pottery tile

Lot 732. A rare large pottery tile of a tiger, Han dynasty (220 BC-AD 220); 19 1⁄4 in. (48.6 cm.) wide, softwood frame. Price realised USD 25,200 (Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000). © Christie's 2022 The tile is modeled in relief with a tiger with pronounced stripes emerging from the right side and stretching its forelegs.  Provenance: C.T. Loo (according to label).Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York. Exhibited: On loan: Denver Art Museum, prior to 1983. Note: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 95. A pair of Iznik pottery tiles, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570. Each 9 ½ x 9 ½in. (24.5 x 24.5cm.). Estimate: GBP 18,000 - GBP 24,000. Sold for: GBP 21,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and turquoise with two saz leaves overlaid with tulips surrounded by flowering prunus blossoms, beneath a red cartouche with tulips, similar partial cartouches in the lower corners, blue part palmettes in the upper corners. Provenance: Ader Picard... [Lire la suite]

Lot 76. An Iznik pottery tile, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570; 10 x 10 ¼in. (25.3 x 25.9cm.). Estimate: GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Sold for: GBP 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Th.e white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red and green with leafy stems terminating in roses, tulips and a large carnation, the upper edge with a border of serrated leafy palmettes in cobalt-blue, intact Literature: Art ottoman: centenaire de la Maison Soustiel 1883-1983, exposition, Galerie Jean Soustiel, Paris, du... [Lire la suite]

Lot 75. An Iznik pottery tile, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1575; 10 x 10 ¼in. (25.3 x 25.9cm.). Estimate: GBP 7,000 - GBP 10,000. Sold for: GBP 17,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated with an oval cartouche enclosing a tulip and carnation spray on a cobalt-blue ground within a lobed bole-red border, each corner with part of a stylised palmette with tulips in cobalt-blue, bole-red and green, a repaired crack, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Collection of Krishnâ Riboud (1926-2000),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 100. An Iznik Pottery Tile, Turkey, 17th Century; 24 x 24.5 cm. max. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams. of square form, decorated in raised-red, cobalt blue, and green on a white ground with tulips, carnations and other flowers within a partial cartouche, all on a ground of lotuses and other flowers, framed, the frame inscribed Catelle persanne provenant d'une mosquée rapportée par le peintre Ch. Ed. Dubois 1885, 'Persian tile from a mosque brought back by the painter Ch.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 65. A large Ilkhanid Lajvardina moulded calligraphic pottery tile, Persia, early 14th Century; 39.5 x 25.5 cm. Estimate: £ 10,000 - 15,000 (€ 11,000 - 16,000). Courtesy Bonhams. of rectangular form with central ridge and raised border to right, moulded and decorated in red, white and gold leaf on a cobalt blue ground with inscriptions in thuluth on a ground of scrolling vegetal interlace, the raised bands with cable design.  Provenance: Formerly in a Dutch private collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 114. An Ilkhanid lustre, cobalt-blue and turquoise moulded pottery tile, Iran, late 13th-early 14th century; 15 x 15 5/8in. (38 x 34.8cm.). Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000. Price realised GBP 6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  Of rectangular form, the main field moulded with a Persian inscription in large thuluth script highlighted in cobalt-blue, the ground with dense scrolls with trefoils, the upper band with a frieze of mirroring palmettes, a moulded band with small cartouches... [Lire la suite]

Lot 113. An Ilkhanid lustre, cobalt-blue and turquoise moulded pottery tile, Iran, late 13th-early 14th century; 15 5/8 x 14in. (39.5 x 35.5cm.). Estimate GBP 7,000 - GBP 10,000. Price realised GBP 8,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  Of rectangular form, the main field moulded with a Persian inscription in large thuluth script highlighted in cobalt-blue, the ground with dense scrolls and foliage inhabitated by birds, the upper band with a frieze of mirroring palmettes, a moulded... [Lire la suite]

Lot 116. An Ilkhanid moulded cobalt-blue, turquoise and lustre decorated pottery tile, from Takht-I Sulayman, West Iran, circa 1270-80; 13½ x 14in. (34.5 x 35.5cm.). Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000. Price realised GBP 37,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  Of near square form, the main register with scrolling vine surrounding the powerful figure of a dragon with head turned over its shoulder, a band of bold palmette vine above and simple scrolling vine below, repaired breaks, one corner lacking, in old... [Lire la suite]

Lot 63. An Iznik pottery tile, Turkey, circa 1560; 28.1 x 28.3 cm. Estimate: £ 3 000 - £ 5 000. Sold for £ 10,687 (€ 12,417). Courtesy Bonhams. of square form, decorated underglaze in turquoise and cobalt blue on a white ground, with a central lobed arch enclosing an interlace of flowerheads and leafy tendrils, the spandrels with scrolling Chinese-cloud bands. Provenance: Private Swiss collection. Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South... [Lire la suite]