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TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
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THREE OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHER'S TOOLS
TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of scissors, a paper knife and a pen rest, the scissors with handles tooled to form a mirrored calligraphic composition reading one of the 99 names of God ya fattah (O Opener), the blades opening to reveal cypress trees, the knife's blade unscrewing to reveal a smaller blade, the pen rest with a small applied ivory panel and with a trefoil finial, each decorated with dense floral decoration, good condition
Scissors 11in. (28cm.) long (3)
TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of scissors, a paper knife and a pen rest, the scissors with handles tooled to form a mirrored calligraphic composition reading one of the 99 names of God ya fattah (O Opener), the blades opening to reveal cypress trees, the knife's blade unscrewing to reveal a smaller blade, the pen rest with a small applied ivory panel and with a trefoil finial, each decorated with dense floral decoration, good condition
Scissors 11in. (28cm.) long (3)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
Please note that the small panel on the pen rest is made of bone and
not ivory as catalogued.
not ivory as catalogued.
Brought to you by
Romain Pingannaud
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