5 Sep 2012
11:00 BST
Oxford
Pictures, Frames, Furniture, Tribal, Islamic and European Works of Art
Back to auction 19841
Pictures, Frames, Furniture, Tribal, Islamic and European Works of Art
Back to auction 19841
Two Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tiles
Persia, 17th century
Persia, 17th century
Of square form, decorated in yellow, turquoise, cobalt blue and ochre on a white ground, the first with a pair of crossed legs with oranges on the floor in front, the second with a pair of hands, one holding a knife and the other an orange
24.6 x 24.6cm(2)
24.6 x 24.6cm(2)
Estimate:
£600 - 800
US$ 910 - 1,200
€700 - 930
US$ 910 - 1,200
€700 - 930
Footnotes
- The presence of the knife and oranges on the tiles suggests that they could have made up part of a panel depicting the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha.
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