A SMALL OTTOMAN BRASS ASTROLABE, TURKEY, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
A DECORATIVE ASTROLABE IN THE OTTOMAN STYLE, 20TH CENTURY

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A DECORATIVE ASTROLABE IN THE OTTOMAN STYLE, 20TH CENTURY
After an original made for the Ottoman Sultan Bayazid II and dated AH 911/1505-6 AD, not obviously signed or dated, with plain lobed throne, three plates etched on both sides, the rete with 15 star pointers, the reverse with trigonometric quadrant, pin and horse - 5 1/2in (14cm) high
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Please note that the correct estimate for this lot is 800-1,200 GBP.

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