Lot 113
113
A TIMURID TURQUOISE AND COBALT-GLAZED POTTERY HALF NICHE TILE
A TIMURID TURQUOISE AND COBALT-GLAZED POTTERY HALF NICHE TILE

CENTRAL ASIA, 14TH CENTURY

Details
A TIMURID TURQUOISE AND COBALT-GLAZED POTTERY HALF NICHE TILE
CENTRAL ASIA, 14TH CENTURY
Comprising half a niche, with an inner turquoise-glazed cusped cartouche filled with deeply carved dense scrolling vine and arabesque issuing lotus flowers and palmettes, bordered by a cobalt-glazed band filled with similar decoration, a minor white band around and between the registers, minor restorations
21 7/8 x 10 1/8in. (55.7 x 25.8cm.)
Provenance
UK private collection since 1980s, formerly Asian private collection since 1970s.

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Lot Essay

A similar tile with a border of rosettes was sold in these Rooms, 27 April 2004, lot 25, and a further tile was sold in these Rooms on 23 October 2007, lot 69. For a further discussion on Timurid architectural tiles of a similar date please see the previous lot.

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