25 avril 2022

Lot 102. A group of four blue and white 'Kraak' dishes, comprising two dishes decorated with geese, one decorated with birds and flowers, and a soupe dish decorated with rock and tree, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). Diam. 27.3 cm to 36.4 cm, 10¾ in. to 14⅜ in. Lot sold: 2,394 EUR (Estimate: 800 - 1,200 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from an old European collection. Lot 105. A group of four blue and white 'Kraak' chargers, two decorated with... [Lire la suite]

Prayer Rug, 1570s-1590s, Safavid, Iran, Museum of Islamic Arts, Qatar. Most of these preserved rugs were intended as diplomatic gifts from the Safavid court to the Ottomans. The poetic inscription on the border is in nasta`liq script, in Persian verse & includes the name of Sultan Murad. Prayer Rug, 16th century, Turkey, Walters Art Museum. This Ottoman rug depicts a floral pattern. While the central arch has no columns to reflect the prayer niche, the arrangement of the blossom pattern is a kind of floral translation of... [Lire la suite]