Porcelain Items

RARE UNIQUE Mint TURKISH Porcelain Tugra Besmele Scripted Large 18 inch Plate

Arabic Koranic Scripted Kutahya Plate Click picture for larger images $799.00 USD plus $20.00 S & H                                    to US Lower 48

An exceptional hand-crafted porcelain work of art. This beautiful original one-of-a-kind plate was specially commissioned and crafted by the Master Craftsman Hamdi Diker, an acknowledged traditional artist in Turkish Islamic art and is hand signed on the back. The semitic calligraphy in the center is the traditional tugra "besmele", the opening verse of all chapters of the Koran, which means "in the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate. The calligraphy around the edge of the plate is the "Ayatel Kursi", which is commonly in English referred to as the "throne verse" of the Koran, one of the most famous of all recitations, and was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad on his journey, much beloved because it is the passage which mentions Allah (God) the most times. This piece alone took more than a month of incredibly precise calligraphy to produce. This is an original which was twice fired at 1400 degrees centigrade, only 1 exists, it is unique. It is unique, and comes in its own red velvet presentation case. As an expert in Oriental Artifacts, I have never seen another piece like this, in another 100 years this will become an Antique Museum piece.

Magnificent OTTOMAN Hand-Crafted and Painted Tea Set

Minaret domed Genie vase Click picture for larger image $350.00 USD plus $40.00 S & H                                    to US Lower 48

A magnificent Turkish Royal Ottoman hand painted and thrown 17-piece Tea Set This beautiful original one-of-a-kind Tea Set was specially crafted with a twice firing and crafting of hand thrown ceramic by the World renowned Kutahya Porselen Turkish company. To make this extraordinary firing, firstly the artist sculpted the 'Kutahya clay' ... renouned throughout Asia as a substance, discovered several thousand years ago and named the city of Seramorium (city of of Ceramic) later the city was named 'Kotiaion' , the story tells of an old woman who sold her wares in the Western Anatolian markets several thousands of years ago, this woman's wares were truly prized and she always sold everything at market for the highest value. Other potters were jealous of her success and wanted to find her secret, so they followed her and discovered her secret cache of river bed clay, the secret was out and Kutahya was eventually developed as the most prestigious of porcelain producing regions throughout the known world. This is an original final firing at 1400 degrees centigrade, of which only ONE exists, it is unique, and comes in its own Blue Velvet presentation/carrying case. As the purchasor of this UNIQUE piece you can revel in the ownership of a 'treasure' Royal Ottoman series beautiful hand-made and hand painted porcelain classic tea set. This is a stunning piece decorated in white and blue Cobalt adorned with 18K gold relief filligree intertwining vines. It comes with a beautiful presentation/carrying case with a blue satin interior and velvet exterior. The set comprises: 1 Tea pot with lid 1 Sugar Bowl with lid 1 Milk jug 6 X Tea Cups and Saucers.

OTTOMAN Whirling Dervisher Trio in Porcelain

Unique set of three WHIRLING DERVISHER figurines Click picture for larger image $250.00 USD plus $25.00 S & H                                    to US Lower 48

An exceptional hand-crafted porcelain work of art. This beautiful original set of 3 Whirling Derisher dancer, drummer and fluetist set was specially crafted with a 1 time firing at 1400 degree Centigrade. To make this extraordinary firing, firstly the artist sculpted the 'Kutahya clay' ... renowned throughout Asia as a substance, discovered several thousand years ago and as a result a city was named called Seramorium (city of of Ceramic) later the city was named 'Kotiaion' . A story tells of an old woman who sold her wares in the Western Anatolian markets several thousands of years ago, this woman's wares were truly prized and she always sold everything at market for the highest value. Other potters were jealous of her success and wanted to find her secret, so they followed her and discovered her secret cache of river bed clay, the secret was out and Kutahya was eventually developed as the most prestigious of porcelain producing regions throughout the known world. This is an original firing at 1400 degrees centigrade, of which only ONE exists, it is unique, the designs are from Ottoman times. The dancers can still be seen very occasionally at tourist places in Cappadocia, Konya, Turkiye, but for 100's of years this was an activity suppressed by the Ottomans as being 'devil worship', the actuality is that the dancers were from the ancient religion of Zoarastriaism and their high was not purely from the dancing which can take many years to perfect, but also the use of 'Hashishin' ..... also the root of the word 'assasin' a Shi'ite sect of 'for-hire' mercenaries in the 11-13th centuries who used Hashish extensively, wherein is derived the word Assassin. Dimensions are: Dervisher dancer 8" tall, drummer and fluetist 4" high

