Sale 4024
London, South Kensington
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12 - 13 October 2006
Price realised
GBP 840
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A Kashan cobalt-blue and lustre conical bowl, Central Iran, 13th Century of gently rounded conical form, the interior with eight alternating cobalt-blue and white segments each decorated with simple lustre motifs, the cobalt-blue exterior with a simple band of bold naskh inscription, repaired breaks - 7in. (17.8cm.) diam.
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