Lot 18. An Abbasid lustre pottery bowl, Mesopotamia, 9th-10th Century; 19.7 cm. diam. Est: £3,000 - £4,000. Sold: £3,000. Courtesy Bonhams.

of deep rounded form with everted rim on a short foot, decorated in a brown and yellowish gold lustre with a floral spray issuing from a roundel flanked by two large foliate motifs.