AUCTION # 28 ISLAMIC AND EUROPEAN ART SALE

AN ANTIQUE PERSIAN QAJAR CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $150

Buyer's premium: 25%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

19th-century Iranian architectural ceramic tile covered with a glaze using the Cuerda seca technique, in which the water-soluble glazes do not mix with each other during firing due to the lines of the oily substance. The tile depicts an amorous couple wearing patterned clothes.

Dimensions : 9 1/8 x 9 1/8 in., (23.5 x 23.5 cm.)

Condition : Overall condition good, expected signs of wear.