A mid-20th century Iraqi silver and niello compact, Omara or Basra circa 1950

A mid-20^th century Iraqi silver and niello compact, Omara or Basra circa 1950

Of circular form with a hinged lid with a mirror to the interior. The lid with a niello decoration of the Abu Hanifa al in Nu'man, Baghdad within a lozenge, reserved with foliage, the reverse with a dhow sailing boat flanked by palm trees. Signed to the reverse.

Diameter – 7.2 cm / 2.8 inches