KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY BOTTLE

Ca. 13th century AD A lustre-painted pottery bottle with a globular body on a short foot, a tall tapering neck with moulded collars and a flaring cusped cup-shaped mouth. The body is painted in golden-brown lustre with large circular medallions enclosing seated figures, surrounded by broad scrolling vegetal bands. The neck is decorated with scattered dots between horizontal bands. The mouth is painted with drop motifs beneath a band of Arabic calligraphy. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9835, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 30 April 2004, Lot 200. Size: 360mm x 180mm; Weight: 1.3kg Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Simon Aaron Gallery, London, 1990s.

Estimate:£400

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