ANTIQUE PERSIAN MINAKARI CANDLE HOLDER
A beautiful hand made and hand painted Persian Minakari (or Mina) tealight holder. Mina means blue (heavenly blue sky), and this particular piece of art is made from copper coated in turquoise enamel and then over painted with a deep rich cobalt blue and very pretty and daintily painted flowers which resemble white rock roses. The background has a gilt linear geometric pattern.
Condition: The top is in good condition with no chips, there is a bit of wear to the gilt lines. The copper edge is heavily patinated with age. The back has a ‘horseshoe shaped’ patch of enamel missing which may have happened when the item was made, and also a newer chip to the enamel which shows the yet-to-tarnish fresh copper underneath.
Max height: 2.6 cm (1 in)
Width: 15 cm (5 ⅞ in)
Depth: 10 cm (4 in)
Inner diameter of internal space for candle: 4.7 cm (1 ⅞ in)
Weight: 81 g (2.9 oz)
Stock number: 5743
PRICE £65
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