Lot 313*
A Zand cuerda seca pictorial Tile Panel Persia, circa 1799(20)
10 April 2008, 14:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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Find your local specialistA Zand cuerda seca pictorial Tile Panel
Persia, circa 1799
Persia, circa 1799
comprising twenty tiles, decorated in polychrome on a yellow ground, depicting a maiden and a youth reclining on a ground covered with floral sprays
entire panel approx. 67.2 x 85 cm.(20)
entire panel approx. 67.2 x 85 cm.(20)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Kennerton Green House, near Sydney, Australia.
This pictorial tile panel was found in a stately home near Sydney belonging to a writer on garden design called Mary Abbott. In one book, Thoughts on Garden Design, she describes the influence of 'old Persian tiles' on her work. It was reported that the tiles were brought back from Persia in the saddle bags of a British military campaigner in 1799.