Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
A MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK BASE, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK BASE, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY
silver inlaid with a wide band of thuluth inscriptions on a ground of foliate scrollwork between two foliate roundels, rim and base with narrow band of guilloche
11.5cm. height
21.5cm. diam. base
Sold in these rooms, 12 October 1981, lot 143.
inscriptions
'His Highness, the Lord, the Learned, the Diligent, the Just, the Master'