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A gilded and enamelled glass mosque lamp, signed 'Brocard, Paris', France, 19th century
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- gilded and enamelled glass
of compressed globular form on a high spreading conical foot, with a flared neck and three applied loop handles, the clear glass decorated with red and blue enamel and gilding, featuring a broad calligraphic frieze around the body, entwined split-palmette borders and floral and grape vine bands, 'Brocard Paris' in red under the body
Condition
In good condition, intact, some rubbing to surface with losses of gilding, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
Around the body with the last part in negative:
‘The most Noble Authority, the Honourable, the High, the Lord, the Master, the Possessor, the Administrator, the Organiser, the Helper, the Succour, the Sustaining, al-Sayfi (Sayf al-Din) Arghun al-Nasiri, the August Viceroy’
Around the neck:
‘The most Noble Authority, the Honourable, the High, the Lord, the Master, the Possessor, the Administrator, the Organiser, the Helper, the Succour, al-Sayfi (Sayf al-Din) Arghun al-Nasiri, the August Viceroy. The most Noble Authority, the Honourable, the High, the Lord’
This is a copy of mosque lamps of Arghun al-Nasiri, possibly of Muhammad Ibn Qalawun, appointed Viceroy of Egypt on 12 Muharram 727 (8 December 1312) and died on 18 Rabi’ I 731 (30 December 1330). It is published by Mayer (Saracenic Heraldry, pp.76-77) under two headings, one with the blazon with a napkin in the middle (as it is on this piece), but on a three-field shield and the other with red fields on the upper and lower field and the middle field of either golden or self-coloured.
Around the body with the last part in negative:
‘The most Noble Authority, the Honourable, the High, the Lord, the Master, the Possessor, the Administrator, the Organiser, the Helper, the Succour, the Sustaining, al-Sayfi (Sayf al-Din) Arghun al-Nasiri, the August Viceroy’
Around the neck:
‘The most Noble Authority, the Honourable, the High, the Lord, the Master, the Possessor, the Administrator, the Organiser, the Helper, the Succour, al-Sayfi (Sayf al-Din) Arghun al-Nasiri, the August Viceroy. The most Noble Authority, the Honourable, the High, the Lord’
This is a copy of mosque lamps of Arghun al-Nasiri, possibly of Muhammad Ibn Qalawun, appointed Viceroy of Egypt on 12 Muharram 727 (8 December 1312) and died on 18 Rabi’ I 731 (30 December 1330). It is published by Mayer (Saracenic Heraldry, pp.76-77) under two headings, one with the blazon with a napkin in the middle (as it is on this piece), but on a three-field shield and the other with red fields on the upper and lower field and the middle field of either golden or self-coloured.