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LOT 0223
Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
20 5/8 in. (1.9 kg, 52.5 cm high).
Hollow-formed with openwork bulb to each end and narrow columnar shaft with openwork and calligraphic detailing in low relief; discoid platter with raised rim and pierced lobes, central knotwork motif; tripod base with openwork dome and low-relief scrollwork; repaired.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Fehérvári, G., Islamic Metalwork of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century in the Keir Collection, London, 1976, item 97, for type.
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LOT 0223
Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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