19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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TWO MODERN ‘DOME OF THE ROCK’ STYLE KUTAHYA POTTERY TILES
Kutahya, Turkey, 20th century
TWO MODERN ‘DOME OF THE ROCK’ STYLE KUTAHYA POTTERY TILES
Kutahya, Turkey, 20th century
Each of square shape, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise and black against a white ground, decorated with the typical floral border frieze associated with the Dome of the Rock tiles in Jerusalem, with vegetal scrolls featuring alternating lotus flowers and rosettes in a lobed cartouche, the back of each tile stamped in Turkish with the maker's kiln mark, the inscriptions rubbed and faded but reading Mehmet Čini .... Kütahya indicating the production site.
Each 18cm x 18cm (2)
Estimated at £400 - £600
TWO MODERN ‘DOME OF THE ROCK’ STYLE KUTAHYA POTTERY TILES
Kutahya, Turkey, 20th century
Each of square shape, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise and black against a white ground, decorated with the typical floral border frieze associated with the Dome of the Rock tiles in Jerusalem, with vegetal scrolls featuring alternating lotus flowers and rosettes in a lobed cartouche, the back of each tile stamped in Turkish with the maker's kiln mark, the inscriptions rubbed and faded but reading Mehmet Čini .... Kütahya indicating the production site.
Each 18cm x 18cm (2)
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
