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A MAMLUK BRASS BASIN ADAPTED AS A DRUM, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY |
估價
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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描述
- brass and silver
- 14cm. height; 35cm. diam.
of deep, rounded form, with an engraved band around the rim engraved with inscriptive lobed cartouches on a vegetal group between foliate medallions, later adapted as a drum with an animal hide skin
來源
Private collection, Germany, since 1972.
Condition
The beaten brass basin with multiple dents throughout, two large breaks with visible restoration, patches of oxidisation and discoloration, drill hole to centre of underside, with an animal skin later stretched across the top and tied down to underside, with handle, 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."
拍品資料及來源
inscriptions
'The high authority, the lordly, the the great amir, the revered, the well-served, the possessor, the helper, the succor, the valiant, … the support, the order, the conqueror, the holy warrior, the [officer of] al-Malik al-Nasir.'
This basin, which was acquired by the previous owner in Yemen in the early seventies, may already have found its way from where it was produced either in Egypt or Syria to Yemen in the fourteenth century. An ablution basin made for the Rasulid Sultan of Yemen in circa 1321–63, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no.91.1.589), testifies to this exchange and taste of Yemeni patrons for Mamluk metalwork.
'The high authority, the lordly, the the great amir, the revered, the well-served, the possessor, the helper, the succor, the valiant, … the support, the order, the conqueror, the holy warrior, the [officer of] al-Malik al-Nasir.'
This basin, which was acquired by the previous owner in Yemen in the early seventies, may already have found its way from where it was produced either in Egypt or Syria to Yemen in the fourteenth century. An ablution basin made for the Rasulid Sultan of Yemen in circa 1321–63, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no.91.1.589), testifies to this exchange and taste of Yemeni patrons for Mamluk metalwork.