ID 727171
Lot 43 | A LARGE SAFAVID BRASS TORCH STAND (MASH'AL)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Of faceted columnar form with flaring foot and everted lip, the main register with finely executed interlaced arabesques and plamette vine on a hatched ground, the upper register with cartouches containing nasta'liq inscriptions, with two openwork handles in the form of palmettes
15 3⁄8in. (39cm.) high
Special notice
The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Brass |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Afghanistan, Iran, Asia |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Brass |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Afghanistan, Iran, Asia |
| 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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