ID 1178475
Lot 26 | A LARGE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK
Estimate value
£ 180 000 – 220 000
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
Inscribed
Around the body, al-maqarr al-'ali al-mawlawi al-maliki al-'alimi al-'amili al-maliki al-nasiri, 'High Authority, the Lordly, the Possessor, the Learned, the Diligent [the officer of] al-Malik al-Nasir'
Around the shoulder, al-maqarr al-'ali al-mawlawi al-amiri al-kabiri al-ghazi al-'alimi al-'amili al-maliki al-maliki al-nasiri, 'High Authority, the Lordly, the Great Emir, the Conqueror, the Learned, the Diligent, the Possessor, [the officer of] al-Malik al-Nasir'
Around the mouth, al-maqarr al-'ali a l-mawlawi al-maliki al-'alimi al-'amili al-nasir[i], 'High Authority, the Lordly, the Possessor, the Learned, the Diligent [the officer of al-Malik] al-Nasir'
Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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Medium: | Brass |
Art style: | Mamluk (1250-1517) |
Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa |
Category: | Candlesticks |
Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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Medium: | Brass |
Art style: | Mamluk (1250-1517) |
Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa |
Category: | Candlesticks |
Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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