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LOT 0931
Western Asiatic Glass Lamp Group
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 - 8 1/2 in. (466 grams total, 8-21.5 cm).
Consisting of four vessels: a clear glass lamp with everted rim; lamp with tapering walls, kick-up to base creating a dome and funnel to the interior, everted rim, polychrome painted decoration to the exterior comprising geometric forms and vegetal scrolls together with calligraphic script; a tubular lamp with waisted lower body and deep kick-up, everted rim and small zones of polychrome painted decoration to the exterior incorporating ropework and floral elements; lamp of cylindrical form with everted rim and polychrome painted motifs including vegetal bands and arcading; fragmentary and containing repairs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBijan collection, London, 1990s.
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Polished surfaces with piercing through the flanks. 24.9 grams, 32 mm
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