Bidspirit auction | HISPANO-MORESQUE LUSTRE ALHAMBRA POTTERY VASE

HISPANO-MORESQUE LUSTRE ALHAMBRA POTTERY VASE WITH GAZELLES - Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. A lustre-painted earthenware vase. An elongated ovoid body tapers to a flat circular base and rises to a tall fluted neck with a moulded everted rim. A pair of opposed handles spring from the shoulder to the neck. A broad band of pseudo-calligraphy on a blue ground encircles the mid-body. Below, drop-shaped medallions contain scrolling arabesque. The shoulder, edged with short crenellations, is painted on one side with a panel of striding gazelles amid foliage and on the reverse with foliate arabesque. The neck and the handles are divided into vertical panels with pseudo-inscriptions and vegetal motifs.Size: 395mm x 200mm; Weight: 1.7kgProvenance: Private UK Collection.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.