A VERY LARGE MAMLUK SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRASS BOWL IN THE NAME OF AMIR QAJA - photo 1

A VERY LARGE MAMLUK SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRASS BOWL IN THE NAME OF AMIR QAJA

Lot 29
31.03.2022 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 100 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 727163
Lot 29 | A VERY LARGE MAMLUK SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRASS BOWL IN THE NAME OF AMIR QAJA
Estimate value
£ 100 000 – 150 000
A VERY LARGE MAMLUK SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRASS BOWL IN THE NAME OF AMIR QAJA

EGYPT OR SYRIA, 1351-54 AD

With rounded base and sloping inverted sides leading to a thickened rim, the shoulder engraved with a band of bold thuluth inscription interrupted by six scalloped roundels with intricate foliate scrolls, three of them with thick leaves forming stylised avian shapes with a central blason consisting of three registers, the upper level with a duck, the middle with a sword and the lower left empty, the three other roundels each with a large lotus flower surrounded by five-petalled rosette and composite flowers, a lower band of dense interlaced motifs issuing inverted drop shapes, the interior of the bowl with a central scalloped medallion decorated with swirling fishes and dots, this medallion and the exterior under a varnish, rubbing on the surface, minor knocks and scratches

20 7⁄8in. (52.9cm.) diam.; 81⁄4in. (21cm.) high







Provenance

Edward Falkener, circa 1844, thence by descent
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Brass, Gold, Silver
Art style:Mamluk (1250-1517)
Place of origin:Egypt, Africa
Category:Bowls
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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26.03.2022 – 30.03.2022
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