A LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS MAMLUK REVIVAL BOX (SUNDUQ)

Lot 168
27.10.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 11 970
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 168 | A LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS MAMLUK REVIVAL BOX (SUNDUQ)
Valeur estimée
£ 8 000 – 12 000
A LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRASS MAMLUK REVIVAL BOX (SUNDUQ)

WORKSHOP OF GIUSEPPE PARVIS (D. 1909), CAIRO, EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY

The body decorated with verses from the Qur'an in thuluth against a swirling vegetal ground within foliate borders and raised studs, the chamfered sides of the cover decorated with knotted kufic inscriptions on foliate ground, top panel of the cover decorated with interlacing arabesques on a foliate ground around a central calligraphic roundel, the interior lined with red velvet, on four cylindrical feet with inscriptions

17 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 17 3/8in. (43.5 x 27 x 44cm.)





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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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