A KUBACHI POTTERY DISH

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£ 5 000
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27.04.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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ID 932175
Lot 31 | A KUBACHI POTTERY DISH
A KUBACHI POTTERY DISH

SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY

The olive slip ground decorated with white and cobalt-blue, with a central roundel depicting a vase overflowing with flowers, the cusped rim with stylised flower border, the reverse with zig-zag decorative band, the base with old collection labels.

12 3/4in. (32.5cm.) diam.





Provenance

Dikran Kelekian (1867-1951), New York

Joseph Soustiel (1904-90), Paris

Sotheby's, 25 April 1996, lot 145



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The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.

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