Underglazed-painted pottery jarlet
Persian
of globular body rising from a slightly splayed foot to a waisted neck, decorated in cobalt-blue and black on a white ground with a continuous landscape scene featuring stylised designs of blossoming flowers, 8.2cm high.
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Underglazed-painted pottery jarlet
Persian
of globular body rising from a slightly splayed foot to a waisted neck, decorated in cobalt-blue and black on a white ground with a continuous landscape scene featuring stylised designs of blossoming flowers, 8.2cm high.
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
Glaze fritting, small chips and nicks to the extremities.
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Auction: Asian, Indian & Islamic Art, 6th Nov, 2024
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