Two Kashan lustre moulded calligraphic pottery tiles Persia, 13th Century
Property from a Private Belgian Collection
Two Kashan lustre moulded calligraphic pottery tiles
Persia, 13th Century
each of rectangular form, decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and a golden brown lustre on a cream ground with inscriptions in thuluth on a ground of scrolling foliate tendrils, framed together
the tiles 56.4 x 21.4 cm.
Provenance
Christie's, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 10 October 2000, lot 232.
Private Belgian collection acquired at Mansour Gallery, London, on the 16th of October 2000, and thence by descent.
Inscriptions: Qur'an, Chapter XLI (Fusilat), parts of verses 30 and 31.
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Property from a Private Belgian Collection
Two Kashan lustre moulded calligraphic pottery tiles
Persia, 13th Century
each of rectangular form, decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and a golden brown lustre on a cream ground with inscriptions in thuluth on a ground of scrolling foliate tendrils, framed together
the tiles 56.4 x 21.4 cm.
Provenance
Christie's, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 10 October 2000, lot 232.
Private Belgian collection acquired at Mansour Gallery, London, on the 16th of October 2000, and thence by descent.
Inscriptions: Qur'an, Chapter XLI (Fusilat), parts of verses 30 and 31.
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.
