A Kashan lustre pottery bowl, Persia, early 13th century
Auction Closed
October 27, 03:41 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of truncated conical form with flaring walls stepped down to a straight vertical foot, painted in lustre over the glaze with four figures evenly spaced around the bowl separated by roundels containing palmettes, outlined in blue and reserved on a lustre ground, the exterior with remnants of geometric design, blue glaze to foot
6cm. height; 17.2cm. diam.
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Ex-collection Bonar Hugh Charles Sykes, M.A. (1922-99).
The grandson of prime minister Andrew Bonar Law and son of Sir Frederick Sykes, Governor of Bombay in 1927, the young Sykes spent part of his childhood in India. Following in his forefathers steps, Sykes joined the Foreign Service in 1949. With an enthusiasm for Islamic art and culture, it is possibly during his time as Head of Chancery at the British Embassy in Iran between 1961 and 1965, and his travels in the region with his friend the explorer Wilfred Thesiger, that he acquired this piece (alongside lots 177 and 180).
The grandson of prime minister Andrew Bonar Law and son of Sir Frederick Sykes, Governor of Bombay in 1927, the young Sykes spent part of his childhood in India. Following in his forefathers steps, Sykes joined the Foreign Service in 1949. With an enthusiasm for Islamic art and culture, it is possibly during his time as Head of Chancery at the British Embassy in Iran between 1961 and 1965, and his travels in the region with his friend the explorer Wilfred Thesiger, that he acquired this piece (alongside lots 177 and 180).
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