Ritas Bazaar has dated this Persian Qajar Bottle Vase to the 19th Century.
An old chip to the footrim reveals the characteristic granular, sugary texture of the body together with a naturally developed age patina.
The elegant pear-shaped form is covered with a transparent lead glaze displaying a richly developed network of authentic age craquelure. Designed for viewing from all sides, the vase combines the portrait of a young Qajar nobleman or courtier with a traditional Islimi floral composition of cobalt-blue blossoms, carnation buds and scrolling turquoise-green foliage.
The long neck is decorated with vertical cobalt-blue bands and floral scrolls. Visible glaze pooling, slight asymmetry at the rim, traces of glaze run-off and firing deposits around the footrim all reflect traditional workshop manufacture.
An attractive and authentic example of nineteenth-century Persian pottery. The combination of courtly portraiture, floral ornament and traditional stonepaste construction makes it particularly appealing to collectors of Islamic art and Middle Eastern ceramics.
Dimensions:
Height: 29.2 cm
Diameter: 12.5 cm
Weight: 776 g
Condition:
Age-related craquelure throughout. Small chip inside the rim. No structural restorations. Displays exceptionally well and remains a fine representative example of Qajar-period Persian pottery.
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Ritas Bazaar has dated this Persian Qajar Bottle Vase to the 19th Century.
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Persian Qajar Pottery Bottle Vase with Portrait Decoration, Iran c.1850-1880
