Enrica Medugno
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Lot 67*,R
A Mamluk silver-inlaid brass candlestick base bearing the name of Sultan al-Nasir Hasan (r. 1347-1351, 1354-1361) Egypt or Syria, 14th Century
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £5,000
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A Mamluk silver-inlaid brass candlestick base bearing the name of Sultan al-Nasir Hasan (r. 1347-1351, 1354-1361)
Egypt or Syria, 14th Century
Egypt or Syria, 14th Century
of flaring truncated conical form, a raised rib above the foot, engraved and decorated in silver inlay, the body with inscriptions in thuluth script interspersed by roundels containing floral motifs and a central rosette, all on a ground of foliate interlace, above and below bands of vegetal designs
13.9 cm. high
13.9 cm. high
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Provenance
Private UK collection acquired at Christie's, Islamic, Indian, South-East Asian Manuscripts, Miniatures and Works of Art, 23 November 1984, lot 567.
Inscriptions: al-maqarr al-'ali al-mawlawi al-amiri al-kabiri al-ghaz/i al-mujahidi al-'alimi al-'amili al-maliki al-nasiri, 'The High authority, the Lord, the Great Commander, the Conqueror, the Holy Warrior, the Learned, the Diligent, (an officer of) al-Malik al-Nasir'.
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