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Lot Essay
INSCRIBED:
Around the body the call on God to bless Muhammad and the Twelve Imams.
In the owner's cartouche in the band of calligraphy: khanum-e valad-e dur 'Ali, 1[0]89
On the underside: a small owner's seal with the name 'Muhammad Muqim'
On the inside of the foot: another owner's cartouche seal: sahubuhu lutf-'ali 'It's owner Lutf-'Ali'
This finely engraved and monumental bowl shares many features with several Safavid examples published by A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, 8th-18th centuries, London, 1982, pp.328-34. A similar footed bowl in the Victoria and Albert appears to be the earliest dated example on record and is similar to our bowl in its design and shape (A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, op. cit., no.149, p.328). Bowls, nos.152 and 153 in Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, (A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, op. cit., pp.332-334) date to mid-17th century, just over 30 years earlier than ours and depict figurative scenes in a continuous frieze in the lower border, similar to this example.
A later example with a very similar design was sold at Christie’s London, 7 April 2011, lot 207 and an earlier example with a similar design and dimensions was sold at Sotheby’s London, 19 October 2016, lot 239. More recently, a similarly decorated magnificent Safavid bowl was also sold in these Rooms, 28 October 2021, Lot 26.
Around the body the call on God to bless Muhammad and the Twelve Imams.
In the owner's cartouche in the band of calligraphy: khanum-e valad-e dur 'Ali, 1[0]89
On the underside: a small owner's seal with the name 'Muhammad Muqim'
On the inside of the foot: another owner's cartouche seal: sahubuhu lutf-'ali 'It's owner Lutf-'Ali'
This finely engraved and monumental bowl shares many features with several Safavid examples published by A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, 8th-18th centuries, London, 1982, pp.328-34. A similar footed bowl in the Victoria and Albert appears to be the earliest dated example on record and is similar to our bowl in its design and shape (A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, op. cit., no.149, p.328). Bowls, nos.152 and 153 in Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, (A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, op. cit., pp.332-334) date to mid-17th century, just over 30 years earlier than ours and depict figurative scenes in a continuous frieze in the lower border, similar to this example.
A later example with a very similar design was sold at Christie’s London, 7 April 2011, lot 207 and an earlier example with a similar design and dimensions was sold at Sotheby’s London, 19 October 2016, lot 239. More recently, a similarly decorated magnificent Safavid bowl was also sold in these Rooms, 28 October 2021, Lot 26.