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An Ottoman lacquered horn and wood bow by Zühdi, together with twelve arrows Turkey, dated AH 1265/ AD 1848-49(13)
25 October 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £7,650 inc. premium
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An Ottoman lacquered horn and wood bow by Zühdi, together with twelve arrows
Turkey, dated AH 1265/ AD 1848-49
Turkey, dated AH 1265/ AD 1848-49
of typical form, decorated in green, red and gilt with a roundel containing a crescent flanked by foliate interlace to the grips, the inner face with floral sprays and inscriptions, the outer face at each end with an inscription-filled cartouche, the twelve arrows with varying steel tips
59 cm. max.(13)
59 cm. max.(13)
Footnotes
Inscriptions: 'Work of Zühdi, year 1265', 'Gilded by Raghib, year 1283 (1866-67 AD)'.
A comparable bow dated to the 18th century is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (35.113.1a–oo).