Lot 5015. A star-shaped Iranian fritware tile with Lajvardina glaze, late 13th century. Diameter 21 cm. Estimated price €3.000 - €4.000. Result: €4.092. Courtesy Lempertz.

With red and black overglaze decor and remains of gilding on turquoise. Designed as an eight-pointed star depicting a phoenix in relief. The contours picked out in rust-red and black. Restored over breakages, the surface slightly matte, with sintering traces.

Literature: Cf. Lane, Early Islamic Pottery, London 1947, illus. 75 B. 

Lempertz. Asian Art II China, Tibetan/Nepalese Art, 18.06.2017, 10:30, Brussels