26th Apr, 2023 11:00
Asian & Islamic Works of Art
80
A DAMASCUS TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY
underglaze painted fritware, the central lobed roundel containing scrolling floral motifs, surrounded by foliate arabesques on apple green ground, mounted, 27cm square
Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired Bonhams London, 24 April 1997, lot 352
For a tile from the same series, formerly in the Barlow Collection, see Arthur Millner, 'Damascus Tiles', London 2015, fig.6.66, p.272.
Sold for £2,400
underglaze painted fritware, the central lobed roundel containing scrolling floral motifs, surrounded by foliate arabesques on apple green ground, mounted, 27cm square
Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired Bonhams London, 24 April 1997, lot 352
For a tile from the same series, formerly in the Barlow Collection, see Arthur Millner, 'Damascus Tiles', London 2015, fig.6.66, p.272.
Auction: Asian & Islamic Works of Art, 26th Apr, 2023
