Lot 307
MAMLUK REVIVAL COPPER AND SILVER INLAID BRASS CASKET
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 20TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
Description
of rectangular form with a hinged sloping top lid and a front hinged lid, all sides profusely decorated with calligraphic roundels, cartouches with split palmettes and knotted calligraphy designs, all on a reserve of zig zag motifs, the sloping shoulders of the top lid decorated with a band of kufic calligraphy with leafy vines, border divisions comprising narrow bands of repeat leafy vines, the upper lid decorated on the inside with a large lobed calligraphic cartouche surrounded by trefoil motifs containing split palmettes, the interior revealing a wooden tray with nine compartments, the front cover lid decorated with elongated kufic calligraphy and further calligraphic cartouches on the inside and once opened revealing a set of seven drawers and a central arched cupboard, all decorated with split palmettes and zig zag motifs
Dimensions
54cm wide x 49.4cm high x 38.3cm deep