A MAMLUK GILT AND ENAMELLED GLASS BOTTLE / CANE FRAGMENT
Egypt or Syria, 14th century

Of tubular shape, with a compressed and gadrooned circular pommel with flattened top, traces of gilding on the pommel and of a red and blue enamelled decorative band running around the middle of the bottle / cane's neck, with an old inventory sticker to the base Annexe ..261, mounted on a stepped pedestal lined in red velvet, 15cm high including the pedestal, 11.5cm high without the pedestal.

Provenance: Acquired from a French collection in 2009 and in a UK collection since.