Lot Essay
Figurines such as this one are quite rare. Two other ceramic falcons have been published. A turqoise glazed piece, formerly in the Lewisohn Collection, was included in the Survery of Persian Art (Pope, A.U., A Survey of Persian Art, Vol. IX, Ashiya, 1981, p. 765). Another falcon figure painted in monumental style lustre is part of the former Barlow Collection, now at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, inv. no. C.1-1967 (Fehervari, G., Islamic Pottery, A Comprehensive Study based on the Barlow Collection, London, 1973, p. 92, no. 100, pl. 43 a,b).