as a pin, a movable ring which helps secure the fibula to the textile beneath and an eyelet at the other end through which a chain can be looped. Other than the dozens of tiny tube holes, each fibula or fastener is decorated with larger areas of open-work in the shapes of geometric stylised multi-petalled flowers, and then at the centre, is a conical protuberance decorated with alternating bands of enamel.


The enamelling comprises yellow and green which is typical of enamel work of Tiznit in the High Atlas Mountains, whereas enamel work that features blue, yellow and green is more typical of the enamel work of the Great Kabylia region of nearby northern Algeria. The Berber dominate both areas.


Provenance: Acquired in Fez, Morocco in 1977.


£600-800*


263 A Qajar damascened iron tray, Iran, 19th century, of lobed form with raised everted rim, decorated with an overall design of scrolling vine on a floral ground, a plain 6-petalled flower to centre, the rim engraved with inscriptions in nasta’liq on a floral ground with damascened interstices, 46cm diam £300-400*


* plus Buyer’s Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.


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