A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS CAIROWARE BOX (SUNDUQ) POSSIBLY WORKSHOP...
A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS CAIROWARE BOX (SUNDUQ)
POSSIBLY WORKSHOP OF GIUSEPPE PARVIS (D. 1909), CAIRO, EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY
The body decorated with verses from the Qur'an in thuluth against a swirling vegetal ground, within foliate borders, the chamfered sides of the lid similarly decorated, the top panel with a central calligraphic roundel surrounded by foliate arabesques and an outer band of naskh, the hinged cover with a latch on the front, on four cylindrical feet, the interior divided into two sections and lined with red velvet, one hinge broken
6 ½ x 8 x 8in. (16.5 x 20.3 x 20.3cm.)
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A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS CAIROWARE BOX (SUNDUQ)
POSSIBLY WORKSHOP OF GIUSEPPE PARVIS (D. 1909), CAIRO, EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY
The body decorated with verses from the Qur'an in thuluth against a swirling vegetal ground, within foliate borders, the chamfered sides of the lid similarly decorated, the top panel with a central calligraphic roundel surrounded by foliate arabesques and an outer band of naskh, the hinged cover with a latch on the front, on four cylindrical feet, the interior divided into two sections and lined with red velvet, one hinge broken
6 ½ x 8 x 8in. (16.5 x 20.3 x 20.3cm.)
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