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CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
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A KASHAN POTTERY BOTTLE
CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
Of bulbous form on short foot, with narrow tapering neck and cusped flaring mouth, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue and black with stylised palmettes divided by arabesques between two bands of naskh reserved against black ground, the neck and mouth with further stylised foliate motifs, repairs to mouth, areas of iridescence, with wooden box
9 3/8in. (23.7cm.) high
CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
Of bulbous form on short foot, with narrow tapering neck and cusped flaring mouth, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue and black with stylised palmettes divided by arabesques between two bands of naskh reserved against black ground, the neck and mouth with further stylised foliate motifs, repairs to mouth, areas of iridescence, with wooden box
9 3/8in. (23.7cm.) high
Provenance
Private Japanese collection, purchased 1964, from whom purchased by the current owner.
Literature
Mikami Tsugio, Islamic Pottery mainly from Japanese collections, Chuo-Koron Bijutsu Shuppan publications, Tokyo, 1964, no. 172
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.
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Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam
Head of Sale