Théodore DECK (1823–1891) - Lot 54

Théodore DECK (1823–1891) Ceramic bowl with an egg-shaped, spinning-top-like body and a small, flared rim. Decorated in the Persian style with figures in medallions and Thuluth-style inscriptions against a background of intertwined scrollwork, entirely glazed in blue and white. The interior is entirely glazed in turquoise (with small flecks and hair embedded in the glaze). Signed within the decoration. Height: 12 cm – Diameter: 17.5 cm History: This decoration is comparable to that of a bowl from Fars, Iran, dating from the mid-14th century, currently held in the collections of the National Museum of Asian Art – Smithsonian Institute in Washington (inv. no. F1980.25). Bibliography: Various authors, Théodore Deck – 1823–1891, Éditions Musée du Florival, Guebwiller, 1991; a similar model is referenced and reproduced on p. 36.

Estimate:£668.30

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