OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1340/APRIL-MAY 1921-22 AD

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A MONUMENTAL MAMLUK STYLE SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK
OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1340/APRIL-MAY 1921-22 AD
Of typical form, the body with a large thuluth inscription in Turkish on two lines bordered by silver lines interlocking to form four dividing roundels, the dense engraved decoration with palmette scrolls organised in various bands and medallions, the neck with the name of God repeated four times, the mouth with an engraved Turkish inscription in thuluth, the top part separating to reveal a storage space, good condition
24in. (61cm.) high

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Lot Essay

This candlestick, made in the last year of the Ottoman empire, has a verse in Ottoman Turkish around the neck as well as the date and an inscription stating that it was a waqf of Kamal al-Din. Around the body are verses in Turkish verses on the themes of fire and lamps.

It is possible that the Kamal al-Din of the waqf inscription is the Ottoman architect Kemalettin Bey, celebrated for pioneering the Turkish neoclassical style in buildings such as the Kemaletting Mosque in Bebek and the portal of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

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