Magnificent OTTOMAN Hand-Crafted Minaret Vase

Minaret domed Genie vase Click picture for larger images $175.00 USD plus $20.00 S & H                                    to US Lower 48

This beautiful original one-of-a-kind vase was specially crafted with a 1 time firing and crafting of hand thrown ceramic. To make this extraordinary firing, firstly the artist sculpted the 'Kutahya clay' ... renouned throughout Asia as a substance, discovered several thousand years ago and named after the city of Seramorium (city of of Ceramic). This is an original firing at 1400 degrees centigrade, of which only ONE exists, it is unique, and comes in its own Red Velvet presentation case. As the purchasor of this UNIQUE piece you can revel in the ownership of a 'treasure' Ancient series beautiful hand-made and hand painted porcelain Minaret VASE. This is a stunning piece decorated in white Cobalt adorned with 18K gold relief filligree intertwining vines. It comes with a beautiful presentation/carrying case with a blue satin interior and velvet exterior. Dimensions are 14" tall, 7" diameter.

Beautiful Oriental HOOKAH or Narghile smoking pipe

Turkish Narghile 'Hookah' pipe Click picture for larger image $299.00 USD plus $25.00 S & H                                    to US Lower 48

An exceptional hand-crafted brassand porcelain work of art. This beautiful original one-of-a-kind Hookah Pipe was specially crafted with a 1 time firing and crafting of brass and ceramic. To make this extraordinary firing, firstly the artist sculpted the 'Kutahya clay' ... renouned throughout Asia as a substance, discovered several thousand years ago and named the city of Seramorium (city of of Ceramic) later the city was named 'Kotiaion'  This is an original firing at 1200 degrees centigrade, of which only ONE exists, it is unique, and comes in its own velvet presentation case. As the purchasor of this UNIQUE piece you can revel in the ownership of a 'treasure' Ancient series beautiful porcelain and brass water pipe. This is a stunning piece decorated in Royal Ottoman fading to blue colours with gold relief filligree, it is decorative but functional and can be used for its intended function.  Plus, it has a wonderful wooden smoking pipe with brass instruments. Dimensions are 22" tall.

Magnificent Ottoman synergy of Silver and Ceramic Plate

Ancient series silver/porcelain synergy plate Click picture for larger images $125.00 USD plus $20.00 S & H                                    to US Lower 48

An exceptional hand-crafted porcelain work of art. This beautiful original one-of-a-kind plate was specially crafted with 2 firings at 1400C thence hand decorated Ottoman Selcuk Dynasty 12 inch silver-ceramic plate. To make this extraordinary firing, firstly the artist sculpted the 'Kutahya clay' ... renouned throughout Asia as a substance, discovered several thousand years ago and named the city of Seramorium (city of of Ceramic) later the city was named 'Kotiaion'. This is an original firing twice at 1400 degrees centigrade, of which only ONE exists, it is unique, and comes in its own velvet presentation case. As the purchasor of this UNIQUE piece you can revel in the ownership of a 'treasure' Ancient series beautiful hand-painted porcelain Selcuk Dynasty decor plate. This is a stunning piece decorated in Royal Ottoman fading to blue colours with 18K gold relief filligree It comes with a beautiful presentation/carrying case with a blue satin interior and blue velvet exterior. Dimensions are 12" diameter.

Superb Ottoman Silver and Ceramic Water Pitcher

Ancient series silver/porcelain synergy pitcher Click picture for larger images $225.00 USD plus $25.00 S & H                                    to US Lower 48

To make this extraordinary firing, firstly the artist sculpted the 'Kutahya clay' ... renouned throughout Asia as a substance, discovered several thousand years ago and named the city of Seramorium (city of of Ceramic) later the city was named 'Kotiaion' , the story tells of an old woman who sold her wares in the Western Anatolian markets several thousands of years ago, this woman's wares were truly prized and she always sold everything at market for the highest value. Other potters were jealous of her success and wanted to find her secret, so they followed her and discovered her secret cache of river bed clay, the secret was out and Kutahya was eventually developed as the most prestigious of porcelain producing regions throughout the known world. This is an original firing at 1400 degrees centigrade, of which only ONE exists, it is unique, and comes in its own Red Velvet presentation case. As the purchasor of this UNIQUE piece you can revel in the ownership of a 'treasure' Ancient series beautiful porcelain and silver-plating on copper pitcher. This is a stunning piece decorated in Royal Ottoman fading to blue colours with 18K gold relief filligree, the base handle and spout are silver-plated inlaid with flowers and ancient designs from Ottoman times. It comes with a beautiful presentation/carrying case with a red satin interior and velvet exterior. Dimensions are 17" tall.