Bol Fars en laiton incrusté d'argent, Perse XIVe siècle A...
PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Bol Fars en laiton incrusté d'argent, Perse XIVe siècle
A Fars silver-inlaid brass bowl, Persia, 14th Century
with rounded base, the walls tapering towards a short neck, profusely engraved and decorated in silver inlay with a series of cartouches filled with inscriptions in thuluth interspersed by roundels containing figures on horseback, all on a ground of foliate interlace, below a band of pendant palmettes radiating towards the foot, the rim with vegetal motifs, the interior with a central roundel surrounded by fish, three ownership inscriptions to base
23 cm. diam.
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: li-mawlana [a]l-sultan [a]l-a'zam malik riqab [a]l-umam al-sultan al-salatin al-'arab, 'For our lord, the great sultan, dominant over the nations, the Sultan of sultans of the Arabs.' The additional owners' notes including, 'O Muhammad! O 'Ali', 'Its owner Abu'l-Hasan', 'Its owner Hji Ibrahim bin Ghawan.'
For a bowl with a similar inscription and decorative scheme in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic metalwork from the Iranian World: 8-18th Centuries, London, 1982, pp. 209-210, no. 95. For a similar bowl without silver-inlay sold at Bonhams, London, see Islamic & Indian Art Including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, 22 October 2019, Lot 29.
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
Avis important aux acheteurs
Certains pays, notamment les Etats-Unis, interdisent ou restreignent l'achat par ses ressortissants (peu important leur localisation) et/ou l'importation de certains types d'objets d'origine iranienne. Afin de renseigner ses acheteurs, Bonhams indique par le symbole R tous les lots iraniens ou perses. Il incombe à chaque acheteur de s'assurer qu'il n'enchérit pas ou n'importe pas un lot en violation des sanctions ou des embargos commerciaux qui lui sont applicables.
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PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Bol Fars en laiton incrusté d'argent, Perse XIVe siècle
A Fars silver-inlaid brass bowl, Persia, 14th Century
with rounded base, the walls tapering towards a short neck, profusely engraved and decorated in silver inlay with a series of cartouches filled with inscriptions in thuluth interspersed by roundels containing figures on horseback, all on a ground of foliate interlace, below a band of pendant palmettes radiating towards the foot, the rim with vegetal motifs, the interior with a central roundel surrounded by fish, three ownership inscriptions to base
23 cm. diam.
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: li-mawlana [a]l-sultan [a]l-a'zam malik riqab [a]l-umam al-sultan al-salatin al-'arab, 'For our lord, the great sultan, dominant over the nations, the Sultan of sultans of the Arabs.' The additional owners' notes including, 'O Muhammad! O 'Ali', 'Its owner Abu'l-Hasan', 'Its owner Hji Ibrahim bin Ghawan.'
For a bowl with a similar inscription and decorative scheme in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic metalwork from the Iranian World: 8-18th Centuries, London, 1982, pp. 209-210, no. 95. For a similar bowl without silver-inlay sold at Bonhams, London, see Islamic & Indian Art Including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, 22 October 2019, Lot 29.
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
Avis important aux acheteurs
Certains pays, notamment les Etats-Unis, interdisent ou restreignent l'achat par ses ressortissants (peu important leur localisation) et/ou l'importation de certains types d'objets d'origine iranienne. Afin de renseigner ses acheteurs, Bonhams indique par le symbole R tous les lots iraniens ou perses. Il incombe à chaque acheteur de s'assurer qu'il n'enchérit pas ou n'importe pas un lot en violation des sanctions ou des embargos commerciaux qui lui sont applicables.
