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Lot 3327
Associated pair ancient Islamic stoneware lamps
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Likely 8th c. AD and adapted, Persia, possibly Kashan, green-glazed ceramic storage urns converted to lamps, one four handled and one five handled, with similar undulating rope decoration, wood and brass mounts, double cluster socket, each approx. 18"h x 13"dia (pottery), 36"h (to finial)
Condition
Good/Poor, drilled for lamp conversion, otherwise a few minor surface chips, wear and scratches to glaze, wiring untested
Provenance
From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Literature
Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.
