Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 18th January 2023
Lot 36
A BERBER KABYLES TERRACOTTA MESBAH OIL LAMP
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £100
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Description
A BERBER KABYLES TERRACOTTA MESBAH OIL LAMP
ALGERIA, 19TH CENTURY
the four wicks between a pair of urns above a drip-pan, with a baluster stem and spreading foot, with red, white and black oxide and slip decoration
40cm high
Provenance
The F. W. Robins Collection.
Literature
F. W. Robins, The Story of the Lamp (and the candle), pl. xxiv, (b), 11.
Catalogue Note
For a similar Mesbah please see the Victoria and Albert Museum accession number 31:48-1868.