A large Kashan lustre pottery star tile from the Imamzadeh Yahya at Veramin Persia, circa 1262in the form of an eight-pointed star, decorated in a golden brown lustre on a cream ground with a central cruciform motif surrounded by palmettes and split-palmettes interspersed by abstract vegetal motifs, the border with a band of inscription in naskhi 31.5 cm. diam.Footnotes:Inscriptions: Qur'an, chapters I (al-fatihah) and CXII (al-Ikhlas). This tile is one of a group of 160 tiles which originally came from the Imamzadeh Yahya tomb in Veramin which were produced between October and December 1262 and are attributed to Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir. Other examples are in the British Museum (G.452) and the Victoria & Albert Museum (1837L-1816). Two almost identical tiles from the same group were sold at Christie's Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 13 October 1998, lot 248, and another similar at Sotheby's Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles, 17 October 1984, lot 122.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
We found 26543 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 26543 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
26543 item(s)/page
A large Kashan calligraphic moulded monochrome pottery tile Persia, dated AH 679/ AD 1280of square form, moulded in relief with a central panel containing ten lines of inscription in cursive naskh flanked by a raised rib at each side, the borders with further bands of inscriptions 47 x 47 cm. Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Sold to benefit future acquisitions, Christie's, 15 October 2002, lot 41.Inscriptions: parts of Qur'an, chapter XXXVI; 'this is [...] of Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Mahmud ibn Muhammad [...]', followed by the date 'Monday 13 Safar' and the year '679' (15 June 1280 AD).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large Iznik pottery tile Turkey, 17th Centuryof square form, decorated in cobalt blue and turquoise with black outline on a white ground with a central saz leaf surrounded by partial flowerheads and floral interlace, framed 34.5 x 34 cm.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate European collection since the 1980s, thence by descent to the present owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Qajar moulded pottery tile panel Persia, 19th Centuryseparate tiles forming a panel, each of rectangular form, moulded and decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, manganese, pink and ochre with a black outline on a white ground with a repeat design based around large tulips, roses and other flowerheads with floral interlace each tile approx. 34 x 31.5 cm.(6)Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate Scottish Collection.This group of tiles surrounded the fireplace of a house in Helensburgh, Scotland, which was built in 1873.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Safavid cuerda seca pottery tile Persia, 18th Centuryof square form, decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, yellow, ochre, green and manganese with black outline on a white ground with a nobleman and his parasol held up by an outstretched arm to his right, a floral spray to his left, the interstices with foliate vines 23.6 x 23.6 cm.Footnotes:Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Qajar moulded pottery tile depicting two youths with dancing maidens Persia, circa 1880of rectangular form, moulded and decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, manganese, pink and ochre with black outline on a white ground with elegant youths and dancing maidens in a landscape, pavilions in the background, the interstices with floral sprays, the upper border containing an undulating floral vine with perching birds 36.3 x 32.5 cm. Footnotes:Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Ceramics - a Plichta London box and cover, painted with strawberries, and a pin dish;T & R Boote Ltd - a Victorian tile, transfer printed with Favonius Derby WInner 1871; an early 20th Chinese famille verte bowl; a 19th century Coalport style shaped dish; Gray's Pottery tobacco jar; A Bossons style wall plaque, depicting a young face wearing a hat, impressed numbers 1666/66/21; together with a painted plaster figure; a black cat painted with white flowers; and six transfer printed plates; a Capo Di Monte campana urn on stand; a pair of side plates (1 box)
Eight Minton tiles, blue and white transfer printed with kingfishers, herons and flowers, moulded Minton Hollins mark to reverse, 15.5cm square, together with a pair of tiles painted with a classical goddess, signed L Hall, 20.5cm square and a Steele and Wood rectangular tile painted with a man playing the mandolin, 27.8cm x 15.3cm (11) Condition Report: Available upon request
lustre-glazed earthenware, painted artist's initials F.P.36cm diameterFootnote: Literature: Greenwood, M. The Designs of William De Morgan, Richard Dennis 2007, p. 224 pl. 155 where a bowl of the same shape from the 'Sunset & Moonlight Suite' is illustrated. See also p.245, pl.306 where the central design on this bowl is illustrated on a tile.
William George Simmonds (1876-1968)/Head Studies of a Rabbit and a Horse/one inscribed 'Near Tile Mill'; the back of the frame inscribed 'Two pages from the sketch book of William Simmonds, given to me by Gerry Carter after I helped him display W Simmonds's Puppets in the Gloucester Museum 1968', Theo Merrett/pencil, each 12cm x 17cm, within a glazed wooden frame, overall measurements 24cm x 49cm/Note: In 1919 William Simmonds and his wife Eve moved to the tiny hamlet of Far Oakridge, Gloucestershire, where they became involved with a group of artists and craftsmen including William Rothenstein, Ernest Gimson, Sidney and Ernest Barnsley. Simmonds' carved figures and animals took inspiration from the surrounding countryside and farming community, and it is possible that the sketches offered here were designs that he later used when creating his popular puppets. Gerry Carter and Theo Merrett, both mentioned in the note on the back, were also Oakridge craftsmen and knew Simmonds personally CONDITION REPORT: ARR Artist's Resale Right may apply to the sale of this lot if the hammer price is the equivalent of 1000 Euros or more, incurring an additional fee. For further information please ask Chorley's or visit www.dacs.org.uk
Three Carter's Poole Pottery 'Sporting' tiles,'Driving', designed by Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989), decorated in colours on a cream ground, moulded 'CPW' to the centre on a hatched back and one with 'SP6' painted mark,12.5cm square (3)Condition report: Car with three people - crazing and chips to the edges and corner of the tile. Car with bird on roof - chips to the edges.XH - numberplate - nibbles to the edges. All crazed surfaces.
Two Carter's Poole Pottery 'Sporting' tiles,'Shooting' and 'Golf', designed by Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989), decorated in colours on a cream ground, moulded 'Carter Tiles England' and one with 'SP4' painted mark,15.4cm square (2) Literature: Leslie Hayward and Paul Atterbury, 'Poole Pottery', Richard Dennis, 2011, p. 171, with four examples from this series illustrated. Also see a collection of tiles in the Victoria and Albert Museum C.11-1978.Condition report: One has a cement back - not seen the marks on this one. Shooting has some crazing to the tile. Golf has a whiter ground.

-
26543 item(s)/page