13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
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A CUERDA SECA AND UNDERGLAZE PAINTED TILE, OTTOMAN LEVANT, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
fritware, with central ochre split palmette motif on cobalt ground, surrounded by lotus flower motifs in reserved white, 18.2cm square approx.
Provenance: Private collection, western England. Acquired Sotheby's London, c.1996.
Similar tiles are to be seen on the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, although our example does not have the typical drilled holes for fixing usually seen on tiles from the mosque. A closely related group of four tiles is in the Antaki collection, reputedly from a building in Aleppo, so this may be a rare Syrian example of the cuerda seca technique. The combination of two techniques of decoration on the same tile is another unusual feature.
Sold for £400
fritware, with central ochre split palmette motif on cobalt ground, surrounded by lotus flower motifs in reserved white, 18.2cm square approx.
Provenance: Private collection, western England. Acquired Sotheby's London, c.1996.
Similar tiles are to be seen on the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, although our example does not have the typical drilled holes for fixing usually seen on tiles from the mosque. A closely related group of four tiles is in the Antaki collection, reputedly from a building in Aleppo, so this may be a rare Syrian example of the cuerda seca technique. The combination of two techniques of decoration on the same tile is another unusual feature.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 13th Nov, 2024
The auction includes a selection of Islamic tiles and early pottery and a wide range of bronze images and early Indian stone sculptures, paintings and textiles from India and South-East Asia. Highlights include an interesting group of early Thai bronze images of Buddha, an important Kashan ’silhouette ware’ turquoise pottery ewer, and a spectacular pair of silver bottles in the so called ‘coriander pattern’ from Lucknow. There is also an important group of Islamic manuscripts.
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12th November 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm
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