Bougeoir ottoman en tombaq Lot n° 162

Ottoman Empire, 18th century In copper gilded with mercury, the body decorated on two registers with Arabic inscriptions in thuluth script, the shaft with a grip ring and a fluted wick of naturalistic form adorned with engraved flowers. H. 18.5 cm Œuvre en rapport / Similar work : A similar 17th-century tombaq candlestick is in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, inv. no. 2668, published in The Anatolian civilisations III Topkapi Palace Museum, May 22 - October 30 1983, p.257, cat. no. E.258 An Ottoman brass candlestick Turkey, 18th century