the white interior with convex central boss painted with black stars in a medallion with radiating light cobalt-blue merlon motifs divided by further stars, the cavetto with reciprocal pierced zigzag motifs between two thin bands of single dots, the rim with groups of black dots,
20.8cm. diam.
For a near-identical bowl in the Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, see inv. no.946 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gombroon_ware#/media/File:Bowl_with_sun_-_Iran_-_late_17th_or_early_18th_century_-_Gulbenkian_museum_-_Inv._946.jpg)
Sold for £3,200
the white interior with convex central boss painted with black stars in a medallion with radiating light cobalt-blue merlon motifs divided by further stars, the cavetto with reciprocal pierced zigzag motifs between two thin bands of single dots, the rim with groups of black dots,
20.8cm. diam.
For a near-identical bowl in the Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, see inv. no.946 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gombroon_ware#/media/File:Bowl_with_sun_-_Iran_-_late_17th_or_early_18th_century_-_Gulbenkian_museum_-_Inv._946.jpg)
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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Sunday 2nd June: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday 3rd June: 10:00am to 8.00pm
Tuesday 4th June: 10.00am to 5.00pm