A PANEL OF EIGHTEEN KASHAN LUSTRE AND COBALT BLUE STAR TILES, each eight-pointed star painted in brown lustre with a variety of floral and arabesque designs, some with one or more birds, within a inscription border, the white naskh outlined on a blue ground, early 14th century, (the birds heads and occasional corners restored), mounted together, the interstices painted turquoise to resemble cross tiles

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A PANEL OF EIGHTEEN KASHAN LUSTRE AND COBALT BLUE STAR TILES, each eight-pointed star painted in brown lustre with a variety of floral and arabesque designs, some with one or more birds, within a inscription border, the white naskh outlined on a blue ground, early 14th century, (the birds heads and occasional corners restored), mounted together, the interstices painted turquoise to resemble cross tiles
each tile 7¾in. (19.6cm.) across

Lot Essay

These tiles can be dated very accurately by comparison with a very similar tile in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, whose border inscription includes the date AH 710/1310 AD (Watson, pp.140,141 and 195, pl.141).

Watson, O: Persian Lustre Ware, London 1985

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