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A large Brocard Mamluk-style gilded and enamelled glass mosque lamp, Paris, 19th/20th century
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- gilt, enamel and glass
of characteristic form in yellow green glass with angled rounded body, tall, wide, flaring mouth and short applied foot, the body with six applied lug handles, decorated in blue, white, red, green, yellow, pink enamels and gilding with broad calligraphic frieze around body with blue lettering set against white spiralling scrolls between bands of gilt interlace interspersed with small roundels enclosing a polychrome lotus flower, with another calligraphic frieze underneath set against a blue enamel ground with three shield shaped pseudo-blazons, the neck with further calligraphic frieze and shield shaped pseudo-blazons between minor bands of blue chain ornament, signed on the foot: 'Brocard, Paris'
Condition
In overall good condition, some rubbing to surface resulting in minor losses to 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 neck:
‘Glory to our lord, the Sultan, al-Malik al-Nasir, the Learned, the Just, the Holly warrior, the Defender, the Protector of frontiers’
Around the shoulder:
‘Glory to our lord, the Sultan, al-Malik al-Nasir, the Learned, the Just, the Holly warrior’
In the cartouches:
‘Glory to our lord, the Sultan, …’
Underneath:
The inscription seems to indicate that the lamp was given as a waqf to a ribat (a Sufi monastery) and forgiveness is begged of God.
A possible reading of the inscription:
wuqifa ‘ala al-ribat al-mubarak al-musharraf wa al-karim … taqabbal allah min waqif lahu wajhahu bi’l-khayr wa al-rahma wa al-ghufran ….
‘It was given as waqf on the sacred, exalted, venerable ribat … may God accept it from the endower and have upon him goodness and mercy and forgiveness ….’
The celebrated French glassmaker, Philippe-Joseph Brocard, modelled his creations from existing Mamluk models, and the present example bears testimony to his acuity in copying the original.
Around the neck:
‘Glory to our lord, the Sultan, al-Malik al-Nasir, the Learned, the Just, the Holly warrior, the Defender, the Protector of frontiers’
Around the shoulder:
‘Glory to our lord, the Sultan, al-Malik al-Nasir, the Learned, the Just, the Holly warrior’
In the cartouches:
‘Glory to our lord, the Sultan, …’
Underneath:
The inscription seems to indicate that the lamp was given as a waqf to a ribat (a Sufi monastery) and forgiveness is begged of God.
A possible reading of the inscription:
wuqifa ‘ala al-ribat al-mubarak al-musharraf wa al-karim … taqabbal allah min waqif lahu wajhahu bi’l-khayr wa al-rahma wa al-ghufran ….
‘It was given as waqf on the sacred, exalted, venerable ribat … may God accept it from the endower and have upon him goodness and mercy and forgiveness ….’
The celebrated French glassmaker, Philippe-Joseph Brocard, modelled his creations from existing Mamluk models, and the present example bears testimony to his acuity in copying the original.