manuscript il nicomede late 17th century

Manuscript; Il Nicomede - [late 17th century?]

Complete manuscript of 113 pages in good condition. Late 17th century.It could be the manuscript copy of the book depicted in the photos...or the manuscript of the book and then printed. Read More

Illuminated manuscript - Persia Safavid - 17th century

Rare ILLUMINATED Manuscript - Persia Safavid - 17th century- 20 cm x 16.5 cm - in nice antique condition with some signs of wearShipping by Mail / Post with tracking. Read More

Torah- Manuscript Scroll, Exodus, Morocco - 17th century

Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. You are bidding on a section of an ancient Manuscript hand-written Torah Scroll Fragment in the Original Hebrew Language on Deer Parchment. This hand-written fragment is over 350 years old and made from Deer skin. This Scroll came from Morocco, it is prized for its beauty of its soft deer parchment and its writing. The scroll has a beautiful warm Brownish Orange color, this color is due to the process used in making the scroll, this process ages to a deeper color over the centuries. Scrolls like these are extremely rare and seldom seen in synagogues due to age and is important for its rarity of the earliest examples of the Moroccan tradition of the Hebrew writings of the Bible. Small patch on the bottom edge which does not effect the importance of this fragment. The Torah Scroll considering its age is preserved and in good condition and will stay beautiful with care for centuries to come. This is your opportunity to own a Torah Bible fragment as a family heirloom.The piece measures approx. 54.5 cm x 16 cm Section Covers: Instructions For A census - The Incense Altar - God make His Presence Felt Among The Israelites, and Will Be A God for Them. Read more

  Late 16th / Early 17th Century Cabasett

~ Late 16th / Early 17th Century Cabasett Helmet ~ The cabasett is a Italian variant of a morion, a type of open helmet used from the middle of the 16th century till the early 17th century. The steel helmet, of typical tall morion shape, is formed from one piece of metal consisting of a high crown with ridge and a 'pear stalk' terminal to the top; the stalk-like projection resembles a pear, which is how it gained its name. The rim is set with rivets backed by brass florets. There is a worn punched armourers mark of a soldiers bust in profile to one side. A number of rivets have been attached around the roped brim. The helmet is pierced twice so it can be carried on twine. ~ Dimensions ~ The helmet has a height of (26 cm), a width 25.5, a depth of 11 inches (28 cm) & a inner circumference of 22 inches (55.9 cm). The set weighs 2.28 Kg. ~ Condition ~ There is some old repair work along the brim. The piece remains in otherwise good order, free from any significant dents. For further details and condition see pictures below....

Manuscript from Persia / Middle East - late 18th century

Handwritten Islamic prayer booklet from Persia / Middle East - Dim.: cm - 35 leaves, 70 pp. - leather binding with embossing - 7 handwritten lines in black and red ink per page with red accents - late 18th centuryCondition: fair. Slight wear to the binding. New endpapers. Professionally restored. Some pages reinforced/restored with paper. At the last page part of the text is missing; it has been replaced by paper. Some pages have holes at the top, in the fold. The pages are sometimes a bit splodgy in the fold, otherwise crisp and clean. Read More

Bronze candlestick-Netherlands/England-late 17th century

Click here to view this lot A very nice gold-colouredbronze late 17th century candelabra with 4-sided base. Made in Netherlands or England. Similar copies are depicted in Schiffer, The Brass Book, page 181. This is a true showpiece for your coffee tableThe candlestick is 14.5 cm. high and the base is 11.5 x 11.5 cm Click here to visit Catawiki Read More

Arita; Porcelain pitcher - Japan - late 17th century

Click here to view this lot Very nice porcelain pitcher with white & blue decoration depicting Japaneses in landscapes.Japan Edo period, 17th century.Reglued damages on the neck.Height 21,7 cmClick here to visit Catawiki Read More

Spanish chestnut cabinet, late 17th, early 18th century

Very beautiful Spanish cabinet. Brilliant colour and patina. Beautiful original hinges.Knobs on the door have been replaced once, they are antique however!Sizes: 182 cm high, 81 cm wide and 35 cm deep. Entirely without woodworm and ready for use!!! Read More

LATE 17TH CENTURY OAK SLAT-BACK CHAIR CIRCA

LATE 17 TH CENTURY OAK SLAT-BACK CHAIR CIRCA ... GOOD HONEST CHAIR ALL ORIGINAL... PYRAMID SHAPED FINIALS... NICE SLAT-BACK... POSSIBLY NORTH COUNTRY?... ALL ORIGINAL SEAT... BIT OF OLD WORM TO ONE STRETCHER AND OLD REPAIR... SEE PICTURES... PICTURES FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION... MEASURES 39" HIGH x 18" WIDE x 16" DEEP... SEAT HEIGHT "... HAS LOST A BIT OF SEAT HEIGHT DUE TO NATURAL WEAR... UNTOUCHED BEEN IN STORAGE NEEDS A GOOD WAX AND SOME TLC... COLLECTION FROM RICHMOND SURREY/WEST LONDON... Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

