ID 1178364
Lot 16 | A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE KHORASSAN BRONZE LAMPSTAND WITH OIL LAMP
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
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
Further details
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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