- 246
Persia
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kashan Calligraphic Lustre Pottery Tile
- glazed fritware
- 30.5 by 33cm., 12 by 13in.
moulded in relief, decorated with an opacified tin glaze and lustre, raised cobalt blue inscription, mounted
Condition
Breaks to external edges and associated restoration with some infill, patches of encrustation, lustre faded, hairline cracks to glaze, set onto wooden mount with hook for hanging, 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
In Persian: ‘…sometime your rage is less…’
The techniques of alkaline glazing and lustre painting are said to have been introduced into Persia following the decline of the Fatimid dynasty in Egypt in the twelfth century, heralding a new phase of ceramic production. Lustre was thus first used in Persia under the Seljuk Sultanate (1040–1157), and although there was a brief interruption during the Mongol conquests between 1224-1250, by the next century, and into the next dynasty, the Ilkhanids (1256–1335) (a branch of the Mongol dynasty, literally ‘Little Khan’ a subordinate of the Khans ruling in China), lustre glazed tiles became de rigeur in Persian architecture. Kashan was a renowned centre for lustre ceramic production, and tiles such as the present example and the next would have adorned the walls of mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and palaces. This type of calligraphic tile would have formed part of a larger epigraphic frieze.
In Persian: ‘…sometime your rage is less…’
The techniques of alkaline glazing and lustre painting are said to have been introduced into Persia following the decline of the Fatimid dynasty in Egypt in the twelfth century, heralding a new phase of ceramic production. Lustre was thus first used in Persia under the Seljuk Sultanate (1040–1157), and although there was a brief interruption during the Mongol conquests between 1224-1250, by the next century, and into the next dynasty, the Ilkhanids (1256–1335) (a branch of the Mongol dynasty, literally ‘Little Khan’ a subordinate of the Khans ruling in China), lustre glazed tiles became de rigeur in Persian architecture. Kashan was a renowned centre for lustre ceramic production, and tiles such as the present example and the next would have adorned the walls of mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and palaces. This type of calligraphic tile would have formed part of a larger epigraphic frieze.