Auction 10
FINE ISLAMIC, INDIAN & CHINESE ART
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Dec 14, 2024
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LOT 30:
GHAZNAVID CANDLESTICK WITH STYLISED FLORAL MOTIFS
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Start price:
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2,000
Estimated price :
£3,500 - £5,000
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GHAZNAVID CANDLESTICK WITH STYLISED FLORAL MOTIFS
Ca. AD 1300 - 1500.A bronze candlestick with a traditional form, featuring a truncated conical base. The shoulder is designed with a depressed inner circle and a projecting rim, from which rises a short cylindrical neck at the centre. The solid, conical candle holder is decorated with an arabesque, while the neck is adorned with a vegetal motif over scrollwork. The concave area of the shoulder is decorated with a phytomorphic openwork frieze. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 1980.114.Size: 260mm x 210mm; Weight: 1kgProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
