| Description: | On a conical foot, with a rounded body and flaring lip, engraved with repeating spiraling tendrils, a register reverted rim with beautiful nasta’liq cartouches interspersed with kneeling and sitting figures above, on the hatched ground, the base inscribed and hunting scenes of King Khusraw watching Princess Shirin drinking wine and listing to the Persian notable setar whilst the hunters are chasing the deer,lions,rabbits and gazelles, it is outstanding scenes during the safavid era. |
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Footnote: | 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, on 28 October 2021, Lot 26,Similar illustration and compositions at the Tennants Auction House UK, and achieved “Sold Price” for £20,000 on the 13th May 2023 9:30 GMT.In addition, it was published in the Harrogate Advertise News.
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