Islamic Amulet NECKLACE in Carved Agate & Silver  Biddington's Expert Consultancy features photo-interviews about this collection of Islamic amulets, Islamic calligr aphy and Islamic books and kashkols.Large Amulet Necklace with center: NAD-E-ALI and 12 side stones each inscribed with the name of a Shiite Muslim Imam. The color range of the agates extnds from amber to yellow. The pieces are set in silver worked in a floral design, haloed in turquoise and linked with a silken chord. Many more photos of this beautiful piece are availabe via email. This item is available for inspect ion in New York City by appointment. Buyer pays all shipping and insurance costs. (Printed Amulet Catalogue #6.)   [501225]
Starting Bid:  $4,000  Current High Bidder:  New Item Quantity Available:  1 Auction Ends: 09/19/00 1:00PM
Opening Bid:$4,000End Date:2000/09/19 13:00

Islamic AMULET Agate with Quranic Verse  Biddington's Expert Consultancy features photo-interviews about this collection of Islamic amulets, Islamic calligr aphy and Islamic books and kashkols.The center of this oval, thick agate amulet includes a Quranic verse: Success from Allah Victory is Near. The border is: SURAH AYAT UL KURSI. The central verse is in bold khat e naskh script and the two oval borders with fine rehanscript. This item is available for inspection in New York City by appointment. Buyer pays all shipping and insurance costs. (Printed Amu let Catalogue #3.)   [501224]
Starting Bid:  $500  Current High Bidder:  New Item Quantity Available:  1 Auction Ends: 09/19/00 1:00PM
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Islamic AMULET Jade NAD-E-ALI  Biddington's Expert Consultancy features photo-interviews about this collection of Islamic amulets, Islamic calligr aphy and Islamic books and kashkols.Amulet in green jade framed in silver with double rounds hooks for wearing from neck. Carving style: khat e na'astaliq. This ite m is available for inspection in New York City by appointment. Buyer pays all shipping and insurance costs. (Printed Amulet Catalogue #5.)   [501223]
Starting Bid:  $1,500  Current High Bidder:  New Item Quantity Available:  1 Auction Ends: 09/19/00 1:00PM
Opening Bid:$1,500End Date:2000/09/19 13:00

Drypoint "Max on Shabbat" ABELES  Sigmund Abeles, noted figurative artist and printmaker, created this work of a child (his son) celebrating Shabbat. The work is in drypoint with a soft wash of pink. It is number #28/30. Abeles is represented in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Yale University Museum and many ofther major collections. Visit Sigmund Abeles' studio. Buyer pays shipping and insurance. See more of his work in Biddington 's Contemporary Art Gallery.   [501171]
Starting Bid:  $500  Current High Bidder:  New Item Quantity Available:  1 Auction Ends: 09/19/00 1:00PM
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17th Century Quran (Koran)  Biddington's Expert Consultancy features photo-interviews about this collection of Islamic amulets, Islamic calligr aphy and Islamic books and kashkols.The main portion of this Quran written in khat-e-rehan and dates from the second half of the 17th century. However, the first 40-6 0 pages are a much more recent addition--only 100 years old--in khat-e-nasq. The volume has been reboundusing the original leather. The books is in overall good condition with some replacement portions on pages dating from the same period as the front addition. Additional photos are available via email. This book is available for inspection in Manhattan by appointment. Buyer pays alls shipping and insurance costs.   [501011]
Starting Bid:  $2,000  Current High Bidder:  New Item Quantity Available:  1 Auction Ends: 09/19/00 1:00PM
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TIPU SULTAN Historic India Document  This Victorian court document stamped 1851, in English, issued by the British Government in India with an oval V. R. (Victoria Regina) stamp and the coat of arms of the British government awards stipends to the grand children and great grand children of Tipu Sultan (spelled "Tipoo" in this document).

Called "The Tiger of Mysore" , Tipu Sultan inflicted a series of defeats on the British Raj before being overcome in 1799. (A famous wooden effigy of the period shows a large tiger at thet hroat of a flattened British soldier. This tiger personification of Tipu Sultan was considered so inflammatory that the British found it advisable to remove the effigy from the country. For many years, it was housed in the Victoria & Albert Museumi n London. The effigy has since been repatriated.) However, the removal of the sculpture and the British fear of the hero it depicted dramatizes the galvanizing role Tipu Sultan had as a revolutionary leader in India. Tipu Sultan was also the son of areknowned leader--Hyder Ali.
Please email for complete text of this significant historical document. It many be inspected--by appointment--in New York City.  [500969]
Starting Bid:  $6,000  Current High Bidder:  New Item Quantity Available:  1 Auction Ends: 09/19/00 1:00PM
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Animal Head Ornament  Ornamentation worn on the head of sacred cows in sub-continent of India. Cotton base with over 120 1/2 inch reflective metal circles between a path of white seed beads. Buyer pays $3 shipping.   [500604]
Starting Bid:  $20  Current High Bidder:  New Item Quantity Available:  1 Auction Ends: 10/06/00 1:00PM
Opening Bid:$20End Date:2000/10/06 13:00