An open book with Ottoman artefacts

Details

Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy (FRENCH, 1849-1899)
An open book with Ottoman artefacts
signed 'Hip:te pierre Delanoy' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 45 ¼ in. (60 x 115 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 31 October 1974, lot 3.

Further details

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Lot Essay

The objects depicted in this work include a Persian Qajari helmet (Khula-khud) and shield, with Ottoman provinces artefacts, including matchlock gun, silver hilted iar-dagger (gatayan), ivory handled iar-dagger, a kindjal and two small blades, with prayer beads and shield.

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