Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica creamer which features sunflowers on either side laying on a turquoise ground. No book reference found. Good. No restoration. Some flakes to  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica creamer which features sunflowers on either side laying on a turquoise ground. No book reference found. Good. No restoration. Some flakes to the rim. Kiln effects: kiln grit caught in the glaze to the interior. 3.7ins high, 4.5ins wide, 3.3ins depth   « Less

This 3 piece set consist of one(1) Cookie Jar w/lid and two(2)matching Crocks(there is a very small chip on the lip of one of the crocks.Please feel free to contact me if you  More »

This 3 piece set consist of one(1) Cookie Jar w/lid and two(2)matching Crocks(there is a very small chip on the lip of one of the crocks.Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.Also ALL Offers Will be Considered.   « Less

Safavid Glazed Vase - PF.1885, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 16 th Century AD to 17 th Century AD, Dimensions: 18.5" (47.0cm) high, Catalogue: V6, Collection: Islamic, Art,  More »

Safavid Glazed Vase - PF.1885, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 16 th Century AD to 17 th Century AD, Dimensions: 18.5" (47.0cm) high, Catalogue: V6, Collection: Islamic, Art, Style: Safavid, Medium: Earthenware , The origins of the Safavid Dynasty can be traced back to the Safaviyeh Sufi order founded in the early 14th century in the city of Ardabil. From this base in northwestern Iran, the Safavids would go on to become the first native Persian dynasty to exert control over all of Iran since the fall of the Sassanids. Much like the ethnically diverse country they would rule, the Safavids were of mixed ancestry, including Kurdish, Greek, Azerbaijani, and Georgian lines. Although their religious roots were aligned with the Sunni Sufi order, by the early days of the 15th century, the Safavids switched sects, establishing the Twelver branch of Shiism as the official religion of the empire. The adoption of the Shia faith would have a profound impact on the future of Iran while bringing them into conflict with their Sunni neighbors, the Ottomans to the west and the Uzbeks to the northeast. The Safavid Dynasty was officially founded by Shah Ismail I around 1501 when he declared himself Shah of Azerbaijan. A mere decade later, Ismail I had reunited all of Persia, bringing an end to nearly a century of conflicts and squabbles between rival political factions and small independent kingdoms that followed in the wake of the Mongol onslaught. The Safavids reached their apex under their greatest monarch, Shah Abbas I who ruled from 1587-1629. Having lost territory to the Ottomans and the Uzbeks, Abbas I sued for peace and set about reorganizing the army along the lines of the European model. These reforms proved highly successful as the Safavids soon went onto recapture lost territories from the Ottomans and the Uzbeks, while also forcing the Portuguese out of Bahrain and the English navy from Hormuz. Despite these conflicts with the West, Shah Abbas established commercial links with the British and the Dutch, taking advantage of Persia’s geographic situation between the wealth of India and the European markets and the revival of the ancient Silk Road trade route that passed through their northern territory.   « Less

Turquoise Frit Bowl - AMD.05, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 1.7" (4.3cm) high x 8.6" (21.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:Kashan,  More »

Turquoise Frit Bowl - AMD.05, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 1.7" (4.3cm) high x 8.6" (21.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:Kashan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.   « Less

Kashan Bowl with Seated Figure - AMD.08, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.50" (6.4cm), high x 7.6" (19.3cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan,  More »

Kashan Bowl with Seated Figure - AMD.08, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.50" (6.4cm), high x 7.6" (19.3cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan, Medium: Fritware, The “monumental style” of lustre painting is derived from the Egyptian Fatimid styles. The style is characterised by large-scale motifs and the bold way in which the decoration is dominated in central figures. All motifs are shown reserved in white against a ground of solid lustre which is articulated through large and fleshy arabesques, or static and angular Kufic inscriptions, though clothes or animal coats are rendered by decorations in the lustrous pigment. The motif of the cross-legged figure is one that came into the Middle East from Central Asia in early Islamic times.   « Less

Kashan Lustre Bowl - AMD.16, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.50" (6.4cm), high x 6" (15.2cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan,  More »

Kashan Lustre Bowl - AMD.16, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.50" (6.4cm), high x 6" (15.2cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan, Medium: Fritware, Lustre, having been first used on glazed pottery in ninth century Iraq, became very popular between the tenth and twelfth centuries in Fatimid Egypt, and reached new heights in Seljuk Iran round about the thirteenth century, before the Mongol invasions.   « Less

Kashan Lustre Bowl - AMD.17, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.1" (5.3cm), high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan,  More »

Kashan Lustre Bowl - AMD.17, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.1" (5.3cm), high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan, Medium: Fritware, The fully-fledged Kashan Style took off at the very end of the 12th century, by which time, all the diagnostic motifs were established and remained without much modifications, until the start of the 14th century.   « Less

Kashan Lustre Bowl - AMD.18, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.6" (6.6cm), high x 6" (15.2cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan,  More »

Kashan Lustre Bowl - AMD.18, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.6" (6.6cm), high x 6" (15.2cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan, Medium: Fritware, This bowl painted over an opaque white glazed ground with copper-brown lustre is something of rarity. Its decoration has all the characteristics of Kashan ware.   « Less

Safavid Glazed Bowl - AMD.183, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1501 AD to 1722 AD, Dimensions: 5.3" (13.5cm), high x 14.5" (36.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Safavid Glazed Bowl - AMD.183, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1501 AD to 1722 AD, Dimensions: 5.3" (13.5cm), high x 14.5" (36.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Safavid, Medium: Fritware, Condition: Very Fine, The origins of the Safavid Dynasty can be traced back to the Safaviyeh Sufi order founded in the early 14th century in the city of Ardabil. From this base in northwestern Iran, the Safavids would go on to become the first native Persian dynasty to exert control over all of Iran since the fall of the Sassanids. Much like the ethnically diverse country they would rule, the Safavids were of mixed ancestry, including Kurdish, Greek, Azerbaijani, and Georgian lines. Although their religious roots were aligned with the Sunni Sufi order, by the early days of the 15th century, the Safavids switched sects, establishing the Twelver branch of Shiism as the official religion of the empire. The adoption of the Shia faith would have a profound impact on the future of Iran while bringing them into conflict with their Sunni neighbors, the Ottomans to the west and the Uzbeks to the northeast.   « Less

Good antique French porcelain box shaped like a violin. The white ground decorated with lavender on the outside, graced with floral and foliate enamel, gilt lamberkins and  More »

Good antique French porcelain box shaped like a violin. The white ground decorated with lavender on the outside, graced with floral and foliate enamel, gilt lamberkins and raised blue enamel 'beads'. The fittings are bronze dore. And the inside also painted with floral accents. Condition is good. The top of the box is loose, the glue having dried out. Due to the fittings, the lid is secure. I would say there has been a slight deformation over time, the violin handle a tad askew. Nonetheless, a beautiful trinket box. Unsigned, the handle is impressed "Made in France", dating this piece to the late 1800's.   « Less