A brass torch stand (mash'al), Iran, late 16th century, with faceted body and splayed foot, the main register of decoration engraved with split-palmette motifs between chevrons, repeating bands of scrolling vines against a hatched ground above and below, cartouches with nasta'liq below the mouth, two openwork handles in the shape of palmettes, later owner's inscriptions around the mouth, above and below the main register11 1⁄4in. (29cm.) highInscriptions: In the cartouches below the mouth: .... Husayn, 'Ali, bin Astad qatb tabakh (?).... and Sahib-e Ashraf, On the plain band above the main register: Abu al-HasanAround the mouth: 'Abd Muhammad Haqat and 'aavar (?)On the plain band below the main register: HasanIn the cartouches below the mouth: .... Husayn, 'Ali, bin Astad qatb tabakh (?).... and Sahib-e AshrafOn the plain band above the main register: Abu al-HasanAround the mouth: 'Abd Muhammad Haqat and 'aavar (?)On the plain band below the main register: HasanA very similar candlestick with chevron design but missing its handles sold at Christie's, London, 26 April 2018, lot 58. For further examples see A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World. 8-18th Centuries, London, 1982, pl.138-140, pp. 311-313.Please refer to department for condition report