A MAMLUK-REVIVAL DAMASCUS WARE INCENSE BURNER WITH TRAY
A MAMLUK-REVIVAL DAMASCUS WARE INCENSE BURNER WITH TRAY Syria, 20th century Comprising a copper and silver-inlaid incense burner, with a circular base with everted flat rim, supporting a dome-shaped pierced structure, decorated with hexagons filled with lobed calligraphic cartouches against Y-shaped and ring-punched grounds, and with stars filled with vegetal sprays and split palmettes, two bands of braided fretwork at the top and bottom, the burner mounted on a tripod with dragon-shaped legs, 40.5cm high; and a circular copper tray, shaped as a lobed flower and engraved with concentric bands of vegetal, floral, and figural decoration, the centre with an interior scene with a lady drinking from a cup in front of a fountain and two men standing near her, 37.5cm diam.
Notes: Islamic & Indian Art
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A MAMLUK-REVIVAL DAMASCUS WARE INCENSE BURNER WITH TRAY Syria, 20th century Comprising a copper and silver-inlaid incense burner, with a circular base with everted flat rim, supporting a dome-shaped pierced structure, decorated with hexagons filled with lobed calligraphic cartouches against Y-shaped and ring-punched grounds, and with stars filled with vegetal sprays and split palmettes, two bands of braided fretwork at the top and bottom, the burner mounted on a tripod with dragon-shaped legs, 40.5cm high; and a circular copper tray, shaped as a lobed flower and engraved with concentric bands of vegetal, floral, and figural decoration, the centre with an interior scene with a lady drinking from a cup in front of a fountain and two men standing near her, 37.5cm diam.
Notes: Islamic & Indian Art
