A GROUP OF SEVEN MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILES
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A GROUP OF SEVEN MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILES

SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY

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A GROUP OF SEVEN MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILES
SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY
Comprising five blue and white tiles with bold floral sprays, one with rising floral palmettes flanked by swaying floral tendrils and a black, blue and white tile with bifurcated foliate tendril
7 ¾in. (19.8cm.) across
Provenance
Lockwood de Forest, late 19th century, and thence by descent to the present owner
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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