ID 1178351
Lot 22 | AN ALHAMBRA-STYLE VASE
Valeur estimée
£ 7 000 – 10 000
SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY
The stucco body moulded and electroplated with a copper alloy, the central register with a band of elaborate florated kufic, with dense overall arabesque above and below, the gently widening neck with vertical panels with further decoration, rising to an everted mouth, with two broad handles decorated on both sides with cusped cartouches enclosing a repeated motif within strapwork border, on an ebony pedestal
30 ¾in. (78cm.) high
Inscribed
In the blazons the Nasrid motto wa-la ghalib allah 'and there is no victor but God'
In the arch above these wa li-kull shidda '... and for every hardship...'
In the kufic upper band ghibda (?) 'felicity(?)'
In the kufic lower band 'afiha ('afiya?) 'health(?)'
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe, Espagne |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets, Vases et récipients |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe, Espagne |
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| 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 | |
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