TWO CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES
TWO CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES
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TWO CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES

PROBABLY MUGHAL LAHORE, CIRCA 1640

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TWO CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES
PROBABLY MUGHAL LAHORE, CIRCA 1640
The yellow ground decorated with a floral meander in green, orange, blue and manganese, the green border with further floral meander
15.5 x 8in. (38.1 x 20.3cm.) overall
Provenance
Anon sale, Sotheby's London, 9 April 2008, lot 227

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Lot Essay

The green border on these tiles is similar to an example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (IS.24-1887). Similar tiles that have sold at auction include a panel of four sold in these Rooms, 27 April 2004, lot 245 and 4 November 2010, lot 264.

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