IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY

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AN ILKHANID LAJVARDINA MOULDED POTTERY STAR TILE
IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
Moulded under the cobalt-blue glaze with a bold single leafy flowering tree outlined in red and decorated with gold-leaf on a ground filled with white enamel scrolls, minimal chipping to edges, intact
8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) across

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Lot Essay

Identical tiles can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Lane, Arthur: Guide to the Collection of Tiles, London, 1939, pl.5B), in the British Museum (Porter, Venetia: Islamic Tiles, London, 1995, pl.27, p.41), and in the David Collection (Folsach, Kjeld von: Art from the World of Islam in the David Collection, Copenhagen, 1991, no.214, p.170). A further repaired example was sold at Bonhams, London, 12 April 2000, lot 214.

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