A MONUMENTAL MOULDED TURQUOISE-GLAZED POTTERY JUG

Lot 12
27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 40 000
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Lot 12 | A MONUMENTAL MOULDED TURQUOISE-GLAZED POTTERY JUG
Estimate value
£ 40 000 – 60 000
A MONUMENTAL MOULDED TURQUOISE-GLAZED POTTERY JUG

CENTRAL IRAN, 12TH/13TH CENTURY

With voluptuous ovoid body, narrow neck and vertical mouth with flaring lip, a ribbed handle with bird thumbpiece linking the shoulder and mouth, the body moulded under the plain opaque turquoise glaze with a band of roundels formed of paired split-palmettes, the interstices filled with similar motifs, a band above of kufic inscriptions on a scrolling vine ground, a band of running animals at the base of the neck, the underside with vertical flutes, the mouth with a band of kufic inscriptions on a scrolling ground, the interior glazed cobalt-blue, just splashing over the rim in a couple of places, repaired breaks, slight restoration in a couple of places

23in. (58.3cm.) high





Provenance

Jay Gluck, Tokyo, sold by his estate at Malter Galleries Inc, Los Angeles, 7 April 2002, lot 131



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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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