Lot Essay
Identical tiles of the J.W.N. van Achterbergh collection are on loan at the Princessehof, Leeuwarden.
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15TH CENTURY, IRAN
Details
A pentagonal Timurid Cuerda Seca tile
15TH CENTURY, IRAN
Painted in blue, white, turquoise and red, with white split palmette enclosing central gilded flower head, issuing a pair of turquoise leaves, all on blue ground within a thin turquoise border (with slight restoration to one point)
17.8 cm. wide
15TH CENTURY, IRAN
Painted in blue, white, turquoise and red, with white split palmette enclosing central gilded flower head, issuing a pair of turquoise leaves, all on blue ground within a thin turquoise border (with slight restoration to one point)
17.8 cm. wide
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