Asian Art II - 23rd May 2018

Lot 481

A MAMLUK-STYLE GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS MOSQUE LAMP 18TH/19TH CENTURY With a tapering neck...

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2900

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Description

A MAMLUK-STYLE GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS MOSQUE LAMP 18TH/19TH CENTURY With a tapering neck decorated with blue calligraphy on a gold ground and roundels containing verses from the Quran, the body with six loop handles and calligraphic verses in gold on a blue ground and with geometric and floral bands in gold, blue, red, white and green, 33cm. Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.