19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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TWO OTTOMAN DAMASCUS POTTERY TILES AND OTHER TILE FRAGMENTS
Mostly Damascus, Ottoman Syria and Spain or Morocco, mostly 16th century
TWO OTTOMAN DAMASCUS POTTERY TILES AND OTHER TILE FRAGMENTS
Mostly Damascus, Ottoman Syria and Spain or Morocco, mostly 16th century
Comprising two complete Ottoman Damascus square pottery tiles, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue, turquoise and green against a white ground, the designs outlined in black, featuring typical vegetal grids with arabesques, stylised lotus flower and rosette sprays, and foliage; three Ottoman Damascus rectangular fragmentary pottery tiles, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and manganese purple against a milky white ground, featuring typical floral motifs with tulips, rosettes, and prunus blossoms, and arabesque medallions; an Hispano-Moresque cuerda seca square pottery tile, painted in ochre yellow, manganese purple, cobalt blue and green on white, decorated with a stellar geometric medallion; and four other pottery tile fragments. (10)
The largest 22.8cm x 22.8cm
The smallest 5cm x 7cm
Sold for £1,107
TWO OTTOMAN DAMASCUS POTTERY TILES AND OTHER TILE FRAGMENTS
Mostly Damascus, Ottoman Syria and Spain or Morocco, mostly 16th century
Comprising two complete Ottoman Damascus square pottery tiles, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue, turquoise and green against a white ground, the designs outlined in black, featuring typical vegetal grids with arabesques, stylised lotus flower and rosette sprays, and foliage; three Ottoman Damascus rectangular fragmentary pottery tiles, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and manganese purple against a milky white ground, featuring typical floral motifs with tulips, rosettes, and prunus blossoms, and arabesque medallions; an Hispano-Moresque cuerda seca square pottery tile, painted in ochre yellow, manganese purple, cobalt blue and green on white, decorated with a stellar geometric medallion; and four other pottery tile fragments. (10)
The largest 22.8cm x 22.8cm
The smallest 5cm x 7cm
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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Viewing:
13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
