SELJUK OR LATER BRASS CANDLESTICK WITH REPOUSSE ANIMALS AND HEXAGONAL BOSSES

Ca. AD 1200 - 1300 (or later) A brass candlestick with a broad truncated conical body, a short waisted and vertically fluted neck, and a cylindrical candle socket with a flaring lip. The upper edge is encircled by a repousse frieze of felines, above rows of raised hexagonal and rounded bosses engraved with calligraphic, geometric and vegetal motifs. A lower register is decorated in repousse with a continuous procession of quadrupeds. The neck and shoulder are further engraved with bands of Arabic inscription and foliate ornament. Size: 401mm x 300mm; Weight: 1.6kg Provenance: Private UK collection; ex Oxfordshire ancient art collection; ex Canadian collection, 1970s�2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£800

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