Mosque lamp

At the end of her life and perhaps to counter the routine of a life that was nearing its end, Nélie Jacquemart decided to undertake long journeys to faraway lands, far from her much beloved Italy. She visited Egypt, Persia, and Syria on two occasions, where she discovered antiquities. She brought back ceramics bearing Islamic inscriptions, manuscripts, and several mosque lamps. In blown and enamelled glass, this lamp, which originates from Syria, has a harmonious form, with its ornamentation comprised of inscriptions inlaid with crests and intertwining palmettes.