A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE KHORASSAN BRONZE LAMPSTAND WITH OIL LAMP...

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE KHORASSAN BRONZE LAMPSTAND WITH OIL LAMP
NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
The lampstand constructed in three sections, the tripod base with pierced interlace dome supported on zoomorphic legs, a band of inscriptions engraved at the top of the dome, the hexagonal shaft pierced with interlacing strapwork framed by bands of kufic above and below, a pierced boss at the bottom and top of the shaft, the shaft surmounted by a flat tray with a band of engraved inscriptions below a raised scalloped rim, the oil lamp on a trumpet foot, the domed top with pierced kufic inscription and hinged lid, five spouts, the loop handle with a finial in the form of a bird, areas of green patination throughout
Lampstand 38in. (96.4cm.) high; oil lamp 10 ¼in. (26cm.) high

Provenance
Collection of Gawain MacKinley (d.1996)
Purchased by the current owner from London trade, 1999