A pair of large J. & L. Lobmeyr enamelled 'Persian-style' glass dishes Vienna, circa 1878

from the Arabian Series, designed by Machytka and Schmoranz, each shallow form of slight amber tint with raised rim and central depression, painted with a rosette within strapwork and Kufic inscriptions, all within a border of stylised leaf panels enclosing strapwork, alternating with formal stylised flowers, inscribed on the reverse Die Klugheit ist die mächtigste Stütze des Menschen und die Rechtschaffenheit ist seine beste Eigenschaft. and around the rim of the foot Wer sich in fremde Dinge mengt. hat den Schaden davon

Very good condition with very minor wear.
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An almost identical example was sold in these Rooms, Arts of the Islamic World, 18th April 2007, lot 226. See also the example in the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, and an image of the original watercolour design for this pattern, illustrated by Peter Noever (ed.), J. & L. Lobmeyr, Between Tradition and Innovation, Glassware from the MAK Collection, 19th century, p.108, no.29i  and figs.