Western European Art Glass and Ceramics

Lamp-shaped lamp in the Mamluk style

    Lamp-shaped lamp in the Mamluk style

    France, Paris

    1870

    Brocard Philippe-Joseph

    Glass, enamel; enamel painting, gold painting, appliqués, blowing

    33 x 28 cm

    Hand-painted mark in red-brown enamel on the bottom: Brocard // .... [illegible] // PARIS // 1870

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    Lamp-shaped vase in the Mamluk style, made of transparent glass, with rounded body, flared neck, and  conical foot. Loops (lugs) made of transparent greenish glass are symmetrically located on the body. Decorative band with large Arabic inscriptions (executed in the Thuluth script) run along the neck and base of the lamp. The body and foot surface is densely covered with filigree gilded motif of Arabic ornament, incorporating stylized flowers (red, white, and blue buds resembling lotuses).

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    6895MC2167/ДПИ