Arts of the Islamic World & India

An Iznik polychrome pottery tile, Turkey, circa 1580

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

decorated in bole red, green, and two shades of cobalt blue, outlined in black, the central medallion with a tulip head, framed by bold saz leaves and sprigs of prunus blossom

25.3 by 24.2cm.

Ex-private collection, UK, acquired circa 1990s

A large Nishapur calligraphic pottery dish, Eastern Persia or Samarqand, Central Asia, 10th century

Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP

Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492 ), Kulliyat, copied by Mir ibn Muhib Rashidi, Persia, Safavid, late 16th century

Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP

An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1570

Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 GBP

A rare Iznik polychrome pottery tazza, Turkey, circa 1580

Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 GBP

An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1580

Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP

An Iznik polychrome pottery dish with animals, Turkey, circa 1600

Estimate: 18,000 - 25,000 GBP

An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1600

Estimate: 7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Two illuminated Qur'an leaves in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century

Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP

An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1565

Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 GBP

A Timurid set of silver-gilt horse trappings, Persia, 15th century

Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP