Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Islamic & Indian Art ft. Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | 12345
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
of rounded form on a slightly flaring foot, profusely decorated in under-glazed cobalt blue on a white ground with intertwined rumis, knots and saz leaves, base signed with Samson mark
22cm (8 5/8in) high, 42.8cm (16 7/8in) diameter
Note:
Edmé Samson (Paris, 1810-91) was a celebrated French producer of porcelain and pottery. He is renowned for his highly refined ceramics, often inspired by ancient masterpieces.
The design on this bowl is identical to two magnificent early Iznik bowls attributed to the artist, ‘Master of the Knots’ and dated to circa 1510. One is in the Louvre Museum, inv. no. 7880-92, and the other is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, inv. no. C.1981-1910 (see J. Raby and N. Atasoy,
Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, 1989, plates. 94 and 95).