A LARGE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK EGYPT OR SYRIA, PERIO...
A LARGE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK
EGYPT OR SYRIA, PERIOD OF SULTAN AL-NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN QALA'UN (1293-1341 AD), FIRST HALF 14TH CENTURY
Of typical form with tubular neck rising from a truncated conical base and surmounted by a sloping cylindrical mouth, the body with a tall band of honorific thuluth against a scrolling ground divided by two roundels containing birds, narrow bands of chevrons and strapwork above and below, the shoulder with a similar band of thuluth, the neck decorated with a lattice design, the mouth with a further band of thuluth divided by rosettes, drill hole to the shoulder, some silver inlay remaining and repairs to the shoulder
14 ¼in. (36cm.) high
Provenance
Private European collection since circa 1900, sold Christie's London, 26 April 2005, lot 26
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A LARGE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK
EGYPT OR SYRIA, PERIOD OF SULTAN AL-NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN QALA'UN (1293-1341 AD), FIRST HALF 14TH CENTURY
Of typical form with tubular neck rising from a truncated conical base and surmounted by a sloping cylindrical mouth, the body with a tall band of honorific thuluth against a scrolling ground divided by two roundels containing birds, narrow bands of chevrons and strapwork above and below, the shoulder with a similar band of thuluth, the neck decorated with a lattice design, the mouth with a further band of thuluth divided by rosettes, drill hole to the shoulder, some silver inlay remaining and repairs to the shoulder
14 ¼in. (36cm.) high
Provenance
Private European collection since circa 1900, sold Christie's London, 26 April 2005, lot 26
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