Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
A Mamluk silver-inlaid cast brass bowl, Egypt or Syria, late 13th/early 14th century
Auction Closed
March 31, 12:40 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of deep rounded form decorated with an inscription separated by six roundels, each containing a whirling rosette, extensively decorated on the underside with a concentric band of tall calligraphy surrounded by entwined foliage and swirling rosettes, with a small fish pond in the centre of the interior, remnants of silver-inlay
9cm. height; 19cm. diam.
Ex-collection H. Kevorkian (1872-1962).
Sotheby’s London, 17 October 1984, lot 136.
Formerly in the collection of a diplomat.
inscriptions
On the base:
‘The high authority, the possessor, the learned, the possessor’
Around the body:
‘The high authority, the learned, the learned, the holy warrior, the learned, the possessor’
On the base:
‘The high authority, the possessor, the learned, the possessor’
Around the body:
‘The high authority, the learned, the learned, the holy warrior, the learned, the possessor’