Antique Blue Glass Islamic Mamluk Calligraphy Basin Bowl Lobmeyr or Brocard 1880 Mid-Century Modern The top having cut corners
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Description
The top having cut corners with a band of blue around the rim
mixed-media environmental sculpture on an enormous scale
the lamp has been professionally rewired to American code
below are bands of rope twist decoration with three rosette appliques and two pineapple appliques
the armoire is raised on stile feet
Antique Blue Glass Islamic Mamluk Calligraphy Basin Bowl Lobmeyr or Brocard 1880 Mid-Century Modern The top having cut cornersSOLD A good antique Islamic Mamluk Revival glass basin, made for the Arab Persian market, circa 1880. The bowl either made in France or Austria in the style of either Philippe Joseph Brocard or by J. L. Lobmeyr & Co. The pale blue basin is finely & beautifully hand decorated with enameled polychrome decoration, having Kufic inscriptions in cartouches featured along the top and bottom, and decorated with stylized flowers and octagonal medallions along