MASHHAD, NORTH EAST IRAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
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A SAFAVID BLUE AND WHITE SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN BOTTLE BASE
MASHHAD, NORTH EAST IRAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
The body of flattened spherical form rising from moulded spreading foot to tubular mouth linked by two loop handles, each face with a central depression, the white ground painted with bold floral sprays in two tones of cobalt flanking central cusped medallions in which birds fly on a ground of stylised cloud bands, pendants above and below with similar cloud design, floral sprays around the mouth and lobes around the foot, foot and mouth restored, small chips
10in. (25.4cm.) high
MASHHAD, NORTH EAST IRAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
The body of flattened spherical form rising from moulded spreading foot to tubular mouth linked by two loop handles, each face with a central depression, the white ground painted with bold floral sprays in two tones of cobalt flanking central cusped medallions in which birds fly on a ground of stylised cloud bands, pendants above and below with similar cloud design, floral sprays around the mouth and lobes around the foot, foot and mouth restored, small chips
10in. (25.4cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, 30 April 1998, lot 8
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Brought to you by
Romain Pingannaud
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