A Safavid Celadon Bottle, Kirman, Persia, 17th century

the pear-shaped body with a short moulded spout to shoulder, the tapering neck with brass mount, decorated with a delicate white slip with a band of pendant palmettes against a celadon ground

surface rubbed and abraded, body intact, later mount, overall good condition, as viewed
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The design of the neck with its projecting rim and pronounced moulding is modelled on a Chinese kendi form.