A 'LOBMEYER' IZNIK-STYLE ENAMELLED GLASS DOUBLE-HANDLED VASE
AUSTRIA, VIENNA, CIRCA 1878
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
of baluster form on splayed foot with loop handles to either side of cylindrical neck and shoulder, the body enamelled in gilt, green, blue, black and white with two cusped cartouches comprising Iznik-style floral sprays of tulips and carnations, the remaining body and neck with further floral sprays, the shoulder with a wide band of Arabic calligraphy in white, underside signed with Lobmeyer monogram and around it, inscribed in German with: ‘Der Wille Gottes geschehe'
Dimensions
17.2cm high
Provenance
Christie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 31 May 2009, lot 235.
Footnote
The Arabic inscription on the shoulders is a repeat of ma sha' Allah (as God wills), which is translated in German under the foot.
An almost identical vase, with the same inscription and colour scheme sold through Christie's, see, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 8 April 2008, lot 152. Another example is in the Khalili Collection, see S. Vernoit, Occidentalism, London, 1997, no. 176, p. 227. For an Iznik-style dish sold through our rooms and a further discussion on Lobmeyr, see Islamic and Indian Art, 11th December 2024, lot 50.