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LOT 0216

Nishapur Blue-Glazed Dish Collection

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

5 3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (599 grams total, 14.5-15.5 cm wide).

A trio of wheel-thrown dishes, each with a shallow foot: a turquoise-glazed example with helical motif around the rim, roundels and central interlace motif to the bowl; a second turquoise-glazed bowl decorated with dark amorphous patches to the rim and an interlace-style motif to the bowl; a dark blue-glazed bowl with black strips to rim, three nodules to bowl, concentric roundels framing an interlace design; iridescent surfaces. [3]

Provenance

Private California collection, USA.
With Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Artemis Gallery.

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LOT 0216

Nishapur Blue-Glazed Dish Collection

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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