ART OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND INDIA

A QAJAR TINNED COPPER BOWL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: £750

Estimated price: £800 - £1,200

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Description

The wide-shouldered form is adorned with a frieze of elegant arabic script encircling the upper body, mostly containing blessings or Qranic verses. Below, alternating lobed medallions and palmette-style cartouches house detailed arabesques, birds, and floral motifs. A signature is prominently engraved within a teardrop-shaped reserve.

H: 16 cm 

Diameter: 30 cm