Limited Edition

The minbar (pulpit) door of the Birgi Aydınoğlu Mehmet Bey Mosque located in Ödemiş Township of Izmir which has unique floral ornaments and prayer inscriptions had been stolen on 15 May 1993. Sought both in Turkey and abroad, this magnificent door was finally found in an operation in London and brought back to Turkey on 11 November 1995. The pulpit of the Great Mosque of Birgi is one of the large-size pulpits considered as a masterpiece. The door is made of solid walnut wood and created with kündekâri technique, an old wood decoration/ construction technique; it has intricate Rumi patterns applied on a singlepiece solid wooden panel. With its composition utilizing all the wood carving, decoration and construction techniques, the originality of its conical crown, richness of its patterns, robustness survived until the present day, fine and clean workmanship, the pulpit is among one of the most important wooden works of the Period of Principalities, which continues the Seljuk tradition. On the Birgi Candle Holder, Rumi and Seljuk geometric patterns found on the door and side surfaces of the Birgi Ulu Mosque pulpit were stylized and used. The product has two candle chambers, one small and one large. Birgi Candle Holder is produced from handmade caramel glass and all of the relief designs are decorated with 24-carat gold and antiqued paints.