SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A SMALL GOMBROON INCISED POTTERY BOWL
SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Of shallow rounded form on short foot, the centre with small knop and quatrefoil black foliate decoration, the cavetto with pierced pattern and the rim with a series of black dots, minute gilded repaired rim chip
4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) diam.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

The name given to this particular type of late Safavid porcelain ware derives from the European name for Bandar-e Abbas, the Iranian port from which it was shipped (O.Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands, London, 2004, p. 478).

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