Lot 212
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A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE
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A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE

ISFAHAN, IRAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE
Isfahan, Iran, first half 18th century
Comprising the head of a male figure with elaborate blue and yellow striped turban, against a blue and white ground of floral motifs, slight chipping around edges, four deep depressions on the underside together with the numeral seven
9 3/8in. (23.7cm.) sq.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

A number of other tiles from the same group as the present one recently appeared at auction in Paris from the collection of Hayaux du Tilly (Boisgirard, C and Kévorkian, A: Arts d'Orient, Paris, 14 February 2002, lots 265-269). They shared with our tile the colour scheme, the four domical depressions on the underside, and a similar drawing style. The pink seen in a number of those tiles helps confirm a dating from the end of the Safavid period.

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