Fabulous 19th C. Moroccan Pottery Bowl, ex Museum
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Description
**Originally Listed At $400**
North Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful earthenware bowl known as a mokhfia, with lovely hand painted polychrome patterns. The bowl rests on a ring foot and the walls swell outward to from a shallow basin and flared rim. Adorned in hues of lemon, teal, and cobalt atop a white glaze ground, the interior of the dish is skillfully painted with the central tondo of a floral motif surrounded by decorative squares, all filled with lattice, polka dot, and ovoid designs. A linear pattern additionally embellishes the wide rim, while the exterior is enveloped in a glaze of creamy white. Mokhfias are used for serving couscous and are pierced through the foot for displaying on a wall when not in use. Size: 11.8" Diameter x 3.3" H (30 cm x 8.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
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#168887
North Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful earthenware bowl known as a mokhfia, with lovely hand painted polychrome patterns. The bowl rests on a ring foot and the walls swell outward to from a shallow basin and flared rim. Adorned in hues of lemon, teal, and cobalt atop a white glaze ground, the interior of the dish is skillfully painted with the central tondo of a floral motif surrounded by decorative squares, all filled with lattice, polka dot, and ovoid designs. A linear pattern additionally embellishes the wide rim, while the exterior is enveloped in a glaze of creamy white. Mokhfias are used for serving couscous and are pierced through the foot for displaying on a wall when not in use. Size: 11.8" Diameter x 3.3" H (30 cm x 8.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#168887
Condition
Repair to rim with break lines visible. Some minor losses to surface, especially on rim, as well as nicks, chips, and abrasions throughout. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.
Buyer's Premium
- 27.5%
Fabulous 19th C. Moroccan Pottery Bowl, ex Museum
Estimate $200 - $300
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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