A Life in Ceramics Auction on Jul 01, 2026 by Bonhams in GB
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A Cypriot bichrome wear pottery barrel flaskA Boeotian terracotta horseAn Attic red-figured askos
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A Life in Ceramics

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A Cypriot bichrome wear pottery barrel flask: A Cypriot bichrome wear pottery barrel flask Iron Age, Circa 600-475 B.C. The trefoil lip decorated with dot and circle bird's eyes, the body with concentric rings around a central nipple protrusion
0001: A Cypriot bichrome wear pottery barrel flaskEst.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000
A Boeotian terracotta horse: A Boeotian terracotta horse Circa 580-550 B.C. Standing with applied raised mane and details in added red, including dot and circle eyes, the body decorated with bands of chevrons, dots and wavy
0002: A Boeotian terracotta horseEst.
£1,200
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£1,800
£1,200
An Attic red-figured askos: An Attic red-figured askos Circa late 5th Century B.C. Of lentoid form, one side of the shallow domed top with a crouching spotted feline, the other side with a swan, the handle arching across the
0003: An Attic red-figured askosEst.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000
A Greek red-figure owl skyphos: A Greek red-figure owl skyphos South Italy, circa 4th Century B.C. Both sides showing an owl, flanked by laurel branches, 14.5cm wide including handles Footnotes: Provenance Adrian Stanford and
0004: A Greek red-figure owl skyphosEst.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000
A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century: A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century Of deep rounded form on a short foot, decorated in yellow, green and manganese on a buff ground with a central horse motif surrounded by another
0005: A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl Persia, 10th CenturyEst.
£1,200
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£1,500
£1,200
A Mina'i pottery bowl Persia, 12th or 13th Century: A Mina'i pottery bowl Persia, 12th or 13th Century Of deep rounded form on a short foot, decorated in polychrome on a cream ground with a central roundel containing a lattice design, surrounded by a
0006: A Mina'i pottery bowl Persia, 12th or 13th CenturyEst.
£1,000
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£1,500
£1,000
A moulded and pierced pottery bowl Persia, late 12th/ early 13th Century: A moulded and pierced pottery bowl Persia, late 12th/ early 13th Century Of flaring form with slightly inverted upper section on a high foot, decorated in a transparent glaze with cobalt-blue rim,
0007: A moulded and pierced pottery bowl Persia, late 12th/ early 13th CenturyEst.
£800
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£1,200
£800
A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 12th or 13th Century: A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 12th or 13th Century Of flaring form on a high foot, decorated in cobalt blue and black on a white ground with radiating bands to interior and
0008: A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 12th or 13th CenturyEst.
£1,000
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£1,500
£1,000
A monochrome pottery storage jar Persia or Mesopotamia, 9th - 11th Century: A monochrome pottery storage jar Persia or Mesopotamia, 9th - 11th Century Of inverted piriform with four strap handles, decorated in a turquoise glaze with two parallel incised lines below the neck,
0009: A monochrome pottery storage jar Persia or Mesopotamia, 9th - 11th CenturyEst.
£1,000
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£1,500
£1,000
A Kashan lustre moulded pottery tile Persia, 1270-80: A Kashan lustre moulded pottery tile Persia, 1270-80 Of square form, decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and golden brown on a cream ground, with a simurgh against a foliate ground to the centre, a
0010: A Kashan lustre moulded pottery tile Persia, 1270-80Est.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000
(1 bid)
A Kashan lustre moulded pottery tile Persia, 13/ 14th Century: A Kashan lustre moulded pottery tile Persia, 13/ 14th Century Of rectangular form, decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and golden brown on a cream ground with an equestrian hunter, elephant and
0011: A Kashan lustre moulded pottery tile Persia, 13/ 14th CenturyEst.
£1,500
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£2,000
£1,500
A Timurid mosaic pottery tile Central Asia or Persia, 15th Century: A Timurid mosaic pottery tile Central Asia or Persia, 15th Century Of rectangular form, comprising cut monochrome tiles in a scrolling vine motif interspersed with flowerheads, 10cm across, 36.7cm
0012: A Timurid mosaic pottery tile Central Asia or Persia, 15th CenturyEst.
