ID 727237
Lot 36 | A MARBLE FOUNTAIN CENTRE
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
MAMLUK OR OTTOMAN EGYPT, 15TH CENTURY
The central section from a larger fountain, the white marble with a square base rising into two stepped octagonal storeys, each with pierced geometric openwork arched openings separated by twelve columns each topped by a water spout in the form of an eight-pointed flowerhead, the upper storey with an octagonal basin, the four corners of the base each with a further flowerhead water spout
26 3⁄8in. (67cm.) square
Provenance
Francesca Arturner, Belgium from 1955 (by repute)
Collection of D.Dean, England, from 1969
Thence by descent to the previous owner
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| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Mamluk (1250-1517) |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa, Asia, Ottoman Empire, Syria |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Mamluk (1250-1517) |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa, Asia, Ottoman Empire, Syria |
| 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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