Lot 105
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A PANEL OF TWELVE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES
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A PANEL OF TWELVE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES

IRAN, 17TH CENTURY

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A PANEL OF TWELVE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES
IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Together forming part of a decorative frieze, the blue ground painted in turquoise, black and yellow with a triple floral interlace design issuing flowerheads and palmettes, in a yellow floral meander border between plain stripes, 3 tiles with small restorations to edge, one tile with a repaired crack
34 x 25½in. (84 x 63cm.)
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Lot Essay

The lattice of three entwined stems that is found here is a common feature of Safavid design of the 17th century, appearing on carpets as well as tile panels. A very good example with very similar colouring to that found here is in the Masjid-i Shah in Isfahan (Gerard Degeorge and Yves Porter, The Arts of the Islamic Tile, Paris, 2002, p.148).

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