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A MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILE
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, CIRCA 1420-50
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A MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILE
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, CIRCA 1420-50
The white ground painted in cobalt-blue with an elegant swaying floral spray
7 ½in. (19cm.) across
Provenance
Lockwood de Forest, late 19th century, and thence by descent to the present owner
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
A tile with similar decoration, attributed to Damascus, circa 1420-50, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv.no.108-1881). For a discussion on a closely related tile, see lot 16.
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