A Kashan lustre pottery bowl Persia, 13th Century
Property from a Private Belgian Collection
A Kashan lustre pottery bowl
Persia, 13th Century
of deep rounded form on a tall flaring foot, decorated in a golden-brown lustre, cobalt blue and turquoise on a cream ground, the interior with a bird in flight on a ground of vegetal motifs, encircled by a band of concentric circular motifs, the rim with vegetal scrollwork, the exterior with vegetal motifs, the rim with a band of inscription, with old exhibition label to underside reading 'Persian Exhibition New York, 1940, KF9, 379'
15.1 cm. diam.
Provenance
Fahim Kouchakji (1886-1976).
Private Belgian Collection, acquired at Mansour Gallery, London, and thence by descent.
Published
Phyllis Ackerman, Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art, The Iranian Institute, New York, 1940, p. 379.
Exhibited
The Exhibition of Persian Art, New York, 1940, Gallery XII, case 30, EE.
Inscriptions: al-'izz al-da'im al-iqbal al-za'id a[l-nasr] al-ghalib al-ra'y al-thaqib ..., 'Perpetual glory, increasing prosperity, triumphant [victory], prudent advice ...'
Fahim Joseph Kouchakji was an art dealer, collector and archaeologist. He was well known for the discovery of the Antioch Chalice which now resides in the collection of the Cloisters, New York.
For an example of a Kashan lustre bowl featuring birds sold at Christie's, see Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 27 October 2022, lot 33.
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Property from a Private Belgian Collection
A Kashan lustre pottery bowl
Persia, 13th Century
of deep rounded form on a tall flaring foot, decorated in a golden-brown lustre, cobalt blue and turquoise on a cream ground, the interior with a bird in flight on a ground of vegetal motifs, encircled by a band of concentric circular motifs, the rim with vegetal scrollwork, the exterior with vegetal motifs, the rim with a band of inscription, with old exhibition label to underside reading 'Persian Exhibition New York, 1940, KF9, 379'
15.1 cm. diam.
Provenance
Fahim Kouchakji (1886-1976).
Private Belgian Collection, acquired at Mansour Gallery, London, and thence by descent.
Published
Phyllis Ackerman, Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art, The Iranian Institute, New York, 1940, p. 379.
Exhibited
The Exhibition of Persian Art, New York, 1940, Gallery XII, case 30, EE.
Inscriptions: al-'izz al-da'im al-iqbal al-za'id a[l-nasr] al-ghalib al-ra'y al-thaqib ..., 'Perpetual glory, increasing prosperity, triumphant [victory], prudent advice ...'
Fahim Joseph Kouchakji was an art dealer, collector and archaeologist. He was well known for the discovery of the Antioch Chalice which now resides in the collection of the Cloisters, New York.
For an example of a Kashan lustre bowl featuring birds sold at Christie's, see Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 27 October 2022, lot 33.
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
