Arts of the Islamic World & India
Arts of the Islamic World & India
Property from the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead
A Nishapur slip-painted bowl with abstract design, Persia or Central Asia, 10th century
Auction Closed
October 25, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead
of deep round form with a slightly everted rim, the interior decorated with yellow ochre, red and black slips forming a series of wavy lines springing from a central band with an abstract design
20.3cm. diam.
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Ex-collection Xavier Guerrand-Hermès, Paris.
Sotheby's, London, 9 October 2013, lot 6.
Sotheby's, London, 9 October 2013, lot 6.