19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A MAMLUK REVIVAL DAMASCUS-WARE COPPER AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS BOWL
Ottoman Syria, late 19th - early 20th century
A MAMLUK REVIVAL DAMASCUS-WARE COPPER AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS BOWL
Ottoman Syria, late 19th - early 20th century
Of compressed globular shape, with sloping shoulders and gently convex base, the exterior profusely inlaid in silver and copper, decorated with overlapping horizontal friezes in-filled with interlocking vegetal meanders and a wide calligraphic band of knotted and foliage Kufic script, interspersed amidst roundels with six-pointed stars and rosettes, the base with repeating cusped cartouches in-filled with scrolling vines and grape bunches, and the rim with geometric zig-zag and foliage patterns.
15cm diameter and 10.5cm high
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
A MAMLUK REVIVAL DAMASCUS-WARE COPPER AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS BOWL
Ottoman Syria, late 19th - early 20th century
Of compressed globular shape, with sloping shoulders and gently convex base, the exterior profusely inlaid in silver and copper, decorated with overlapping horizontal friezes in-filled with interlocking vegetal meanders and a wide calligraphic band of knotted and foliage Kufic script, interspersed amidst roundels with six-pointed stars and rosettes, the base with repeating cusped cartouches in-filled with scrolling vines and grape bunches, and the rim with geometric zig-zag and foliage patterns.
15cm diameter and 10.5cm 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.
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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