£1,500
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£2,000
£1,500
An Andalusian cuerda seca pottery panel Southern Spain, 15th Century (4): An Andalusian cuerda seca pottery panel Southern Spain, 15th Century Comprising four moulded and glazed pottery tiles, decorated in green, yellow and aubergine on a white ground with girih pattern,
0013: An Andalusian cuerda seca pottery panel Southern Spain, 15th Century (4)Est.
£1,000
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£1,500
£1,000
Two Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery tiles Syria, 15th Century: Two Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery tiles Syria, 15th Century Each of fragmentary hexagonal form, decorated underglaze in cobalt blue and manganese on a white ground with black outline, the first
0014: Two Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery tiles Syria, 15th CenturyEst.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000
An Iznik pottery tile, Turkey, 17th Century: An Iznik pottery tile, Turkey, 17th Century Of rectangular form, decorated in raised-red, cobalt blue, turquoise, green and black on a white ground with a partial palmette and scrolling stems with a
0015: An Iznik pottery tile, Turkey, 17th CenturyEst.
£1,200
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£1,500
£1,200
Two 'Dome of the Rock' pottery tiles Jerusalem and Syria, mid-16th Century and mid-17th Century: Two 'Dome of the Rock' pottery tiles Jerusalem and Syria, mid-16th Century and mid-17th Century Each of square form, decorated in cobalt blue on a white ground, with a large split-palmette motif
0016: Two 'Dome of the Rock' pottery tiles Jerusalem and Syria, mid-16th Century and mid-17th CenturyEst.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000
Three Damascus underglaze-painted pottery 'mosque' tiles, Syria, 18th Century: Three Damascus underglaze-painted pottery 'mosque' tiles, Syria, 18th Century Each of square form, painted underglaze in turquoise and cobalt blue, outlined in black and on white ground, depicting
0017: Three Damascus underglaze-painted pottery 'mosque' tiles, Syria, 18th CenturyEst.
£1,000
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£1,500
£1,000
An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th Century: An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th Century Of shallow form on a low foot, decorated underglaze in blue, raised red, and green with black outlines with asymmetric design to centre consisting of tulip
0018: An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th CenturyEst.
£800
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£1,200
£800
An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th Century: An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th Century Of shallow circular form with a gently everted rim on a short foot, decorated in raised-red, green, blue and outlined in black, the centre with a tuft of
0019: An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th CenturyEst.
£1,500
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£2,000
£1,500
A rare Whieldon type creamware ewer and screw cover, circa 1770-80: A rare Whieldon type creamware ewer and screw cover, circa 1770-80 Of turned bottle shape with a spreading foot, the leaf moulded spout and plain strap handle picked out in green, the domed screw
0020: A rare Whieldon type creamware ewer and screw cover, circa 1770-80Est.
£1,000
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£1,500
£1,000
A Staffordshire Whieldon type creamware model of a boy riding a water buffalo, circa 1755-60: A Staffordshire Whieldon type creamware model of a boy riding a water buffalo, circa 1755-60 After a Chinese original, the animal naturalistically modelled without a base, standing with its head
0021: A Staffordshire Whieldon type creamware model of a boy riding a water buffalo, circa 1755-60Est.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000
A Spanish lustre-decorated Holy Water Stoop, probably Valencia, mid 17th century: A Spanish lustre-decorated Holy Water Stoop, probably Valencia, mid 17th century In relief with St. John the Baptist within an arch flanked by columns, decorated in red lustre with dense foliate
0022: A Spanish lustre-decorated Holy Water Stoop, probably Valencia, mid 17th centuryEst.
£800
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£1,200
£800
A very rare and large Strasbourg faience wall fountain, circa 1735-48: A very rare and large Strasbourg faience wall fountain, circa 1735-48 Modelled by Paul or Balthasar Hannong as a putto holding an arrow and a heart, seated on an anthropomorphic dolphin spout, the
0023: A very rare and large Strasbourg faience wall fountain, circa 1735-48Est.
£1,200
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£1,800
£1,200
Two Dutch Delft tobacco jars, one 'de Drie Klokken' factory, the other 'De Porceleyne Blijl' fac...: Two Dutch Delft tobacco jars, one 'de Drie Klokken' factory, the other 'De Porceleyne Blijl' factory, both early 18th century, One painted in blue with a smoking figure in a feather headdress, a
0024: Two Dutch Delft tobacco jars, one 'de Drie Klokken' factory, the other 'De Porceleyne Blijl' fac...Est.
£2,000
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£3,000
£2,000