AN IMPRESSIVE ENGRAVED SAFAVID TINNED COPPER LIDDED BREAD KEEPER

PERIOD
Mid-17Th Century
ORIGIN
Ardabil City in Persia
DIMENSIONS
54.5 Cm X 18.5 Cm
DESCRIPTION:
Of this shallow rounded form used as a bread holder and the surface of the body finely engraved with elegant inscriptions within lobed cartouches surrounded by panels of floral arabesques above a broad register of interlaced strapwork enclosing cusped interlocking panels of floral motifs, arabesques and cloud-band, all on a finely cross-hatched ground, the lid with similar outer inscription band surrounding a broadband of similar cartouches, the interior with a central raised copper disc with stamped geometric and palmette motifs, tinning mostly lacking.
PROVENANCE:
Private German Collections
CERTIFICATE:
Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register