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Art of the Islamic World & Beyond

Art of the Islamic World & Beyond

Lot 85: AN OTTOMAN BALKAN REPOUSSE SILVER BOWL DEPICTING THE LAST SUPPER, 18TH CENTURY

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This auction ended on 24 April 2026.

Start price: £950

Estimated price: £1,000 - £2,000

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Sold for: £1,300

A silver bowl of circular form featuring high-relief repousse and chased decoration. The interior base depicts the Last Supper with Christ and the twelve apostles gathered around an oval table set with a central chalice and bread. The scene is enclosed by concentric beaded and linear borders. Both the interior and exterior side walls are decorated with a continuous frieze of individual figures, likely saints or apostles, situated within arched architectural niches supported by columns against a cross-hatched background. 

Diameter: 13cm 

Weight: 129g