Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A DAMASCUS POTTERY TILE, SYRIA, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
decorated in cobalt blue, light blue, green with black oultines on a white ground with a design consisting of entwining palmettes, arabesques within lobed medallions and stylised lotus blossoms, set in an old wooden frame
32.4 by 33cm. framed
For more information on Damascus tiles, see A. Millner, Damascus Tiles: Mamluk and Ottoman architectural ceramics from Syria, London, 2015.