Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets
A MONUMENTAL LATE MAMLUK/EARLY OTTOMAN TINNED COPPER BRASS BASIN, EGYPT OR SYRIA, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY AND LATER
Auction Closed
June 10, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A MONUMENTAL LATE MAMLUK/EARLY OTTOMAN TINNED COPPER BRASS BASIN, EGYPT OR SYRIA, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY AND LATER
of beaten sheet metal, deep rounded form, the body engraved with overlapping circular medallions containing stellar motifs alternating with oblong cartouches filled with strapwork, foliate details and naskh inscriptions, with later everted rim and foot with two drill holes and inscription
31.7cm. height
55.4cm. diam.
Previously in the collection at Athelhampton House, Dorset, since the 1950s.
inscriptions
Another deep rounded bowl from the late fifteenth century and attributed to the Master Muhammad, the cook from Aleppo, is in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (inv. no. DSC04621), and features similar inscribed tinned-copper designs and form.