21st Nov, 2024 11:00
European Works of Art, Objects & Silver
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A SPANISH ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF AN ARCH IN THE ALHAMBRA, GRANADA, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
an idealised scale reduction in polychromed plaster, relief moulded with intricately patterned foliate arabesques, strapwork and calligraphy including the repeated Nasrid motto 'There is no greater conqueror than Allah' (Wala ghaliba illa Allah), in (distressed) green velvet wrapped mount, 54 x 40cm overall
Sold for £600
an idealised scale reduction in polychromed plaster, relief moulded with intricately patterned foliate arabesques, strapwork and calligraphy including the repeated Nasrid motto 'There is no greater conqueror than Allah' (Wala ghaliba illa Allah), in (distressed) green velvet wrapped mount, 54 x 40cm overall
Auction: European Works of Art, Objects & Silver, 21st Nov, 2024
The auction ‘European Works of Art, Objects and Silver’ is one of our biannual live sales offering a range of ceramics, sculpture and works of art, silver from around the world, and objects of vertu.
Highlights in this sale include finely painted KPM plaques, Russian Easter eggs, a marble figure of a young woman by Cesare Lapini, Persian and Iraqi silver, Art Deco Puiforcat silver, Victorian naturalistic silver and fifty lots of silver boxes and smallwork from a private London collection.
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Viewing Times:
18 Nov 2024 10:00 - 20:00
19 Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
20 Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
