Sale 4914
London, South Kensington
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27 April 2012
Price realised
GBP 4,000
Estimate
A LARGE TURQUOISE-BLUE GLAZED POTTERY VASE KASHAN, IRAN, 12TH CENTURY Of baluster form on short foot, with short tapering neck with everted lip, the black glazed decoration under transparent turquoise-blue glaze with floral scrolls, areas of restoration around the rim, iridescent 13¾in. (35cm.) high
Provenance
UK Private collection formed in the 1950s, inherited by the present owner in 1986.
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