Antiques Collection

I am fond of antiques, heritage, and the like. The real collector in the family is my mother. Throughout her life, she was an avid collector of antiques from various parts of the world. Here are some samples of things that were collected from various places over Egypt of the previous decades.

These pictures will give you an idea on what we like. They were taken by a (now old) Minolta Dimage Digital camera.

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	This is the "Blue Collection". It consists of a series of blue glass vessels, belonging to different cultures, countries, time periods and uses. Each was purchased on a different time, often from different vendors and places. However, they all show harmony as if they were made at the same factory!
	This is the "Pink Collection". Similar to the Blue Collection above, but with a different color.
	This is the "Green Collection". Similar to the Blue Collection and the Pink Collection above.
	This is the "White Collection" which is made of porcelain.
	Egyptian Mameluke period mirror frame. Made of Enamel with Quranic verses.
	This is a bibliotheque (Book Shelf) that was purchased from the clinic of Dr. Ali Basha Ibrahim. He was a famous surgeon in Cairo. This is over 100 years old, since its glass panes show small bubbles that are typical of the glass made in those days.It has no metal nails at all in its frame, all bound by wood.
	This is another book cabinet (Bibliotheque).
	Turkish handwashing vessel made of "White Metal" (Pewter?). The bottom part contains a perforated surface where a person would wash his/her hands and let the draining water go into those perforations and collect in the bottom part, for later discarding. The table is old Egyptian made of Ebony wood, with mother of pearl and ivory inlays.
	Turkish "Serma". Made of natural silk cloth, woven gold-plated thin silver threads.
	Hand printed cloth.
	Two different pieces of hand made cloth in one frame. The bottom part is "Brocard" hand made silk cloth with silver threads. The top part is hand made cloth silk and linen, with Arabic inscriptions (see detail below)
	Hand made cloth silk and linen, with Arabic inscription showing, in Arabic, "Malboos El 'Afya" (approximate translation: Wear it in Good Health).
	Hand printed cloth.
	Hand embroidered cloth.
	Book cover made of leather embroidered with silver thread decorations.
	Brass Chandelier with opal glass.
	Chandelier with candlestick-like lamp holders.
	Iron Chandelier with pink glass.
	General view of the salon (Guest Room).
	"Marquetrie" bed room set. This is not antique per se, but rather my mother's wedding bed room set. It goes back to at least late 1950's. It has floral designs made of inlaid wood in different colors.
	This is a close up on the handmade floral design of inlaid wood in different colors and shades.
	Persian ceramic tile.
	Turkish hand embroided cloth.
	"Kalamkar" hand printed cloth. The "white metal" plant pot is actually a "Tarbouch" (Fez) hanger from the old days. Upon entering his house, an oriental man used to put his Fez on this hanger.
	China ware / porcelain collection.
	Balcony decorations from old houses in Tanta. Tanta is a city in the Nile Delta, which used to be a caravan route between Cairo and Alexandria. It has some Islamic architecture.
	Old decorated wooden door from old houses in Tanta.
	Old wooden facade from house in Tanta.
	Iron works from Tanta.