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Apollo Art Auctions is pleased to present our forthcoming sale, Fine Islamic and Indian Art, now live on our website. Taking place on Monday 28th April at 11am, during London?s much-anticipated Islamic Art Week, this carefully curated auction features over 250 lots celebrating the artistic splendour, spiritual depth, and cross-cultural dialogues that shaped the Islamic and Indian worlds. From the opulent courts of the Mughals and Ottomans to the intellectual and spiritual centres of Safavid Persia, the sale spans over a millennium of creativity. Highlights range from finely illuminated manuscripts and calligraphic panels to intricately carved jade amulets, architectural fragments, and richly inlaid furniture. Covering a broad geographic reach?from the Mediterranean and the Middle East to the Iranian plateau, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent?this sale offers collectors an opportunity to engage with the diverse visual languages and artistic traditions of these remarkable regions. For further details or specific enquiries, please contact our Islamic Art Department at islamicart@apolloauctions.com. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. We look forward to welcoming you to the sale!
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LOT 9:
A QAJAR BRASS KASHKUL (BEGGAR'S BOWL)
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Start price:
£
800
Estimate :
£1,000 - £1,200
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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A QAJAR BRASS KASHKUL (BEGGAR'S BOWL)
Qajar, Iran, Ca.18th-19th century AD. A brass kashkul of traditional boat-like form with gently upturned ends and raised on a short oval foot. The brass body is finely engraved with bands of inscription and vegetal ornament. A prominent cartouche of elegant nasta'liq script wraps around the upper shoulder, invoking blessings and possibly quoting devotional poetry or supplication, while the field below is densely filled with stylised interlacing floral medallions and leafy sprays enclosed in pointed cartouches. The terminals are fitted with suspension loops through which the original, heavy-gauge brass carrying chain is attached. The underside is similarly worked, featuring a central escutcheon surrounded by further floral motifs in a radiating scheme.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 21892, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets, Lot 61.Size: 220mm x 150mm; Weight: 730gProvenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s.
