Bidspirit auction | GHAZNAVID CANDLESTICK WITH STYLISED FLORAL

GHAZNAVID CANDLESTICK WITH STYLISED FLORAL MOTIFS - Ca. AD 1300 - 1500.A bronze candlestick with a traditional form, featuring a truncated conical base. The shoulder is designed with a depressed inner circle and a projecting rim, from which rises a short cylindrical neck at the centre. The solid, conical candle holder is decorated with an arabesque, while the neck is adorned with a vegetal motif over scrollwork. The concave area of the shoulder is decorated with a phytomorphic openwork frieze. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 1980.114.Size: 260mm x 210mm; Weight: 1kgProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.