ID 1178453
Lot 23 | A GILDED TOLEDO STEEL ALHAMBRA-STYLE VASE
Valeur estimée
£ 5 000 – 7 000
SPAIN, CIRCA 1880
The steel body damascened with a dense overall decoration, the central register with a band of kufic alternating with geometric rosettes, inscriptions above and below, the gently widening neck decorated with an arcade containing Nasrid-style shields, rising to an everted mouth, the two handles with a polylobed interior, the elongated foot splayed at the base
8 3⁄8in. (21.4cm.) high
Inscribed
Repeats of versions of the Nasrid motto, 'And there is no victor but God'.
Around the body al-‘izz wa’l-da’im [sic] wa’l-iqbal wa’l-sa‘ada wa’l-salama wa’l-sahha wa’l-ni’ma wa’l-ra’fa wa’l-raha wa’l-nusra wa’l-dawla wa’l-rahma wa’l-‘umr li-sahibihi, 'Perpetual and glory [sic] and prosperity and happiness and well-being and health and favour and kindness and ease and victory and wealth and mercy and life for its owner’
sahibuhu shams al-din bin taj al-din farsi, 'Its owner Shams al-Din bin Taj al-Din Farsi'
In a small cartouche sahibuhu husayn 'Its owner Husayn'
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Acier |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe, Espagne |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets, Vases et récipients |
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Acier |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe, Espagne |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets, Vases et récipients |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Commission | see on Website | |
| Conditions d'utilisation | Conditions d'utilisation |







