Lot 35: An Ottoman Brass Mosque Lamp, 19th Century.
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An Ottoman Brass Mosque Lamp, 19th Century.
The lamp features a bulbous body with dense openwork Arabic inscriptions in thuluth script, flanked by circular arabesque medallions. Three applied loop handles encircle the body, each affixed with prominent ornamental mounts. The trumpet-shaped neck and foot are decorated with radiating panels of stylised vegetal scrollwork and kufesque bands. The lamp rests on a flaring foot with scalloped fluting and repeating geometric motifs.
H: Approximately 28.5cm
Provenance: Private collection from a distinguished W London collector.
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