Important Baluster Vase In Brass Damascened With Silver, Syrian Art Of The 19th Century, Superb Condition

Exceptional vase from Syria, in damascened brass with silver.
Sumptuous epigraphic and calligraphic decorations from the 19th century (photos, front, back of the vase)
Large and imposing baluster-shaped vase in patinated brass.
Very rich damascene decoration with silver and red copper inlays, six damascened medallions, carved and calligraphic in very high quality thuluth.
There are nine friezes, decorated with trellises, cartouches and arabesques.
# Damascene work is a delicate technique of inlaying small threads of gold or silver into a metal object.
This technique spread from Damascus to Toledo and India.
Some pieces are made of iron, such, for example, the gold damask helmet of Sultan Barsbay.
On copper or bronze objects, characters or decorative motifs are damascened in silver.
Pure copper is the origin of the alloys bronze and brass.
It has been repoussé shaped at all times, but it has often been gilded, enamelled, covered or inlaid with other materials like our model.
It has been used extensively in the manufacture of everyday objects.
Boilermaking brings together this type of production and certain countries, such as those of the Muslim East, have become masters in this field.
Dimensions: Height 49 cm -
Diameter in the center: about 23 cm, Diameter at the neck: 18 cm, Diameter at the base: 16 cm, Weight: 2920 grs
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