Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880 Paintings orange glass shade raised on

orange glass shade raised on a hand-forged iron organic 'goose neck' base with an oval foot decorated with leaves and flowers

The mirror having a pierced floral brass frame and mounted with a mask of the Roman God Bacchus

Over 950 paintings have been documented

He showed frequently with the Richie Hendriks Gallery and later the David Hendriks Gallery

He then worked on night shifts at a post office in order to paint during the day

Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880 Paintings orange glass shade raised 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