A COMPOSITE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE PANEL IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
A COMPOSITE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE PANEL
IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Comprising twelve square and rectangular tiles, decorated in yellow, blue, green, turquoise, black and white, the rectangular central field with foliate pattern on a blue ground, the broad inner border with depictions of waterfowl and foliate designs on a yellow ground, the two thin outer borders with a foliate pattern on a blue ground and a repeating pattern of cusped palmettes in black and yellow, backed with plaster, with numerous repaired breaks across the panel
28 x 28 1/8in. (71 x 71.5cm)
Provenance
French trade, 1990
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A COMPOSITE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE PANEL
IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Comprising twelve square and rectangular tiles, decorated in yellow, blue, green, turquoise, black and white, the rectangular central field with foliate pattern on a blue ground, the broad inner border with depictions of waterfowl and foliate designs on a yellow ground, the two thin outer borders with a foliate pattern on a blue ground and a repeating pattern of cusped palmettes in black and yellow, backed with plaster, with numerous repaired breaks across the panel
28 x 28 1/8in. (71 x 71.5cm)
Provenance
French trade, 1990
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Time, Location
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