Brass candlestick with wide base-Spain-late 17th century

Click here to view this lot Material: yellow copper Date: late 19th century Origin: Spain Dimensions: approx. 19 cm x 14 cm. Condition: Tiny hairline in the base, in good and solid condition.Click here to visit Catawiki Read More

Manuscript; Calligraphic Arabic manuscript - presumably late

This manuscript is probably written in the Ottoman Turkish language. The Latin alphabet is used in Turkey since . There is a stamp with the name Abdurrahim Zapsu (), a Kurdish poet and writer. The manuscript is written in black ink and framed with red ink. Bound in leather with stamped decorations, restored.Some of the pages have spots, probably caused by water drops. Some small pieces are missing from the pages, but the condition is otherwise good. The writing is neatly done, with sometimes notes in the margins.I don't know when it was written. Probably in the 19th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapters on this leaf are 12 and 13. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapters on this leaf are probably 3 and 4 Maccabees. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 16th century

Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cm.Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a Dutch/German prayer book written in Germany. The text is written in brown ink, the initials and some letters are decorated with red ink, and so is a scribble at the bottom of the page. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is an original leaf from the 16th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 16th century

Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly tanned. This 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a Dutch/German prayer book written in Germany. The text is written in brown ink, the initials and some letters are decorated with red ink, and so is a scribble at the bottom of the page. All text on this leaf is written by hand. This is an original leaf from the 16th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapter on this leaf is probably 13 Maccabees. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Every new chapter starts with a pen decorated initial, with the chapter number in the margin, in this case chapter 4. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 14th century

Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and there are small holes in the text, as the ink has affected the vellum. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin breviary written in France. The text is written in two different colours and letters. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 14th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapters on this leaf are 7 and 8. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a pen decorated initial. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial; in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; here chapters 11 to 13, probably from the Epistle to the Corinthians. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 14th century

Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and there are small holes in the text, as the ink has affected the vellum. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin breviary written in France. The text is written in two different colours and letters. On the left is a beautiful gilt-heightened decoration, above the text are 2 drolleries. A drollery (from the French for drôle “funny” or “humorous”), often also called a grotesque, is a small decorative image in the margin of an illuminated manuscript. Artists and craftsmen used to apply these caricatured decorations sometimes for education, but usually for enjoyment.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 14th century. Read More

Islamic manuscript; Kadir Ömer el Sabiri - Dala'il

Islamic Manuscript-Dala'il al-KhayratSigned by Kadir Ömer el Sabiri-Hijri -A.D.Nearly 300 pages. Cover is a leather. 15 cm x 10 cm Dala'il al-Khayrat or Dalaail u'l Khayraat Wa Shawaariq u'l Anwaar Fee Zikri's Salaat Alan Nabiyyi'l Mukhtaar (meaning the Waymarks of Benefits and the Brilliant Burst of Lights in the Remembrance of Blessings on the Chosen Prophet) is a famous collection of prayers for the Islamic prophet Muhammad.It is popular in parts of the Islamic world amongst traditional Muslims - specifically North Africa, the Levant, Turkey, the Caucasus and the South Asia and is divided into sections for daily recitation.Illumanation is about tomb of Prophet Muhammed.The Dala’il al-Khayrat is the first major book in Islamic history which compiled litanies of peace and blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad. It is also the most popular and most universally acclaimed collection of litanies asking God to bless him. Among some Sunni religious orders, most notably the Shadhili-Jazuli order, its recitation is a daily practice. In others however, its recitation is a purely voluntary daily practice. The work begins with the ninety nine names of God, and then the a collection of over one hundred names of Muhammad. Read More

Koranic Double Leaf Illuminated Manuscript in Arabic -17th

Double leaf inscribed on the two sides in black ink in Arabic Nakshi script and in red in Farsi language. Gold and silver frames. Size: 20.8 cm total Hx 17.3 cm Material: PaperCulture: Near East, 17th Century A.D.Condition: Part of a larger manuscriptProvenance: Collection Mr. A. A., acquired in London in The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.This item do not need an export licence within the EU. The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EUWorldwide shipping by Registered Mail. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity Read More

UNUSUAL ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD, 19th CENTURY, BUT INCORPORATING EARLIER 17th CENTURY CARVED PANELLING

Beautiful Antique sideboard, 19th Century construction, but incorporating much earlier 17th Century carved panels, possibly from a church. I'm not an expert, but I'm told the piece is made mainly from Elm. Has a wonderful rich patina. Looks great in a hallway, dining room, or living room. Has been in family for several generations, circa 100 years. Reason for reluctant Sale, moving to a smaller house. Dimensions: Width: mm, Depth 430mm. Height: Base 875mm, Overall including top shelves mm. Buyer to collect from Broadstone. Priced to sell. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

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