Turkey, 19th century — A pair of Ottoman gold-damascened steel calligrapher's scissors

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate: £400–£600 hammer ≈ $497–$746
Result
Performance
Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale, London, New Bond Street · 18 May 2022
Record ID: TB-2026-582779
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record: TB-2026-582779 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-582779

A Pair Of Ottoman Gold-damascened Steel Calligrapher's Scissors, Turkey, 19th century. Bonhams, 18 May 2022, lot 83. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-582779.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-582779.

A Pair Of Ottoman Gold-damascened Steel Calligrapher's Scissors, Turkey, 19th century. Bonhams, 18 May 2022, lot 83. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-582779.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale · May 2022

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Mamluk, circa 1400	A Bifolium From A Dispersed Manuscript Of The Qur'an	£800–£1,000
North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th Century	Al-jazuli, Dala'il Al-khayrat Wa Shawariq Al-anwar, Prayers, With Two Coloured Diagrams Of The Tomb Of The Prophet And The Mihrab In The Mosque Of The Prophet At Medina	£800–£1,200
Syria or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century	An Umayyad Monochrome Moulded Pottery Ewer	£12,000–£15,000
Persia, 10th Century	A Samanid 'sari Type' Slip-painted Pottery Bowl	£500–£700
Persia, 10th Century	A Slip-painted Pottery Bowl	£1,000–£1,500
Persia, 10th Century	A Slip-painted Pottery Dish	£1,500–£2,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
A Pair Of Ottoman Gold-damascened Steel Calligrapher's Scissors	Turkey, 19th century	$444	Bonhams, May 2023
A Damascus Underglaze-painted Pottery Tile	Syria, 17th Century		Bonhams, Jun 2025
A Damascus Underglaze-painted Pottery Tile	Syria, 17th/ 18th Century		Bonhams, Nov 2024
A Damascus Underglaze-painted Pottery Tile	Syria, 16th/ 17th Century (2)		Bonhams, May 2023
An Iznik Pottery Dish	Turkey, circa 1600		Bonhams, Mar 2018
An Iznik Pottery Dish	Turkey, 17th Century		Bonhams, Jun 2013
An Iznik Pottery Dish	Turkey, circa 1580		Bonhams, Aug 2020
A Qajar Lacquer Penbox	Persia, 19th Century		Bonhams, Jun 2024

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.