PERSIA, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A SAFAVID BLUE AND WHITE DEEP DISH
PERSIA, 16TH CENTURY
With narrow everted rim, on central slightly spreading foot, the white interior painted with a central rosette issuing a spiral of leafy vine and emanating radiating similar tendrils, in a cusped foliate surround, the cavetto with palmettes containing whorl-motifs alternating with paired floral sprays, the rim with dense leafy tendrils interrupted by circular flowerheads, the underside with loosely drawn strings of graduated spirals between simple stripes, repaired clean breaks
13¾in. (35.9cm.) diam.
PERSIA, 16TH CENTURY
With narrow everted rim, on central slightly spreading foot, the white interior painted with a central rosette issuing a spiral of leafy vine and emanating radiating similar tendrils, in a cusped foliate surround, the cavetto with palmettes containing whorl-motifs alternating with paired floral sprays, the rim with dense leafy tendrils interrupted by circular flowerheads, the underside with loosely drawn strings of graduated spirals between simple stripes, repaired clean breaks
13¾in. (35.9cm.) diam.
Provenance
With Farhadi and Anavian, New York