Two Damascus underglaze-painted pottery border tiles Syria, late 16th Century...
Two Damascus underglaze-painted pottery border tiles
Syria, late 16th Century
each of square form, decorated in cobalt blue, green and black outline on white ground with large palmettes overlaid with arabesques, the lower edge with white and cobalt blue bands
22.8 x 24.5 cm., 23.2 x 24.4 cm.(2)
Similar border tiles can be seen in the Selimiyya Madrasa, Damascus, established 1566 (see Arthur Millner, Damascus Tiles, Munich, London, New York: Prestel, 2015, p.132, Fig.4.16).
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Two Damascus underglaze-painted pottery border tiles
Syria, late 16th Century
each of square form, decorated in cobalt blue, green and black outline on white ground with large palmettes overlaid with arabesques, the lower edge with white and cobalt blue bands
22.8 x 24.5 cm., 23.2 x 24.4 cm.(2)
Similar border tiles can be seen in the Selimiyya Madrasa, Damascus, established 1566 (see Arthur Millner, Damascus Tiles, Munich, London, New York: Prestel, 2015, p.132, Fig.4.16).
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.
