*A CHINESE SPINACH JADE BOWL WITH ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY China, 19th century
*A CHINESE SPINACH JADE BOWL WITH ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
China, 19th century
Of rounded shape with a gently splayed rim, resting on a thin straight circular foot, the exterior deeply carved with four lobed cartouches of Eastern Kufic calligraphic script with the call to the prayer (Allah o Akbar), Allah ul-Samad (from the Sura al Fath, 48), and the beginning of the shahada, each cartouche interspersed with a vegetal composition made of a stylised lotus flower and lush leaves, the interior with the inventory sticker of the Iranian Princess Soraya's collection, 18cm diam.
Provenance: Beaussant Lefevre, Vente de la Succession de Son Altesse Imperiale la Princesse Soraya, Paris, 29 - 31 May 2002, lot 808.
A similar spinach jade bowl, attributed to the 18th century and without Arabic calligraphy, sold in Christie's South Kensington, 3 April 2012, lot 314.
18cm diam.
Sold for £11,250
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*A CHINESE SPINACH JADE BOWL WITH ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
China, 19th century
Of rounded shape with a gently splayed rim, resting on a thin straight circular foot, the exterior deeply carved with four lobed cartouches of Eastern Kufic calligraphic script with the call to the prayer (Allah o Akbar), Allah ul-Samad (from the Sura al Fath, 48), and the beginning of the shahada, each cartouche interspersed with a vegetal composition made of a stylised lotus flower and lush leaves, the interior with the inventory sticker of the Iranian Princess Soraya's collection, 18cm diam.
Provenance: Beaussant Lefevre, Vente de la Succession de Son Altesse Imperiale la Princesse Soraya, Paris, 29 - 31 May 2002, lot 808.
A similar spinach jade bowl, attributed to the 18th century and without Arabic calligraphy, sold in Christie's South Kensington, 3 April 2012, lot 314.
18cm diam.
Sold for £11,250
Includes Buyer's Premium
Sale price
Time, Location
Auction House
