19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN INDIAN POTTERY TILE WITH SPLIT PALMETTE SPIRAL
Possibly Delhi Sultanates, Northern India or Multan, Sindh, Punjab, 15th - 16th century
AN INDIAN POTTERY TILE WITH SPLIT PALMETTE SPIRAL
Possibly Delhi Sultanates, Northern India or Multan, Sindh, Punjab, 15th - 16th century
Of square shape, painted in cobalt blue and turquoise on a white ground, decorated in reserve with a typical spiralling design with white sinuous split palmette leaves and vegetal sprays on a cobalt blue background.
17.3cm x 17.4cm
The colour palette and overall design of this square tile is extremely similar to Multan pottery tiles produced in Sindh, Punjab, from the late 18th century onward. And yet, an identical pottery tile exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (Room 137, Case Q, Shelf 4) ascribes it to the very early tile production of the Delhi Sultanates, dating back to the 1400 - 1500 period.
Sold for £541
AN INDIAN POTTERY TILE WITH SPLIT PALMETTE SPIRAL
Possibly Delhi Sultanates, Northern India or Multan, Sindh, Punjab, 15th - 16th century
Of square shape, painted in cobalt blue and turquoise on a white ground, decorated in reserve with a typical spiralling design with white sinuous split palmette leaves and vegetal sprays on a cobalt blue background.
17.3cm x 17.4cm
The colour palette and overall design of this square tile is extremely similar to Multan pottery tiles produced in Sindh, Punjab, from the late 18th century onward. And yet, an identical pottery tile exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (Room 137, Case Q, Shelf 4) ascribes it to the very early tile production of the Delhi Sultanates, dating back to the 1400 - 1500 period.
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
