Gold Islamic rarities to be displayed by Sotheby's
Tuesday, 9th March 2010 (1381 views)
Auction house Sotheby's has announced that it is to hold an exhibition of rare items from its upcoming Arts of the Islamic World sale - including gold objects - later this month.
The display will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Doha, Qatar on March 14th.
Among these is an applique and gold thread-embroidered tent canopy crafted in India in 1790, which is expected to sell for between £30,000 and £40,000 at Sotheby's London auction on April 14th.
An Indian 18-c gold anklet from the 19th century that was worn by the Maharajah of Morvi will also be on show and is expected to fetch a price of between £300,000 and £500,000.
Meanwhile, another piece of jewellery - a 17th century Mughal gold armband that was later set as a brooch by Cartier and is anticipated to attract bids of up to £300,000 - will also be displayed.
"We would welcome anyone with a collecting interest in the field of Islamic art, or simply a desire to see beautiful objects, to come to the exhibition at the Ritz-Carlton," remarked Edward Gibbs of Sotheby's.
Christie's auctioned an Islamic gold bead necklace from the eighth or ninth century for $21,250 (£14,208) in New York in December.
