PERSIAN QAJAR PERIOD POLYCHROME TILE WITH BIRDS AND FLORAL MOTIF, 19TH CENTURY

A FINELY DECORATED PERSIAN QAJAR PERIOD TILE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY, FEATURING A VIBRANT HAND-PAINTED COMPOSITION OF TWO BIRDS PERCHED AMONGST LUSH BLOSSOMING FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE. RENDERED IN RICH POLYCHROME GLAZE WITH EARTHY TONES OF GREEN, OCHRE, BLUE, AND RUSSET, THE TILE EXEMPLIFIES THE DISTINCTIVE AESTHETIC OF QAJAR ART, CHARACTERIZED BY NATURALISTIC FORMS COMBINED WITH STYLIZED DECORATIVE ELEMENTS.

THE SURFACE DISPLAYS AN ATTRACTIVE CRAQUELURE CONSISTENT WITH AGE, ALONG WITH MINOR EDGE WEAR AND A VISIBLE HORIZONTAL LINE INDICATING HISTORICAL RESTORATION OR FIRING CHARACTERISTICS. THE TILE IS FRAMED BY A SIMPLE BORDER THAT ENCLOSES THE LIVELY SCENE, ENHANCING ITS VISUAL APPEAL.

PROVENANCE: EX BENNETT SCHIFF (1920–2014) COLLECTION.

SIZE: 13 X 9.5 INCHES.