Bidspirit auction | A LARGE ISLAMIC ENAMELED GLASS

A LARGE ISLAMIC ENAMELED GLASS MOSQUE LAMP, 19TH CENTURY - A large glass gilt and enameled mosque lamp, of typical form, set on a short foot with six loop handles around the shoulder. The rounded, angular body features a flaring conical mouth, decorated in polychrome and gold with inscriptions over a ground of vegetal interlace. The neck bears inscriptions interspersed with roundels filled with floral motifs. The lower body is adorned with arabesques and roundels filled with vegetal designs. Height 35.5 cm. Around the neck: In large blue naskh script, part of verse 35 of Surah al-Nur, with the three roundels in smaller script reading: ”al-Malik al-Adil, the Just King.” Around the body: In large gilt thuluth script on a blue ground: ”‘Izz li-mawlana al-Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir, Nasir al-Dunya wa al-Din, ‘Izz nasru” (”Glory to our lord, the Sultan, al-Malik al-Nasir, the supporter of the world and the religion—may his victory be glorious.”) Around the base: Within the three roundels, in smaller script: ”al-Malik al-Adil, the Just King.”