A Zand Cuerda Seca Tile, Persia, Late 18th century

of square form, decorated with yellow, green, mustard, cobalt blue, turquoise, white and manganese, with a lollipop tree surrounded by cloudbands and flying birds, bordered by a cusped cartouche enclosing a seated figure holding a wine flask below a blossoming tree and a pair of hunting dogs

nibbles and minor losses to extremities, break running horizontally across the middle with associated restoration, colours strong and clear, as viewed
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