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September 16, 2016 11:00 AMCalender
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Kashan Rooster-headed Lustre Pitcher

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$7,380$6,000
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2927BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 16, 2016 11:00AM

Description:

Kashan Rooster-headed Lustre Pitcher, Persia, possibly 13th/14th century, quatrefoil ribbed body with molded human forms on four sides, the neck narrowing and flaring to end in a molded rooster-head mouth, all decorated with brown lustre glaze, the body decorated with depictions of seated figures alternating with arabesques and bands of Kufic script, ht. 9 3/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of Irma Weiss.

Note: H. Kevorkian collection and Persian Exhibition New York 1940 stickers on base.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Restoration to neck and mouth rim of ewer, minor chip to mouth rim, surface scratches and wear to glaze.


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Irma Weiss