Monumental Antique Islamic Ottoman Safavid Astrological Astrolabe on Stand 1720 Sculpture they move freely and the

they move freely and the capstan turns with ease

and Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition of 1876

The box having a fitted interior with the original ivory/bone sewing accoutrements

the base drawer with a carved cartouche to the center and the underside having a compressed ball finial at each corner

The tall chest has provenance of the same family ownership for more than 7 generations

Monumental Antique Islamic Ottoman Safavid Astrological Astrolabe on Stand 1720 Sculpture they move freely and theAn incredibly rare 18th Century monumental palace size Ottoman Islamic astrolabe on an easel stand, Turkey, circa 1720. This rare palace size Astrolabe on stand is in two sections, the top having a carved crest and a circular device inset with blue ceramic cabochons. The engraved mater having celestial and astrological symbols, to the center is the rete and rule, with four more retes to each corner. The easel form stand is finely and deeply carved