Offered by Galerie Samarcande
Ancient art, Islamic world, Asian art
Ceramic bowl known as “Veramin”
In silico-clay ceramic, with decoration painted in turquoise, brown, and manganese, on a creamy white background, under a transparent glaze, decorated with four long petals with a checkered background, forming a cross, alternating with stylized palmettes, the straight edge decorated with a wavy net. Traces of pernettes.
Central Asia, il-khanide art, second half of the 14th century
Diam. : 21.5cm; H.: 7.5 cm
Provenance: Drouot, Paris, Me de Ricqlès, Arabic art from the collections of the Count of Toulouse Lautrec, September 25, 1998 lot?
Published in: Jean Soustiel: Islamic Ceramics, Fribourg, Switzerland, 1985, cat. 246, p.