RARE AND PRECIOUS WORKS OF ART SPANNING 1000 YEARS:
Treasures from Persia, Egypt, Spain and the Ottoman World
Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World sale brought to the market an exquisite selection of paintings, manuscripts, textiles, ceramics, weaponry and rugs. Spanning over 1000 years, these objects offer a remarkable testimony to the astonishing scope of artistic production in the lands under Islamic patronage from Spain to China. Among the 237 objects that went under the hammer, highlights include a life-size portrait of Persian ruler Fath ‘Ali Shah, an important Iznik pottery tile depicting the Ka’ba, and an eleventh-century rock crystal chess piece.
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