11 mai 2023
Rare and important Iznik water bottle at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale
Lot 56. An important Iznik pottery water bottle (surahi) Turkey, circa 1575. Estimate: £100,000-200,000. Sold. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- A rare and important 16th century Iznik pottery water bottle known as a surahi is to be offered at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale in London on Tuesday 23 May 2023. Made in Turkey in around 1575, the 37.8 cm. high bottle is estimated at £100,000-200,000.The water bottle comes from the collection of the Rolin family. The Belgian businessman Leon Rolin (1871-1950), nicknamed 'The... [Lire la suite]19 mars 2023
A Highly Important Timurid Voided Velvet, Late 15th century
A Highly Important Timurid Voided Velvet, Late 15th century, Herat, Present day Afghanistan. Silk velvet, 140.5 x 198 cm (55 x 78 in.). Price available upon inquiry. Courtesy MULLANY at TEFAF Maastrich 2023
Provenance: Joseph Soustiel, Paris, 1960sPrivate collection, UK, 1969–70.
This important late 15th century Timurid voided velvet floor spread comes from Persia at the time of when its most important artist, Kamal al-din Bihzad (c. 1455/60–1535) was creating masterful miniatures with a... [Lire la suite]22 février 2021
A Timurid calligraphic glazed tile, Central Asia, late 14th century
Lot 203. Carreau de revêtement en céramique à décor de lignes noires, Asie Centrale, époque timouride, fin XIVe siècle; 33 x 15 cm. Estimation : 2 000 € - 3 000 €. Photo courtesy Ader.
Carreau de bordure rectangulaire, orné de deux lignes d’inscriptions arabes en coufique géométrique tête-bêche émaillées de blanc sur fond bleu, l’une donnant le début de la Bismillah. Au centre, frise d’inscriptions arabes cursives jaunes sur fond vert répétant le terme “al-mawt”/“la mort”. Quelques rehauts de glaçure rouge, bandes turquoise... [Lire la suite]02 décembre 2019
A large Chinese-style celadon charger, Iran, Timurid, second half 15th century
Lot 397. A large Chinese-style celadon charger, Iran, Timurid, second half 15th century. Diameter 40 cm. Estimate CHF 3 000 / 5 000 (€ 2 630 / 4 390). © Koller Auktionen AG
With incised floral decoration on the cavetto. Minor damages.
Provenance: according to the sticker on the backside from the S. Berkeley Smith Collection. The english banker (1878-1955) lived in British India from 1900 to 1921 and collected mostly Chinese ceramics. In 1921, his collection went on loan to the Cheltenham Museum. Already... [Lire la suite]15 octobre 2019
Islamic ceramics at Bonhams London, 22 October 2019
Lot 15. A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl, Persia, 10th Century; 24.2 cm. diam. Estimate £ 2,000 - £ 3,000 (€ 2,300 - € 3,400). Photo: Bonhams.
of shallow rounded form on a short foot with everted rim, decorated underglaze in yellow, green and manganese on a cream ground with five birds interspersed by abstract vegetal motifs, the exterior with a large zig-zag motif filled with lattice design, hatching and stylised palmettes.
Provenance: Private Italian collection.
Lot 16. Two Kashan moulded... [Lire la suite]14 août 2019
A Timurid moulded pottery tile panel, Central Asia, late 14th-early 15th century
Lot 97. A Timurid moulded pottery tile panel, Central Asia, late 14th-early 15th century; 15¼ x 11in. (38.7 x 28cm.) at largest. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Price realised GBP 35,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2013
Of rectangular form painted in cobalt-blue, turquoise and white, the surface moulded with a central eight-pointed star containing a central rosette and four further minor rosettes on a ground of scrolling arabesque, surrounded by bands of quatrefoils, fragments of a further... [Lire la suite]09 avril 2019
A Timurid cut mosaic tile panel, Central Asia, late 14th-early 15th century
Lot 150. A Timurid cut mosaic tile panel, Central Asia, late 14th-early 15th century; 54 by 86cm. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 GBP (69,648 - 92,864 EUR). Lot Sold 75,000 GBP (86,955 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the rectangular panel composed of polychrome fritware including white, blue, orange, green and light blue, featuring a central calligraphic design within a foliated border, some old restoration.
Provenance: Ex-collection Henry René d'Allemagne (1863-1950).
... [Lire la suite]09 avril 2019
A large Timurid cut mosaic tile fragment, Central Asia, late 14th-early 15th century
Lot 149. A large Timurid cut mosaic tile fragment, Central Asia, late 14th-early 15th century; 63.5 by 53.5cm. mounted. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP (17,412 - 29,020 EUR). Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the mosaic tiles fitted together and forming part of a monumental inscription, with cobalt blue, emerald green, light and very light blue glazes.
Provenance: Ex-collection Carl Johan Lamm, Sweden (1902-81).Sotheby's, 30 April 1992, lot 93.Carl Johan Lamm was born in... [Lire la suite]12 février 2019
A large Timurid moulded cuerda-seca pottery tile, Central Asia, late 14th century
Lot 106. A large Timurid moulded cuerda-seca pottery tile, Central Asia, late 14th century; 35 by 33 by 4.5cm. Estimate 7,000 — 10,000 GBP. Lot Sold 8,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s 2014.
the surface moulded and decorated in cobalt and light blue, green, cream and manganese with a stylised stellar design.
Provenance: Ex-private collection, UK, formed in the 1950s and '60s.
Exhibited: Arts from the Land of Timur, An exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 8-13 January 2012.
... [Lire la suite]26 avril 2018
A Timurid carved pottery border tile fragment, Central Asia, Samarqand or Bukhara, late 14th century
LOt 113. A Timurid carved pottery border tile fragment, Central Asia, Samarqand or Bukhara, late 14th century; 28.2 by 30 by 5.2cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP (5,722 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's 2018
fragmentary, carved in deep relief, decorated in turquoise and white glazes with scrolling palmettes, remnants of a foliate inscription and border band.
Provenance: Private collection, Germany, since 1982.
Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, 25 Apr 2018