A RARE MAMLUK "VENETO-SARACENIC" CANDLESTICK, SYRIA, LATE 15TH CENTURY

A RARE MAMLUK "VENETO-SARACENIC" CANDLESTICK, SYRIA, LATE 15TH CENTURY

The straight stem with tapering mouth rising from a truncated conical body with flat shoulders, the engraved decoration with cartouches of tightly interlocking straps and knots, interspersed with radiating quatrefoils within roundels on a dense foliated ground between two bands of scrolling tendrils. 


Provenance: Private UK Collection 


H: 22.2cm 

Dimensions:

Height 22.2 cm / 8 "
Period

LATE 15TH CENTURY

Provenance

Private UK Collection