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A Brocard Mamluk-style gilded and enamelled glass mosque lamp, Paris, 19th/20th century
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- enamel and gilt glass
in yellow green glass, of characteristic form with angled rounded body, wide flaring mouth and short applied foot, the body with three applied lug handles, decorated in blue, green, red and white enamels with gilding, with a broad calligraphic frieze around the body worked in reserve against a blue background, between bands of gilt interlace roundels between heart-shaped motifs, the neck with further calligraphic frieze interrupted by three roundels with pseudo-blazons, this pattern is repeated on base amongst polychrome arabesque designs, signed near a lug handle: 'Brocard, Paris'
Condition
In overall good condtion, some rubbing to surface and resulting minor losses to enamel, 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: Qur’an chapter XXIV (al-nur) part of verse 35.
Around the body:
bi-rasm al-maqarr al-ashraf al-‘ali/ al-mawlawi al-makhdumi / al-sayfi shaykhu al-nasiri
‘For the most Noble and high Authority, the Lord, the Well-served, al-Sayfi [Sayf al-Din] Shaykhu al-Nasiri (an officer of al-Malik al-Nasir)’
The lamp is likely to be a copy of the Mamluk one in the Islamic Museum in Cairo, published by L.A. Mayer, Saracenic Heraldry, 1999, p. 202.
Around the neck: Qur’an chapter XXIV (al-nur) part of verse 35.
Around the body:
bi-rasm al-maqarr al-ashraf al-‘ali/ al-mawlawi al-makhdumi / al-sayfi shaykhu al-nasiri
‘For the most Noble and high Authority, the Lord, the Well-served, al-Sayfi [Sayf al-Din] Shaykhu al-Nasiri (an officer of al-Malik al-Nasir)’
The lamp is likely to be a copy of the Mamluk one in the Islamic Museum in Cairo, published by L.A. Mayer, Saracenic Heraldry, 1999, p. 202.