Lot 183
- 183
An openwork pandan box, India, Deccan, 17th/18th century
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- brass
with broad base and convex sides, slightly domed lid, comprising a brass openwork body designed with split-palmettes, the lid with calligraphic inscriptions
Condition
The body with oxidisation particularly visible to interior, a small crack in calligraphic inscription )on outer band of lid) and to a small section in one of foliate roundels, some encrustation between crevices, the base with a very small crack due to oxidisaiton, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
Around the lid: Qur’an, chapter CXIV (al-nas)
On the top: Qur’an, chapter XCIV (al-inshirah), verses 1-3.
A comparable example also designed in openwork, but composed of gilt-copper, is illustrated in M. Zebrowksi, Gold, Silver, & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p.267, no.455. The inscriptions on the present example suggest that it was most probably produced for a Muslim patron. Another example, very similar to the one published in Zebrowski, was sold at Christie’s London, 20 October 2016, lot 119, attributed to the Deccan, eighteenth century.
Around the lid: Qur’an, chapter CXIV (al-nas)
On the top: Qur’an, chapter XCIV (al-inshirah), verses 1-3.
A comparable example also designed in openwork, but composed of gilt-copper, is illustrated in M. Zebrowksi, Gold, Silver, & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p.267, no.455. The inscriptions on the present example suggest that it was most probably produced for a Muslim patron. Another example, very similar to the one published in Zebrowski, was sold at Christie’s London, 20 October 2016, lot 119, attributed to the Deccan, eighteenth century.