19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A MAMLUK-REVIVAL SILVER VASE WITH CALLIGRAPHY AND ARABESQUES
Possibly Egypt or Syria, second half 19th century
A MAMLUK-REVIVAL SILVER VASE WITH CALLIGRAPHY AND ARABESQUES
Possibly Egypt or Syria, second half 19th century
Of truncated baluster form, with a short straight rim, the body finely incised with a wide band of epigraphic thuluth script cartouches alternating large starbursts infilled with scrolling split palmettes, the calligraphic cartouches set against a finely executed ground of dense arabesques and leafy scrolls, the shoulders, rim and base similarly decorated with friezes of stylised arabesque motifs, including foliated Kufic strips, the overall effect reminiscent of Mamluk-revival metalwork produced in Cairo as well as Damascus and Aleppo workshops during the late Ottoman period, reflecting the high technical standards and elaborate ornamentation characteristic of this later period, the foot coarsely engraved with numbers in Arabic reading '127 110', possibly an inventory number or partial date.
18cm diameter and 14cm high
353.7gr.
Sold for £676
A MAMLUK-REVIVAL SILVER VASE WITH CALLIGRAPHY AND ARABESQUES
Possibly Egypt or Syria, second half 19th century
Of truncated baluster form, with a short straight rim, the body finely incised with a wide band of epigraphic thuluth script cartouches alternating large starbursts infilled with scrolling split palmettes, the calligraphic cartouches set against a finely executed ground of dense arabesques and leafy scrolls, the shoulders, rim and base similarly decorated with friezes of stylised arabesque motifs, including foliated Kufic strips, the overall effect reminiscent of Mamluk-revival metalwork produced in Cairo as well as Damascus and Aleppo workshops during the late Ottoman period, reflecting the high technical standards and elaborate ornamentation characteristic of this later period, the foot coarsely engraved with numbers in Arabic reading '127 110', possibly an inventory number or partial date.
18cm diameter and 14cm high
353.7gr.
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.
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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
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