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A pair of enamelled glass mosque lamps made for the house of Boghos Nubar, Egypt, Cairo, Heliopolis, dated 1329 AH/1911 AD
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- glass and enamel
each of characteristic form, opaque glass with six applied lug handles with traces of gilding, two wide inscriptive bands around the neck and body in blue enamel with red outlines and gold reverse visible to interior, lower section with three calligraphic roundels in red between roundels containing polychrome palmettes, with original metal suspension chains, each with hooks for attaching and decorative roundels, one with bulb socket and cord
Provenance
Ex-collection Boghos Nubar Pasha (b. Alexandria, 1851; d. Paris, 1930).
Condition
The glass lamps in good condition, both intact, gilding on lug handles rubbed, colours strong, the chains with some erosion and minor dents, one with bulb socket and chain, the other without, 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
"[...] from what was made for the house of Boghos Nubar in Heliopolis"
Qur'an, XXIV, 35
Boghos Nubar Pasha was the son of Nubar Pasha, three times prime minister of Egypt. Born in Alexandria, Boghos was educated both in Egypt and in France. As an engineer, he worked on the water supply in Cairo as well as the irrigation systems in Sudan. He was one of the founders of Heliopolis in 1905 ('the New Egypt'), a suburb outside of Cairo, along with the Belgian industrialist Baron Empain. These two mosque lamps were intended for his new home in Heliopolis. Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, he participated at the Paris Peace Conference in France in 1919, and finally settled in Paris, where he died in 1930.
"[...] from what was made for the house of Boghos Nubar in Heliopolis"
Qur'an, XXIV, 35
Boghos Nubar Pasha was the son of Nubar Pasha, three times prime minister of Egypt. Born in Alexandria, Boghos was educated both in Egypt and in France. As an engineer, he worked on the water supply in Cairo as well as the irrigation systems in Sudan. He was one of the founders of Heliopolis in 1905 ('the New Egypt'), a suburb outside of Cairo, along with the Belgian industrialist Baron Empain. These two mosque lamps were intended for his new home in Heliopolis. Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, he participated at the Paris Peace Conference in France in 1919, and finally settled in Paris, where he died in 1930.