Lot n° 11
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
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Result
: 700EUR
Damascus tile with flowering vase - Lot 11
Damascus tile with flowering vase
Siliceous paste with polychrome painted decoration under a transparent colorless glaze, in a gilded wooden frame
Levant, Damascus, early 17th century, Ottoman Empire
H. 24.5 cm - L. 25 cm AR
A design of tulip bouquets, hyacinth branches and various flowers, in vases adorned with mandorles, stands out in white, green and turquoise on a cobalt ground. Tiles with similar decoration are published in Arthur Millner's (2015) reference work, Damascus Tiles - Mamluk and Ottoman Architectural Ceramics from Syria, New York / Munich / London: Prestel, Damascus Tiles, p. 174, Fig. 4.68.
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