A Safavid cast brass candlestick, Persia, circa 1600

of cylindrical form with a splayed base, the faceted shaft with alternating solid and incised chevron bands filled with scrolling split-palmettes, the neck and foot with a calligraphic band enclosed by scrolling floral and foliate borders

overall very good condition, slight fading to gilding, abrasions to the top of the candlestick, as viewed
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inscriptions

Upper band:
Two couplets from the Bustan of Sa'di
(For similar couplets see:  A.S. Melikian-Chirvani op. cit., p. 309)

Lower band:
Two couplets from a ghazal by Katibi Turshizi
(For similar couplets see:  A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, London, 1982, p. 315)