Tâs veneto-sarrasin Lot n° 147

Syria, 14th century In brass inlaid with silver, with flattened rim, the outer sides decorated with four roundels animated with a coat of arms or an interlaced motif, separated by geometric interlacing, the underside adorned with interlacing and flowery arabesques, the bottom inlaid with black organic matter. 14.5 x 6.5 cm. For a context of Veneto-Saracenic metals, see the previous lot. Provenance Sotheby's public sale, April 22, 2015, no. 3 Former French collection of Jacques Arcache, in Cairo before 1965, died in St Cloud in 1978, then by inheritance. A fine Veneto-Saracenic silver-inlaid brass bowl, probably Syria, 14th century.