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A fine Fars silver-inlaid bowl with later tinning, Persia, 14th century
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Brass
delicately incised with a calligraphic band to the body interspersed with roundels containing courtly figures, between foliate bands with birds and quadrupeds, fine geometric design below, the rim with a calligraphic band between running quadrupeds, the interior incised with sea of fish, silver inlay
Condition
The surface rubbed with resulting missing gold and silvery inlay as well as some of the design, notably to bottom section of bowl, the interior with some oxidisation and light scratches, 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:
‘Perpetual glory and prosperity and [God’s] graces and splendor and excellence and generosity and forbearance and glory and victory and prosperity and [God’s] grace and generosity and splendor and excellence and generosity and forbearance’
In the cartouches on the body:
‘Glory to our lord, the most great king, the great sultan, the learned, the just, the holy-warrior, the defender, the one helped by Heaven, victorious over enemies, inheritor of the kingdom of Solomon, the most just of the sultans of the World, the one who subjugates nations, the lord of kings of’
An owner’s name: Aqa Reza
Around the neck:
‘Perpetual glory and prosperity and [God’s] graces and splendor and excellence and generosity and forbearance and glory and victory and prosperity and [God’s] grace and generosity and splendor and excellence and generosity and forbearance’
In the cartouches on the body:
‘Glory to our lord, the most great king, the great sultan, the learned, the just, the holy-warrior, the defender, the one helped by Heaven, victorious over enemies, inheritor of the kingdom of Solomon, the most just of the sultans of the World, the one who subjugates nations, the lord of kings of’
An owner’s name: Aqa Reza