A RARE SAFAVID ENAMELLED BRASS BOWL, PERSIA, 16TH - 17TH CENTURY

A RARE SAFAVID ENAMELLED BRASS BOWL, PERSIA, 16TH - 17TH CENTURY

of compressed globular form on a tapering foot with waisted flaring rim, profusely engraved with a lattice containing vegetal interlace, above and below bands of tendrils and interlace interspersed by lobed medallions, the well with engraved roundel surrounded by three fish, decorated in possibly later red and blue enamel.

28 cm. diam.

Dimensions:

Height 25 cm / 10"
Diameter 28 cm / 11 "
Period

16TH - 17TH CENTURY

Medium

Brass

Country

Persia

Provenance

Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic, 22 April 2015, lot 213