19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A REPOUSSÉ GILT WHITE METAL SNUFFBOX WITH WINGED LION
Possibly Greece or Albania, Ottoman Western Provinces, dated 1103 AH (1691 AD)
A REPOUSSÉ GILT WHITE METAL SNUFFBOX WITH WINGED LION
Possibly Greece or Albania, Ottoman Western Provinces, dated 1103 AH (1691 AD)
Of circular shape, surmounted by a gently convex lid attached to a chainlet on the side, chased in high relief with an animal scene on the lid featuring a winged and haloed lion, reminiscent of the Venetian emblem, holding a book in the centre surrounded by a number of wild animals including a deer, a stork, a hare, and a chicken, and a six-pointed star in-filled with vegetal and floral motifs on the base, the sides engraved with overlapping rope-twisted and cross-hatched bands, the book featured in the middle of the lid containing the Roman alphabet monogram D.P. and below the animal scene the date 1103 written upside down.
6cm diam. and 2.5cm high
Sold for £295
A REPOUSSÉ GILT WHITE METAL SNUFFBOX WITH WINGED LION
Possibly Greece or Albania, Ottoman Western Provinces, dated 1103 AH (1691 AD)
Of circular shape, surmounted by a gently convex lid attached to a chainlet on the side, chased in high relief with an animal scene on the lid featuring a winged and haloed lion, reminiscent of the Venetian emblem, holding a book in the centre surrounded by a number of wild animals including a deer, a stork, a hare, and a chicken, and a six-pointed star in-filled with vegetal and floral motifs on the base, the sides engraved with overlapping rope-twisted and cross-hatched bands, the book featured in the middle of the lid containing the Roman alphabet monogram D.P. and below the animal scene the date 1103 written upside down.
6cm diam. and 2.5cm high
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
Mark your calendars and come to see us!
Viewing
Viewing:
13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
