19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A CAIROWARE SILVER AND BRASS-INLAID COPPER BOWL.
Cairo, Egypt, early 20th century
A CAIROWARE SILVER AND BRASS-INLAID COPPER BOWL.
Cairo, Egypt, early 20th century
Of deep rounded shape, with tapering profile and reinforced circular rim, the exterior profusely inlaid with a large epigraphic band of silver and copper thuluth calligraphy, set against a typical Mamluk-revival Y-shaped ground, interspersed amidst two roundels featuring entwined split palmette arabesques, with a silver and brass calligraphic cartouche in the middle, a band of interlocking split palmettes forming decorative arches around the base and a petalled frieze around the rim.
27cm diameter and 14cm high
This bowl represents the high craftsmanship of late Ottoman and early 20th-century Cairo metalware, dating to a period when the revival of Mamluk decorative arts flourished in Egypt, and the so-called “Cairoware” became highly sought-after among both local elites and European collectors. Brass and copper vessels like these were made by Cairene metalworkers, often centred in the Khan el-Khalili district, aiming to bring back the Mamluk and Fatimid aesthetics.
Sold for £1,230
A CAIROWARE SILVER AND BRASS-INLAID COPPER BOWL.
Cairo, Egypt, early 20th century
Of deep rounded shape, with tapering profile and reinforced circular rim, the exterior profusely inlaid with a large epigraphic band of silver and copper thuluth calligraphy, set against a typical Mamluk-revival Y-shaped ground, interspersed amidst two roundels featuring entwined split palmette arabesques, with a silver and brass calligraphic cartouche in the middle, a band of interlocking split palmettes forming decorative arches around the base and a petalled frieze around the rim.
27cm diameter and 14cm high
This bowl represents the high craftsmanship of late Ottoman and early 20th-century Cairo metalware, dating to a period when the revival of Mamluk decorative arts flourished in Egypt, and the so-called “Cairoware” became highly sought-after among both local elites and European collectors. Brass and copper vessels like these were made by Cairene metalworkers, often centred in the Khan el-Khalili district, aiming to bring back the Mamluk and Fatimid aesthetics.
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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