Chandelier de la fin des Mamelouks

A Mamluk brass candlestick, Egypt or Syria, late 15th - early 16th century Egypt or Syria, late 15th - early 16th century Made from hammered copper leaf gilded with brass and chased with tapestry decoration. The body is adorned with a large band of "thuluth" script divided into three sections by three medallions featuring a cupbearer's coat-of-arms, set against a background of spiral and floral arabesques. The convex shoulder and cylindrical wick feature the same decoration. Condition: slight dents, upper part of wick missing and replaced, restored cracks on neck. H. 33; base diameter 30 cm The heraldic motif visible on the repeated coat of arms of this candlestick can be found on the works of several emirs of the Mamluk dynasty. It can also be found on numerous textile pieces, such as a carpet in the Textile Museum in Washington (no. 1965.49.1) and on metalwork, such as a tray kept at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington (no. 15944). Provenance: Mirabaud et Mercier, November 25, 2022, n°140.1 Former French collection. Bibliography: Atil, Esin, Renaissance of Islam: Art of the Mamluks. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981. pp. 108-109 and 240-241. Inscriptions : Autour du col, répétitions de / Around the neck, repeated: al-maqarr al-ashraf al-'ali The most noble authority, the high Around the body / Autour du corps: al-maqarr al-ashraf al-karim al-'ali al-mawlawi / al-amiri al-kabiri al-sayyidi al-maliki / al-humami al-nidami [sic]al-akmali al-amjadi 'The most noble authority, the generous, the high, the lordly, the great amir, the leader, the royal, the valiant, the well-ordered, the most perfect, the most splendid' Around the shoulder, repeated: al-maqarr al-'ali al-mawlawi al-amiri 'The high authority, the lordly, the amir' A Mamluk brass candlestick, Egypt or Syria, late 15th - early 16th century The heraldic motif visible on the repeated coat of arms of this candlestick can be found on the works of several emirs of the Mamluk dynasty. It can also be found on numerous textile pieces, such as a carpet in the Textile Museum in Washington (no. 1965.49.1) and on metalwork, such as a tray kept at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington (no. 15944).