Lot 101
- 101
A lajvardina pottery ewer, Persia, late 13th/early 14th century
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- pottery
the frit body of pear-shaped form with thin neck and wide cylindrical moulded cup, with strap handle, the underglaze cobalt-blue ground decorated with red, white and gold leaf geometric designs over the glaze including roundels containing quatrefoils, ferns, and diamond-shape bands
Condition
In good general condition, two breaks to handle with associated restoration including some overpainting, the surface covered with iridescence,some rubbing and losses of overlay decoration, gold bright, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present ewer is impressive in size and decoration, the strength of the original deep blue glaze for which lajvardina wares are known (the word lajvard is Persian for lapis lazuli) stands out between the subsequent layers of colourful iridescence from which shine the gold leaf highlights and the red and white enamels which would have been applied over the blue glaze and fixed with a second firing.
Two comparable jugs, but simpler in design and shape, and of smaller dimensions, are in the Brooklyn Museum, New York (accession no. 86.227.195) and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession no. 31.15). Another similar lajvardina decorated jug is found in the Barlow Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, see: Fehervari 1973, no. 132, pl.57.
Two comparable jugs, but simpler in design and shape, and of smaller dimensions, are in the Brooklyn Museum, New York (accession no. 86.227.195) and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession no. 31.15). Another similar lajvardina decorated jug is found in the Barlow Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, see: Fehervari 1973, no. 132, pl.57.