Kirman

Safavid blue, red and white soft paste porcelain bottle, Kirman, South East Iran, 17th century Of flattened drop shape, each side with large fleshy trefoils and half-palmettes heightened underglaze with light red and reserved on cobalt blue foliate lattice, the neck mounted with a tubular copper spout, rising from a flat foot, small repairs around the mouth and the foot, minor areas of repainting. 13 3/8in. (33.9cm.) high. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 Christie's. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds 31 March 2009 . London, King... [Lire la suite]

The "Jeziorak" 'vase' carpet, possibly Kirman, Southeast Persia, 17th centuryapproximately 270 by 175cm. Estiimate 600,000—800,000 USD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Warp: cotton, ivory, Z4SWeft: 1st and 3rd shoots wool, brown, grey, blue, light red, green, Z2S, 2nd shoot: silk, ivory, 2ZPile: wool, 2Z, rarely 3Z, asymmetrical knot, open to the leftDensity: 6 horizontal, 6 vertical per linear cm.Sides: not completeEnds: not complete Colours: ivory, tan, light brown, pink, deep red, orange, yellow, orange-yellow, light olive,... [Lire la suite]