Lot Essay
A very similar ewer is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Watson, Oliver: Persian Lustre Ware, London, 1985, pl.31, p.64).
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CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1200
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A KASHAN LUSTRE PAINTED MOULDED POTTERY COCKEREL-HEAD EWER
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1200
With drop-shaped body on short foot rising to the cockerel head mouth with simple loop handle, the body moulded under the glaze with an overall design of bold split palmettes forming a lattice, the design picked out in lustre against a ground of dotted panels, the neck with simple bands, the mouth with concentric circles around the eyes, the moulded handle also with banded decoration, a blue splash on the body, neck restored, small other areas of restoration
15in. (38cm.) high
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1200
With drop-shaped body on short foot rising to the cockerel head mouth with simple loop handle, the body moulded under the glaze with an overall design of bold split palmettes forming a lattice, the design picked out in lustre against a ground of dotted panels, the neck with simple bands, the mouth with concentric circles around the eyes, the moulded handle also with banded decoration, a blue splash on the body, neck restored, small other areas of restoration
15in. (38cm.) high