Lot 96: AN OTTOMAN PIERCED BRASS MOSQUE LAMP, 19TH CENTURY.
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An Ottoman brass mosque lamp, 19th century, of baluster form, raised on a spreading trumpet foot and surmounted by a flared cylindrical neck. The body is extensively pierced and engraved with intricate interlacing arabesques, scrolling foliate ornament and large calligraphic panels, allowing light from within to pass through the openwork decoration.
The rounded body is applied with multiple suspension rings and stylised animal-head mounts, while the neck is decorated with further pierced roundels and calligraphic motifs. The spreading foot is worked in relief with radiating panels of scrolling ornament.
H: Approximately 28.5cm
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