Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket. Circa 1550 Drawings & Prints Hamaguchi’s mezzotints and virtuoso works

Hamaguchi’s mezzotints and virtuoso works have led to the present day popularity of this technique

5 cm X 61 cm

Paul de Frick was born in Paris and lived there until his death in 1935

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Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket. Circa 1550 Drawings & Prints Hamaguchi’s mezzotints and virtuoso worksA highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket, based on a design by the 12th Century Arab inventor & artist Ismail Al Jazari. Circa 1550. The casket from the mid 16th century (or possibly earlier) Safavid period & having a hinged lid with riveted strapwork. There are four dials on the top of the lid and they are repeated on each of the four sides, each dial having circular engraved bands with Arabic letters, the casket is