A TIMURID OR MAMLUK TINNED-COPPER BASIN
WESTERN PERSIA OR SYRIA, 14TH/ 15TH CENTURY
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
Description
of squat form rising to an upright short neck with slightly everted rim on low tripod feet, the neck and body incised and chased profusely with large interlocking oval cartouches and medallions containing cross-hatching designs and arabesques, four spaces within the cartouches containing inscriptions in naskh, further inscriptions around the neck alternating with a medallions containing a six-pointed star emblem
Dimensions
13.3cm (5 ¼in) high, 15.5cm (6 1/8in) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from the London art market in the 1970s.
UK Private Collection.
Footnote
Note:
The inscriptions around the body contain ‘Glory and….’
The inscriptions around the neck contain ‘Glory and… (perpetual glory)’
Whilst the decoration is Persian in style, the inclusion of a six-pointed star within the medallions, reflect a possible Mamluk attribution or connection.