ID 1178306
Lot 18 | A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 12TH CENTURY
The bowl decorated in very strong lustre with a repeating design of figures kneeling within roundels alternated with elegant scrolling arabesque, the interior divided into panels with alternating inscription and waterweed motifs, intact
7 5⁄8in. (19.3cm.) diam.; 4 1⁄8in. (10.7cm.) high
Provenance
Habib Sabet (1903-1990), Paris and New York
Thence by descent
Inscribed
Undeciphered, possibly Arabic benedictions.
Further details
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| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Mongol Empire (1206-1368) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Mongol Empire (1206-1368) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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