A KIRMAN MOULDED AND LUSTRE-PAINTED MONOCHROME BLUE POTTERY BOTTLE

This bottle is extremely rare in that it combines two very different techniques. The moulded applied elements glazed in a different color are found on a small number of vessels that have generally been attributed to Kirman in south east Iran. A very impressive example was sold in our King Street salerooms 26th October 2017, lot 94. What is very unusual here is that this is combined with the lustre painting technique for the floral designs on the blue ground, an addition that would have necessitated the vessel being re-fired. This technique is also attributed to Kirman, but is extremely rare, possibly unique, to find on a moulded and applied polychrome vessel.