Mamluk Revival Cairo Ware Silver Inlaid Copper Bowl

Mamluk revival art was a movement developed in Europe and in the Middle East in the late 19 – Early 20 C, in both architectural design and metalwork craft. Cairo and Damascus were the centers that produced fine metal articles in a Mamluk design.

The copper bowl offered here is of deep rounded shape, with reinforced circular rim. All around it is finely inlaid with a large and thick band of silver calligraphy. Three round medallions with silver inlaid calligraphic cartouche the rim.

This bowl represents the high craftsmanship of late Ottoman and early 20th-century Cairo metalware, when the revival of Mamluk decorative arts flourished in Egypt, and became highly sought-after among both local elites and European collectors.

Diameter 11 inches (27cm) 5 ½ inches (14 cm) high. Very good plus condition.

Price: On Request