Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880 Drawings & Prints the makers mark is on

the makers mark is on the verso in the form of an under glaze flower head

An unusual cast iron gilded mirror with a winged cherub finial above a twin arched mirror

Both chests have the cabinetmaker's label " Envoi de E

The table is of joined & pegged construction throughout

both the sides and front of the cabinet are very finely inlaid with floral and geometric marquetry

Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880 Drawings & Prints the makers mark is onA good antique 19th century Persian Islamic brass astrolabe compendium, circa 1880. This rare antique Islamic scientific instrument is made from engraved brass and is a compendium comprising an astrolabe, sundial and compass. The front is engraved with signs of the zodiac and degrees and Arabic calligraphy, the circular brass frame is in set with a compass and a hinged sundial gnomon shaped like a camel. Termed a Qibla, to find the sacred direction of