Monumental Antique Islamic Ottoman Safavid Astrological Astrolabe on Stand 1720 Sold amethyst and natural pearl pendant

amethyst and natural pearl pendant

5" tall (16

Set of 8 Antique German Handmade Porcelain "Sweetmeat" Baskets

by the 1930's his work matured into a more figurative style that persisted until his death

Signed lower left "W

Monumental Antique Islamic Ottoman Safavid Astrological Astrolabe on Stand 1720 Sold amethyst and natural pearl pendantAn incredibly rare 18th Century monumental palace size Ottoman Islamic astrolabe on an easel stand, Turkey, circa 1720. This rare palace size Astrolabe on stand is in two sections, the top having a carved crest and a circular device inset with blue ceramic cabochons. The engraved mater having celestial and astrological symbols, to the center is the rete and rule, with four more retes to each corner. The easel form stand is finely and deeply carved