A CARVED AND ENGRAVED SOAPSTONE TEAPOT Iran or Daghestan, late...
A CARVED AND ENGRAVED SOAPSTONE TEAPOT
Iran or Daghestan, late 19th century
Carved and engraved, resting on a disc foot, the globular flattened body, the shaped handle, the faceted spout and the disc lid with finial; with epigraphic medallions containing Arabic religious calligraphy against stylized floral sprays in the spandrels, inscriptions include: Ya rafi’i Al khalq; Hasbun Allah wa niʿma al-wakīl (Oh Exalter of creation; Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best One to rely upon)'.
11.5cm high
A CARVED AND ENGRAVED SOAPSTONE TEAPOT
Iran or Daghestan, late 19th century
Carved and engraved, resting on a disc foot, the globular flattened body, the shaped handle, the faceted spout and the disc lid with finial; with epigraphic medallions containing Arabic religious calligraphy against stylized floral sprays in the spandrels, inscriptions include: Ya rafi’i Al khalq; Hasbun Allah wa niʿma al-wakīl (Oh Exalter of creation; Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best One to rely upon)'.
11.5cm high
