A LARGE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK

Lot 26
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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£ 252 000
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Lot 26 | A LARGE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK
Valeur estimée
£ 180 000 – 220 000
A LARGE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK

EGYPT OR SYRIA, PERIOD OF SULTAN AL-NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN QALA'UN (1293-1341 AD), FIRST HALF 14TH CENTURY

Of typical form with tubular neck rising from a truncated conical base and surmounted by a sloping cylindrical mouth, the body with a tall band of honorific thuluth against a scrolling ground divided by two roundels containing birds, narrow bands of chevrons and strapwork above and below, the shoulder with a similar band of thuluth, the neck decorated with a lattice design, the mouth with a further band of thuluth divided by rosettes, drill hole to the shoulder, some silver inlay remaining and repairs to the shoulder

14 ¼in. (36cm.) high





Provenance

Private European collection since circa 1900, sold Christie's London, 26 April 2005, lot 26



Inscribed

Around the body, al-maqarr al-'ali al-mawlawi al-maliki al-'alimi al-'amili al-maliki al-nasiri, 'High Authority, the Lordly, the Possessor, the Learned, the Diligent [the officer of] al-Malik al-Nasir'
Around the shoulder, al-maqarr al-'ali al-mawlawi al-amiri al-kabiri al-ghazi al-'alimi al-'amili al-maliki al-maliki al-nasiri, 'High Authority, the Lordly, the Great Emir, the Conqueror, the Learned, the Diligent, the Possessor, [the officer of] al-Malik al-Nasir'
Around the mouth, al-maqarr al-'ali a l-mawlawi al-maliki al-'alimi al-'amili al-nasir[i], 'High Authority, the Lordly, the Possessor, the Learned, the Diligent [the officer of al-Malik] al-Nasir'
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