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Lot 87: A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POLYCHROME POTTERY TILE, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

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This auction ended on 6 March 2026.

Start price: £380

Estimated price: £400 - £600

Buyer's Premium: 25%

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This square pottery tile is executed in the cuerda seca technique, characteristic of the Safavid period. The composition features a yellow field depicting a blue bird in flight, enclosed within a cobalt blue border. The border is decorated with scrolling white and yellow floral arabesques. The reverse of the tile reveals a coarse, reddish-brown terracotta body with visible white mortar residues and a diagonal groove from its original architectural setting.

23 x 23cm