PAIR OF SELJUK AND OTTOMAN BRONZE AND BRASS BOTTLES

Ca. AD 1200 - 1600 A pair of metal bottles, from left to right: a bronze bottle with a globular body resting on a tall cylindrical foot, surmounted by a slender, waisted neck and a flaring mouth with projecting spherical bosses; and a brass bottle with a rounded body on a spreading foot decorated with fluting, a tapering neck with a moulded collar, and a cylindrical mouth with projecting bosses. The body is engraved with vertical bands of inscriptions alternating with teardrop-shaped calligraphic medallions. Size: 130-195mm x 80--100mm; Weight: 830g Provenance: Private London collection; ex private family collection, established mid-20th century and continued until 2000.

Estimate:£300

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