Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box

Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box

Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box
Big Silver & Copper Inlaid Qalamdan Pen Box. Egypt or Syria, 19th Century.

Unusual Large and Extremely Heavy Mamluk or Mosul style Qalamdan Scribe box. A stunning decorative piece with hinged lid lifting to reveal fitted interior with Arabic calligraphy and Islamic motifs. Various compartments, profusely inlaid with silver and copper. Three circular cartouches on the lid with inscriptions on the zig-zag background.

I nscriptions on the sides interspersed with vegetal interlace. Antique condition, very nice patina. 30 x 10,5 x 10,5 cm. Weight: 4,9 kg without packing!!

There are very few pieces like this on the market. In Islamic culture, calligraphy has always held a special place and its practice is still considered the foremost form of visual expression. Its prestige extends to the tools of the trade, the writing materials and implements that support the work of these artists. Historical examples of pen cases and scribal boxes were fashioned from metal - as in the medieval period - or wood and papier-mâché - in the modern time - and exquisitely decorated, as this example demonstrates. Their fine decoration and intimate nature made them into highly collectible items in modern times.

The item "Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box" is in sale since Monday, December 19, 2016. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Islamic/Middle Eastern". The seller is "grifinantiques" and is located in EU. This item can be shipped worldwide.


Islamic/ Middle Eastern, Rare Antique Huge & Heavy Mamluk Style Qalamdan Pen box


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