Monumental Antique Islamic Ottoman Safavid Astrological Astrolabe on Stand 1720 Sold The jar standing on a

The jar standing on a flared foot with a blue four-character mark to the base

When open the tops are supported by a gateleg

enclosing a storage area for wine bottles

Signed lower left "W

The carved back with a crest of twin cornucopia and a carved Fleur-de-Lis

Monumental Antique Islamic Ottoman Safavid Astrological Astrolabe on Stand 1720 Sold The jar standing on aAn 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