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A Qajar lustre pottery tile with square Kufic inscription, Persia, 19th century
Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- ceramic
painted in lustre with two columns of four square boxes containing square Kufic script within a vegetal border, flanked on each side by two inscribed medallions and a cobalt blue underglaze border
Condition
In general good condition, some abrasion to external edge with small firing crack to one side, one small chip on border with associated overpainting, two small chips to centre of tile, one overpainted, pitting to surface, lustre bright and strong, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
On the sides: Two Persian couplets (unidentified)
dami ayid keh mahmu[d]-e ghaznavi di-shab
sharab khordash o shab jomleh bar samur gozasht
gada-ye gush-nashini lab-e tanur khazid
lab-e tanur bar an bi-nava beh awr gozasht. mahdi.
‘Come for a moment [and hear] that last night, Mahmud of Ghazna
Drank wine and spent the night on
The solitary beggar crept next to the furnace
Next to the furnace, that beggar, without food passed [the night] naked’
The name ‘Mahdi’ is written at the end, but it is not clear if the name is of the poet or the maker.
The Kufic inscription in the centre seems to be from the Qur'an, LXVIII (al-Qalam), parts of verse 51 and 52 and ending with a part of verse 1 of chapter I (al-Fatiha)
On the sides: Two Persian couplets (unidentified)
dami ayid keh mahmu[d]-e ghaznavi di-shab
sharab khordash o shab jomleh bar samur gozasht
gada-ye gush-nashini lab-e tanur khazid
lab-e tanur bar an bi-nava beh awr gozasht. mahdi.
‘Come for a moment [and hear] that last night, Mahmud of Ghazna
Drank wine and spent the night on
The solitary beggar crept next to the furnace
Next to the furnace, that beggar, without food passed [the night] naked’
The name ‘Mahdi’ is written at the end, but it is not clear if the name is of the poet or the maker.
The Kufic inscription in the centre seems to be from the Qur'an, LXVIII (al-Qalam), parts of verse 51 and 52 and ending with a part of verse 1 of chapter I (al-Fatiha)